So... you think Pierre was, indeed, French and now Swiss? B. B. Wood wrote: > Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records, v6, 1796-1799, p67: > Interment Record [79 yrs old, b. 1719, native of Toison in Poitou in > France] > > France, Poitou-Charentes, Département Vienne 86 [<1790 Poitou, Touraine, > Berry], Toison > > The Poitou-Charentes region is on the west coast of France. It includes the > Atlantic port of La Rochelle which made it an important maritime region. > During the French Revolution the areas of Poitou, Touraine & Berry were > consolidated into the department of Vienne with the capital being in > Poitiers. > > The Swiss regiments were an important part of the French king's military > establishment. Thousands of Swiss troops died defending Louis XIV and are > buried beside the king & his family in Paris. Today, Swiss troops guard the > Pope at his palace in the Vatican. > > Below is an except from a website about the Swiss troops in France during > the period of Pierre Courturier. It is translated using google. ~Bonnie > > <http://pfef.free.fr/Anc_Reg/Unif_Org/Mouillard/mouillard_L2c06.htm> Nov > 14, 2008 > > CHAPITRE VI, INFANTERIE ÉTRANGÈRE, RÉGIMENTS SUISSES > > In addition to the national infantry, recruited as we have seen in previous > chapters, King maintained regiments of foreign mercenaries. > > A crucial distinction must be drawn between the Swiss regiments and other > foreigners. The Swiss soldiers serving under treaties called capitulations, > between the King of France and the Swiss cantons, giving the king the right > to make regular lifted in Switzerland, while German soldiers, Irish, Italian > recruit without approval or against the will of their sovereign. > > The capitulations were treaties of alliance defensive renewed for three > centuries, the most important are: the perpetual peace in 1515 and 1521, the > treaties of 1672, from 1698 and most recently on May 9 1715, which we give > further analysis as complete as possible. > > These treaties, extremely advantageous to France, providing border security > in the east, whose possession was still recent in 1715. > > The cantons, in effect, allowed the king to ease the passage of its troops > with weapons not only providing troops for huge auxiliary, but should > prevent by force any army of France through Switzerland. > > In 1734, Marshal of Berwick, being in Swabia, would be turned by the > Imperial whose purpose was to enter Franche-Comte by Belfort and > Montbéliard, when the cantons respectable gathered an army that prevented > the maneuver (Zurlauben). In return, these treaties gave the Swiss, who > wanted to engage in trade or industry in the Kingdom, privileges and > benefits to considerable say to the editor of the Encyclopaedia "that the > condition for the Swiss in France is much better than subjects of the king. > " > > 7 regiments served under the treaty of alliance, renewed on May 9 1715 > ... > One regiment was maintained outside the capitulations, the regiment Karrer, > then Hallwyl, assigned to service at sea and whose colonel was the sole > contractor to the king as the head of a body franc. > > The Convention of the 1st September 1752 is quite good to be briefly > discussed here. > > The regiment knight Hallwyl above Karrer continue to serve hearth Wednesday > composed of five companies, two in Santo Domingo, one in Martinique, one in > Louisiana, the company Colonel remained in Rochefort, set at 300 men > including officers, the Chevalier de Hattwyl had the ability to maintain 150 > supernumeraries. > > Colonel proposes and the king accepts the subjects can be appointed > officers. > > The Colonel is free to make any commitments for his regiment in its sole > control. > > The king will pay 16 pounds per man per month now more than 35 bonus pay, > etc.. Etc. > > The king will give 700 pounds annually for compensation of a clothing store > in Rochefort, and so on. > > The exploitation of that regiment will be for the knight Hallwyl which is > responsible to pay the debts incurred by the Chevalier de Karrer its > predecessor. > > Detachments of soldiers will pass and free food. board vessels. > > It is lawful to take free company by 6 women married to soldiers, etc.. Etc. > > The term of appointment is completed, the king will make a concession of > land to every soldier who wants to remain as a farmer in the colony and > further undertakes to provide annually for 3 years 100 pounds after the > first year of establishment . > > Every Swiss soldier, who would not benefit from the preceding article, will > be entitled to free passage to return to Rochefort where he will receive one > month's pay to its landing. > > Commissioners wars will be obliged to receive complaints of soldiers and > will be entitled to their just claims. > > Signed:ROUILLÉ. > The productivity of our Degruy list depends upon generosity in sharing family research. This is a "discussion" list. Individual messages cannot be assumed to be "fact." All data should be verified. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >