The Auvergne Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the French Royal Army during the ancien régime and the French Revolution.See Battle of Trebbia (1799)#Nure River - 20 June
1597 : the creation of the Régiment du Bourg de Lespinasse. 1635 : the régiment becomes the Régiment d'Auvergne. From 1616 to 1635, the new regiments become permanent. 1776 : The 2nd and 4th battalions become the Régiment de Gâtinais
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