Hello Katie,
You probably saw these, but here goes:
- the Régiment de Rouergues was with the rebellious colonies from 1777 to 1782 (http://www.memorial-genweb.org/~lafayette-genweb/liste2.php)
- it was, however, the 58th Regiment and not the 59th (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9giment_de_Rouergue#Campagnes_et_batailles ; http://www.drapeaux.org/France/Ancien_Regime/59_Rouergue.htm)
William Moss PhD, FSA, RPA
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De : HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] De la part de Katherine Hull
Envoyé : 15 décembre 2014 12:23
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Objet : French (?) military button ID, please
Good morning. I am in the field and was wondering if any of the militaryexperts out there could confirm that this is a French military button. Itis from Southern Ontario.The Internet seems to suggest that it isa Rouergue Régiment button (59th), but I know that the Brits used a similardecorative motif on their buttons. However, the British 59th doesn't seemto have used this motif. Any insights?And, yes, we in Ontario are still in the field!Cheers and thanks!Katie Hullhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/q6gg3mm9mef4gj4/S__D851.jpg?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/k3p34p8nxvaeapd/S__6251%20%281%29.jpg?dl=0
