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Caption: Drummer of the régiment de Carignan-Salières, 1665-1668

This reconstruction depicts a drummer of the régiment de Carignan-Salières during the regiment's service in New France. He is wearing the livery of the princes of Carignan. The Carignan coat of arms is painted on the drum cylinder; the central shield is a white cross on a red field. The drummer's role was to communicate the orders of the commander through drum rolls. Reconstruction by Michel Pétard.