List of French units in the American Revolutionary War
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This is a list of French units in the American Revolutionary War. Other battalions and regiment served on marine/naval service, but can be viewed on their own articles.
American Service
Those units which served on the American Continent (not naval) included:[1][2]
- 1ére Légion (Volontaires Étrangers de la Marine) — also saw service in the Caribbean
- 2éme Légion (Lauzun's Legion) — Cavalry and Infantry
- Infantry Regiments
- Armagnac
- Bourbonnais
- Soissonnais
- Royal-Deux-Ponts
- Saintonge
- Agénois
- Gâtinais
- Touraine
- Hainault (2nd Battalion)
- Foix (2nd Battalion)
- Dillon's
- Walsh
- Guadeloupe — also saw service in French Antilles
- Artillery Regiments
- Auxonne (2nd Battalion)
- Metz (2nd Battalion)
- Grenoble (one company)
Caribbean Service
Those units which fought in the Caribbean included:[1][2]
- Armagnac Regiment
- Volontaires Libres (served in Guadeloupe and Martinique)
- 1ére Légion, Volontaires Étrangers de la Marine (also saw service in the States)
- Cannoniers-Bombardiers (served in Saint-Domingue, Martinique, and Guadeloupe)
French Army battles in the Caribbean (1778–1782)
French victory 
British victory
(Demerara is outside this map, to the southeast)
French victory 
British victory (Demerara is outside this map, to the southeast)
Garrisons of
Guadeloupe
- Guadeloupe Regiment located in Guadeloupe (also saw service in French Antilles and the States)
- Corps de Travailleurs
Saint-Domingue
- Cape Regiment
- Port-au-Prince Regiment
- Grenadiers Volontaires
- Chasseurs Royaux
- Chasseurs-Volontaires
Martinique
- Martinique Regiment
- Volontaires de Bouillé
- Cadets de Saint-Pierre
- Cadets du Gros-Morne
Actions in the Caribbean
| Year | Location | Battle | French units involved[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1778 | Dominica | Invasion of Dominica | Auxerrois (Au), Martinique (M), Viennois (V) |
| St Lucia | Capture of St. Lucia | Armagnac (Ar), M, Royal-Artillerie (R-A) | |
| 1779 | St Vincent | Capture of St. Vincent | Champagne (C), M, V |
| Grenada | Capture of Grenada | Au, Cambrésis, C, Dillon (D), Foix, Hainault, M, R-A, 1ére Légion de la Volontaires Étrangers de la Marine (1) | |
| 1780 | St Vincent | Capture of St. Vincent | Au, V |
| 1781 | St Lucia, Tobago | Invasion of Tobago | Ar, Au, Brie (B), D, Royal-Comtois (R-C), V, Walsh (W) |
| St Eustatius | Capture of Sint Eustatius | Au, D, R-C, W | |
| 1782 | St Kitts | Siege of Brimstone Hill | Ar, Au, Agénois, B, R-A, R-C, D, Touraine, V, 1 |
| Demerara | Capture of Demerara and Essequibo | Ar, 1 | |
| Montserrat | Capture of Montserrat | Au |