PATHS OF GLORY

THE FRENCH ARMY IN CANADA, 1759-60

The colors carried by French infantry regiments in Canada during the Seven Years War followed the standard eighteenth-century French pattern. Regiments with royal or princely titles generally had gold fleurs-de-lis on the arms of the cross of both the Colonel's Color and the drapeau d'ordonnance. The Compagnies Franches de la Marine was not a marine corps in the usual sense since it did not serve at sea with the Navy. Because the Ministry of Marine was responsible for colonial defense, troops raised specifically for colonial service were under its control or "of the Navy." The drapeaux illustrated above for this corps may have been carried in Canada, but this is uncertain. Note on the Illustrations: For each regiment, the Colonel's Color is shown on the left and the drapeau d'ordonnance is shown on the right.