Hohenlohe Regiment | |
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Active | September 6, 1815–January 5, 1831 |
Disbanded | January 5, 1831 |
Country | France |
Allegiance | Bourbon Restoration July Monarchy |
Branch | French Army |
Type | Light Infantry |
Role | Chasseur |
Patron | Louis Aloysius, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein |
Campaigns | Spanish expedition |
Commanders | |
First Commander and Founder | Louis Aloysius, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein |
Later Commander | Pozzo di Borgo |
The Hohenlohe Regiment (Régiment de Hohenlohe) was an infantry regiment of the French Army established after the abdication of Napoleon I. It consisted of foreign soldiers who wished to continue in French service under the restored monarchy. The regiment was raised, named after and commanded by Louis Aloysius, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein, a German prince and Marshal of France.