Carignan-Salières regiment
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The Carignan-Salières Regiment was a French military unit formed by merging the Carignan Regiment and the Salières Regiment in 1659. It was subsequently expanded to consist of twenty-four companies before being sent to Canada in 1665. Although the majority of the regiment returned to France in 1668, some companies remained behind to serve as a garrison. Many soldiers and officers from this regiment settled in Canada. After various renamings, the regiment was split in 1794.
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