17th Volunteer Training Regiment "Acqui"
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The 17th Volunteer Training Regiment "Acqui" (Italian: 17° Reggimento Addestramento Volontari "Acqui") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Capua in Campania. The regiment is named for the city of Acqui and was originally part of the Italian Army's infantry arm until it became a training unit and was redesignated as a "multi-arms unit" in 2004. The regiment was formed on 19 December 1821 by the Royal Sardinian Army as Brigade of "Acqui", with the troops of the Brigade of "Alessandria", who had remained loyal during the revolt in Piedmont in spring 1821 and were retained in service after the Brigade of "Alessandria" was disbanded on 31 May 1821. Later the Royal Italian Army allowed the two regiments of the Brigade "Acqui" to claim the traditions and honors of the Brigade of "Alessandria", for which reason the regiment's founding is today considered to be 27 October 1703.
The Regiment Desportes was formed in 1703 and fought in the War of the Spanish Succession, War of the Polish Succession, and War of the Austrian Succession. In 1774, the regiment was renamed Regiment of Chablais. In 1792 the regiment fought in the War of the First Coalition against the French Republic. In 1796, the regiment was renamed Regiment of "Alessandria". In December 1798, French troops occupied Piedmont, forced King Charles Emmanuel IV into exile, and formed the Piedmontese Republic, a French client-state. Part of the regiment's personnel was then assigned to the 2nd Line Brigade, which fought on the French side in the War of the Second Coalition against the Austrians.
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