Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint-Domingue
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Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint-Domingue was a Creole regiment from Saint-Domingue that was founded on 12 March 1779. Though the regiment was for non-whites, the officers were white, with the exception of Laurent François Lenoir, Marquis de Rouvray, who commanded the regiment.[lower-alpha 1] The regiment was disbanded in 1783.
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