The Régiment d'Auxonne was an artillery regiment of the Ancien Régime Army, formed during the Seven Years' War the regiment saw service in many of the major campaigns until being, re-organized in 1794, and later served in the Grande Armée. The regiment's successor, the 6th Artillery Regiment would continue to serve until 1993 when it was disbanded after the end of the Cold War. Immediately upon arrival the regiment took up quarters in Newport and remained there through the winter, it was only in June 1781 that the army was concentrated and united with the American Army. Later, the armies made their way to the town of Yorktown as Nathanael Greene's Southern Campaign came to an end. When the regiment arrived in Yorktown it was assigned to the artillery group commanded by Lieutenant Colonel François Marie, Comte d'Aboville, and positioned in the center of the line next to the American artillery with the Bourbonnais and Royal Deux-Ponts to their left and the New York and Virginia Lines to their right. After the end of the siege, the regiment remained in Virginia for a short time before moving back to Rhode Island and embarking for France.