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=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) 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.