Bearn Regiment

   Established 1595, and served with distinction in a number of European campaigns. Landed at Quebec, June, 1755, with the regiment of Guienne and a portion of the Languedoc battalion, and added to its laurels at Fort Frontenac, Niagara, Oswego, Carillon, Fort William Henry, and Ticonderoga. In 1759, on the Plains of Abraham, it occupied the place of honour, having been placed by Montcalm in the centre of his line.

   Index: WM Regular French troops, 29; in battle of the Plains, 192; in battle of Ste. Foy, 258.

   Bib.: Doughty, Siege of Quebec; Wood, The Fight for Canada.