 While one of the battalion's regiment joined Orléans on September 3, the remainder of the regiment made way to Toulouse and stationed until September 29 at garrison Pérignon.The regiment initiated battle formations at camp de Mailly, south of Reims on October 2 when one of the battalion and general headquarter staff rendez-vous with another of the regiment's battalion.On October 18, the day of departure, the regiment counted 1947 men constituting 2 battalions.