Back Infantry Mounted Troops Artillery FRENCH INFANTRY The line infantry was composed of two types of regiments: the "French" units recruited from within France, and the Foreign regiments which were mainly Swiss, German, Irish and Italian. The infantry was organized in regiments having one or more battalions, the battalions having a variable number of companies, which themselves had a variable number of officers and men. The older regiments, or those which had the king as colonel usually had several battalions, but most had only one battalion. In the early 18th century the usual rule was 13 companies per battalion, including one of grenadiers, each company having about 45 to 50 men. Swiss regiments usually had 200 man companies, but fewer companies per regiment. As with most armies of the period, uniform colors varied greatly. The basic color was a light grey, with distinctive cuff and lining in the regimental color. The sources I used in gather this information varied with each author. What was seen as light grey to one was seen as white, grey, light tan, and even an off-khaki green. The regimental facing color also varied according to source. This is accounted mainly due to the standard practice of the colonel having the option to change the color at his own prerogative, so long as the king approved. I have tried to find the regimental colors worn the longest, or mentioned the most for the ensuing plates. Finally, the breeches and stocking colors are by no means irrefutable. Again, they vary greatly in the descriptions or are not given at all so I have thus taken a few liberties here and there. Back Infantry Mounted Troops Other