De Watteville's Regiment

De Watteville's Swiss Regiment
De Watteville's Swiss Regiment
Active	1801–1816
Allegiance	United Kingdom (1801–1816)
Branch	British Army
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Infantry, mercenary
Patron	Louis de Watteville
Colors	Red Coats with Black Facings
Engagements	Napoleonic Wars War of the Third Coalition Invasion of Naples (1806); ; Peninsular War; ; War of 1812; Pemmican War;
Battle honours	Battle of Maida; Siege of Cádiz; Battle of Fort Oswego (1814); Niagara campaign; Siege of Fort Erie;

De Watteville's Regiment was a Swiss regiment founded by Frédéric de Watteville and recruited from regiments that served between 1799 and 1801 in the Austrian army but in British pay. The troops then signed on as mercenaries, to be paid by the British.