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A List of the Camp-Masters of the Cavalry.

There are forty Regiments of Cavalry, whereof twelve consists of twelve Companies apiece, and the rest but of eight. Those that consist of twelve, are the Colonels Generals, those of the Camp-Master and Commissary-General, the Kings seven Regi∣ments, and those of Tilladet and Coningsmark. The Regiments of Cavalry take place according to the Eldership of the date of the Commissions of their Camp-Masters, excepting the three general ones, and those that go under the name of his Majesty, or of some of the Princes of the Blood.

The Camp-Masters of the Cavalry.

• 1. In the Colonels Regiment, the Count d' Au∣vergne, Colonel-General of the Cavalry, and under him the Marquiss de Musse.
• 2. In the Commissary-Generals Regiment, the Marquiss of Montrevel, Commissary-General of the Cavalry.
• 3. In the Camp-Master Generals Regiment, the Baron de Monclar, Camp-Master General of the Light-Horse.
• 4 In the Royal Regiment, the Count de Bourg, Lieutenant Camp-Master.
• 5. In the Kings Regiment, the Marquiss de Beau∣fort.
• 6. In the Royal Foreign Regiment, the Count de Coligny.
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• 7. In the Regiment of the Kings Cuirassiers, the Marquiss de Mongon.
• 8. In the Royal Regiment of Cravots, or Croats, the Count de Roucy.
• 9. In the Royal Piémont Regiment, the Marquiss de Rivarolles.
• 10. In the Royal Regiment of Rousillon, the Count de Montfort.
• 11. In the Queens Regiment, the Count de Rou∣sillon.
• 12. In the Dauphins Regiment, the Marquiss de St. Gelais.
• 13. In the Dauphins Foreign Regiment, the Che∣valier de la Ʋrilliere.
• 14. In the Duke of Burgundies Regiment, the Marquiss de Houdetot.
• 15. In the Orleans Regiment, the Marquiss de Vatteville.
• 16. In the Regiment of Condé, the Marquiss de Toiras.
• 17. In the Regiment of Anguien, Monsieur de Saintrailles.
• 18. In the Regiment of Tilladet, the Marquiss de Tilladet.
• 19. In the Regiment of Villeroy, the Duke of that Name.
• 20. In the Regiment of Grignan, the Chevalier de Grignan.
• 21. In the Regiment of St. Aignan, the Duke de Beauvilliers, Chief of the Council-Royal of the Fi∣nances, or Revenues.
• 22. In the Coningsmark Regiment, Count Otho William of Coningsmark, Marshal of Suedeland, &c. and under him M. la Mote-Paillas.

In the other Regiments there are several Camp-Masters incorporated, whose Companies are re∣formed, or reduced into one.

Colonels of the Dragoons.

• The Colonel-General, the Marquiss de Boufflers.
• The Camp-Master General, the Count de Tesse.
• The Regiment of the Colonel-General, is Com∣manded by the Count de St. Florentin.
• The Regiment Royal, by the Marquiss d' Alègre.
• The Queens Regiment, by the Marquiss de Murcé.
• The Dauphins Regiment, by the Count de Lon∣gueval.

The following Regiments, viz. those

• Of Gramont of the County of Burgundy, by the Count de Gramont.
• Of Barbeziéres, by the Marquiss de Barbesiéres.
• Of Peissonel, by M. de Peissonel.
• Of Lande, by M. de la Lande.
• Of Chevilly, by M. de Chevilly.
• Of Tesse, by the Chevalier de Tessé.
• Of Asfeld, by the Baron d' Asfeld, Brigadeer of the Dragoons.
• De Fimarcon, by the Marquiss of that Name.

The aforementioned Regiments of Foot consist some of more, and some of fewer Bataillons, and every Bataillon is composed of fifteen Companies, and of one Company of Granadeers, except only the two Regiments of Guards, French and Suissers, and the six other Suisse Regiments.

As to the Order observed in the Command of the Armies of France, they are always Commanded by one General in Chief, who has under him two Lieu∣tenant-Generals, who Command by turns every o∣ther day, and under them there are two Camp, or Field-Marshals, that change in the same manner, beginning with the Elder of the two. When the

King Commands his Armies in Person, he has always two, or four Marshals of France under him: And when any Prince of the Blood Commands them, he has commonly two Marshals of France under him.

Every General has four Adjutants, or Aids de Camp, to carry about his Orders, which are com∣monly young Noblemen, or sometimes old Offi∣cers.

A Lieutenant-General has at least two Aids de Camp, and the Marshals de Camp, or Field-Marshals, have each of them one: Formerly there were Bat∣tle-Marshals in every Army, but at present there are none, only Mr. de Fougerais is one, as being such by Title of a standing Office, though without act∣ing as such: Next are the Brigadeers, who are cho∣sen from among the Camp-Masters of oldest stand∣ing, to Command Brigades composed of five or six Regiments of Horse, Foot, and Dragoons: Next them are the Camp-Masters that Command over the several Regiments of Horse, and the Colonels in the Foot-Regiments, and then the Lieutenant-Colonels, a Major, and the Aid, or Adjutant-Majors, in the Foot-Regiments, but in the Cavalry, the Major is the second Person; Next are the Captains of every Company, and in Companies of Light-Horse; under every Captain there is a Lieutenant and a Corner, but in Companies of Gensd'arms, or of Foot, there are Lieutenants, and after them Ensigns instead of Cornets.

As for the Quarter-Masters, or Marshals of the Lodgings of the Armies; There is one Quarter-Master General of the Cavalry, who is M. de St. Martin, who enjoys it by Title of a standing Office, who has under him several Adjutants, and Fouri∣ers, or Under-Quarter-Masters: In the Body of the Infantry of every Army, there is a Major-General of the Brigades, from whom the Majors of every Brigade receive their Orders; Then there is a Quarter-Master for every Regiment, who having

known from his Superiours the Quarters allotted to his Regiment, divides and shares them out among the several Companies, and Orders the Quarter-Ma∣sters of each Company to lodge the Captains, Offi∣cers, and Souldiers accordingly.

The four Quarter-Masters General at present of the Kings Camps and Armies are, M. Fougueux, M. de l' Anglée, M. Bolé, and M. du Verger: when they are in the Armies, they have every one two Harbingers, or Quarter-Masters under them, who are paid by the King.

There is likewise one standing Fourier, or Har∣binger of the Kings Camps and Armies, who is the Sieur de Couty. Now, because there often have happened differences and contests among the Offi∣cers of Horse, and those of Foot concerning place, and precedency of Command. It is ordered, that when they are both Incamped on a Plain, the Offi∣cers of Horse shall have the Command, but when they are Posted in any Inclosure, Retrenchment, or Barricado, in any place, then the Foot-Officers shall have the chief Command.

Note, That in former time, when the French King went to Fight, they marched under the white Cornet of France, Accompanied with several Lords Voluntiers: But now it is no more in use. This white Cornet was different from the Colonels Cornet of the Cavalry, which is also white.