List of the troops :
First Battalion of the Ponthieu Regiment,
Second battalion of the Ponthieu regiment,
Battalion of the Fontenay-le-Comte militia,
Battalion of the Saumur militia,
Navy troops (Compagnies franches de la Marine) granted in order to form a fifth landing unit.
In addition to these infantry troops, the squadron carried an artillery corps consisting of a brigadier, 6 engineers, a captain, 2 naval artillery lieutenants and 60 gunners.
Flag of the Ponthieu Regiment:
Uniform of the Ponthieu Regiment:
Uniform of the militia:
Uniform of the militia (militiaman on the right):
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List of the ships of the squadron (offices of the Navy on 11 March, 1746) – 50 ships:
10 vessels of the line,
5 frigates,
3 corvettes,
1 bomb-ketch,
2 fire-ships,
2 flutes,
1 hospital-ship,
15 troop-transports,
11 food-transports.
On 5 October 1746, the total number of these men was 3,339, of whom 2,383 were from the infantry troops and 956 from the Navy detachment. The ships were manned by 3,666 sailors.
L'expédition du duc d'Anville:
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