Cerino-Badone, Swiss Regiments - Libreria Militare Ares

was officer in the regiments of migrants in Sabaudian service Demeyrol and Desportes. With a
Queen Anne's license on 22 February 1703 he rose for a company in the Regt. Deportes, M in 1716
of the same regiment, and LCol in 1722. Guibert in 1726 left the service of king Victor Amadeus II
for reasons for dissatisfaction, but in 1733 he wanted to return to the Sabaudian army signing the
capitulation the 6 November for the levy of a new Swiss regiment, named Guibert of two Bns, at
the head which he served with distinction in the two military campaigns of 1734 and 1735. On 12
March 1737 he became BG. After the War of Polish Succession he continued to train hard his unit.
In particular he paid close attention in bringing to completion the perfect training of the newly
raised 3 rd Bn in the course of 1742. On 6 October 1743 he participated at the head of a brigade at
the battle of Casteldelfino, he faced the French brigade d'Anjou and a detachment of 1.200 Spanish
on the Battagliola Ridge. On 20 January 1744 as reward for his conduct in battle he was promoted
MG, in this same year he distinguished himself in the defence of entrenched camp of Pierrelongue
(19 July 1744), but could not prevent the fall of the redoubt of Mont Passet, in whose defence Regt
Guibert suffered heavy casualties. The evening of 19 July he was responsible for organizing the
rearguard of the army that departed from Casteldelfino. On 15 January 1745 the king appointed him
LG. The 27 September of that year Guibert commanded the left wing of the army at the battle of to
combat Bassignana, where he faced two successive attacks of the enemy, and after the centre of his
defensive line was broken, he acted as covering rearguard, exposing himself dangerously. Guibert
had his horse killed, he received three wounds of gunfire, and he had one of his legs broken by a
bullet. Captured by the Spaniards, he was subsequently released on parole and had himself
transported to Turin where he died of his wounds the 28 January 1746;
11-2-1746, Beat Gaspard Uttiger [Outtiger or Outhiger] (Zug, 1697 - Alessandria, 13 August
1753). He was the son of Conrad Uttiger Martin, Treasurer of Zug, Bailiff and Hünenberg and
Walchweil. According to family traditions he started to serve in the judiciary, resulting in 1715 in
the office of Grand-Sautier in 1715, and a state councillor of the Canton in 1726. Temporarily away
from home for the political problems, in 1733 he entered the service of the king of Sardinia, raising
a company for the Regt. Guibert. He was appointed M the 15 December in that year, he made the
campaigns of 1734 and 1735. The 11 November 1738 he became LCol, the 11 February 1746 Col
owner, and the governor of Novara. He was then appointed BG the 16 January 1747.
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