Reformed Officers come from the Rhine. — Sibourg, lieutenant-colonel; Traport, 'major'; Brugière, 'major'.
Captains. — Laiger, Dupare, Terrot. 'jun'., Desmarest, La Baure, St. Maurice, Dagos, La Coste.
Lieutenants — Martel, Chipro, St. Martin, Lautal.
Ensigns. — Senegas, De Guillin, Sautel, La Rouliere.
Officers recommended for promotion on their retirement.
To be Captains. — Messrs Pepin, Graveron, La Salle, Vesthien, Bouniot.
To be Lieutenants. — Messrs La Salle, Jernac.
To be Ensigns. — Messrs Le Blanc, Fourblanche, Orignac.
Persons of Note who had served as Privates.
(Recommended for pensions on disbandment).
Messieurs St. Meard, Duliguier, Jerson, Royal, Bonneval, Degout, Gobert, Fauchier, Rouvien, Langlade, Chatine, sen., Chatine, jun., Riquet, Desperron, Serriere, Pechels, Lavergue, Mimet.
The half-pay of this regiment amounted in 1719 to £1483, and in 1722 to £1925.
4. La Caillemotte’s Foot— afterwards Belcastel’s.
La Caillemotte, younger son of the old Marquis de Ruvigny, was the first colonel of this regiment; and his valiant services in Ireland were done at its head.[1] Of its officers Major De Lavard was killed in 1690 in a skirmish before Charlemont. Captain Dumont, brother of the Sieur Desmahis, De Bostaquet’s relation, died avec une très grand resignation at Lurgan; “Le Squire Bromelay,” described as the lord of the soil, granted him a grave, on the payment of eight shillings for the minister and the poor of the parish. The Colonel was killed at the Boyne. His successor was Pierre Belcastel, a brave soldier and an able officer. In 1691 his regiment lost at Athlone Captains Duprey de Grassy and Monnier, and Lieutenants Madaillon and La Ville Dieu; and at Aughrim its wounded consisted of the colonel, the lieutenant-colonel, 9 captains, 6 lieutenants, 5 ensigns, and 54 privates, while 1 lieutenant and 21 privates were killed. Among the Petitions forwarded through the Marquis de Ruvigny to the king in 1692 are the following:—
René de la Faueille, captain in Belcastel’s regiment, was wounded at the Boyne, and again at Limerick — is also come over for his cure, but wants money — prays his arrears.
De la Pois, another captain in the same regiment, and under the same circumstances, prays his arrears.
The petition from Lieutenant Friard makes a favourable impression, at least as to his good taste in attempting to coin a more elegant noun than refugee, as descriptive of himself and his countrymen in Britain. I extract part of it.
“1692. To the King’s Most Excellent Majesty.
“The humble Petition of Charles Friard a French Refugient and late Lieutenant in the Sieur de Rochefort’s, in your Majesty’s Regiment of Foot, under the Command of Monsieur De Belcastel.
“Had served under His Majesty in Holland, and attended him in his voyage to England. Had served in Belcastel’s Foot as lieutenant at the Battle of the Boyne, and before ‘Lymrick.’ Had leave to retire from the service on account of old age.” (Petitions to be continued in pay.)
The following was the muster in 1698:—
Staff and Standing Officers.
Brigadier Belcastel, colonel.
De Monteye, lieutenant-colonel.
De Gastine, major.
Bouniol, chaplain.
Dalbenes, adjutant.
Mazuell, surgeon.
Captains. — Gedeon de la Maria, Anthonius de la Maria, James de Blanzac, Celeriez, Francis de Bourzolles, Tharot, La Meynerie, Pontereau, Bourdigues, La Bastide-Delon, Dupuy.
'Lieutenants'. — St. Martin, Cariez, Simond, Dubuc, Lalande, jun., Girard, Balguerie, Dalmas, Clavier, Petit-Desetangs, Colombiers, Laverniere, Bernay, Saubergue.
Ensigns. — Surville, De Vese, Grandry, Deprez, Pasturell, Bousson, La Tour, Celeriez, jun., La Terrasse, Daugé, Beaufort, Pinchinet.
- ↑ The following officers were unable to proceed to Ireland on account of age or sickness: Captain De Villenune, and Lieutenant De Londais.
