107th Infantry Regiment (France)

The 107th Infantry Regiment (107e régiment d'infanterie; shortened to 107e RI or "107th RI") was a French Army infantry regiment that dates back to 1469, where it was originally created as the Francs Archers Angoumois. In 1755, the Augoumois battalion was stationed in Louisiana on a harbor defense mission. The regiment was later stationed—similarly—on a mission in 1772 led by the Pondicherry regiment in India. The 107th was one of many regiments created under the Ancient Regime to serve on board naval ships and in the colonies, and subsequently, all such regiments were—in 1791—given a number in the line-infantry order of battle. This means that the 107th could be considered as "ancestors" of the naval infantry regiments.

They are:

• "La Marine" from ""Compagnies ordinaires de la mer"" (lit. "ordinary companies of the sea"), created in 1622 and became 11th Infantry Regiment
• "Royal-Vaisseaux" which dates from 1638 and became the 43rd Infantry Regiment
• "La Couronne" created in 1643 and became 45th Infantry Regiment
• "Royal-Marine" created in 1669 and became the 60th Infantry Regiment
• "Amirauté" created in 1669
• "Cap" created in 1766 and became 106th Infantry Regiment
• "Pondichéry" created in 1772; white uniform with orange facings. Became 107th Infantry Regiment
• "Île de France, Île de Bourbon, & Port Louis; established in 1772 for the defense of the Mascarene Islands. Merged into the Île de France in 1775; uniform was white with blue facings. In 1776 Bourbon regained its separate identity. Île de France became the 108th Infantry Regiment
• "Martinique et Guadeloupe" created in 1772 and became 109th Infantry Regiment
• "Port-au-Prince" created in 1773 and became 110th Infantry Regiment

The regiment was set up in 1772. It was disbanded and re-established many times throughout the years before finally dissolving in 1989.