Regiments d'Infanterie Etrangers and the Colonels who led them during
the period 1804-1815
By Tony
Broughton, FINS
1er Regiment d’Infanterie
Regimental History
1805: Created, Regiment de La Tour d’Auvergne
1811: Renamed, 1er Regiment Etrangers
Colonels-en-Premier and Colonels-en-Second
1805: La Tour d’Auvergne (Godefroy-Maurice-Marie-Joseph Prince de)
– Colonel en Premier
1809: Drummond (Louis-Pierre Milcolombe) – Colonel en Premier
1811: Danlion (Jean-Baptiste) – Colonel en Second and Colonel en Premier
in 1812
1813: Drummond (Louis-Pierre Milcolombe) – Colonel en Premier
None of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
and above.
Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er
Regiment Etrangers
None
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er
Regiment Etrangers during the period 1804 - 1815.
Officers killed: One
Officers died of wounds: Three
Officers wounded: Thirty-three
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were
killed and wounded)
1807: Calabre
1809: Pan-Marco-de-la Catola
1811: Scylla
1813: Brixau, Ferrare, Saint-Marco, and Saint-Michel
1814: Mincio
2e Régiment d’Infanterie
Regimental History
1805: Created, Regiment d’Isembourg
1811: 2e Regiment Etrangers
Colonels-en-Premier and Colonels-en-Second
1805: Isembourg (Charles-Frederic-Louis-Maurice Prince d’)
1807: O’Meara (Guillaume)
1808: Stieler de Landoville (Phillipe-Jacques) – Colonel en Premier
1811: Barre (Jean-Etienne) – Colonel en Second
1812: Meijer (Adrien-Francois) – Colonel en Second and Colonel en
Premier in 1813
1813: Bentzel (Godefroy-Marsilien-Ignace-Jean von) – Colonel en Second
Two of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Isembourg, (Charles-Frederic-Louis-Maurice Prince d’)
Born : 29 June 1766
Colonel : 1 November 1805
General-de-Brigade : 12 December 1806
Died: 21 March 1820
O’Meara, (Guillaume)
Born: 1 November 1764
Colonel: 6 January 1807
General-de-Brigade: 13 July 1813
Officer of the Legion d’Honneur: 18 July 1809
Baron of the Empire: 15 August 1809
Died: 11 January 1828
Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e
Regiment Etrangers
None
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e
Regiment Etrangers during the period 1805 - 1814
Officers killed: Ten
Officers died of wounds: None
Officers wounded: Twenty-two
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
and wounded)
1807: Calabre
1808: Capri
1809: Mitoya
1810: Otrante, Carascal, Lerida, and Viterbe
1811: Castelmare
1812: Gaete
1813: Marinella and Muhlbach
2e Regiment d’Infanterie (Suisse)
Regimental History
1815: Created
1815: Disbanded
Colonel
Stoffel, (Augustin-Eugene)
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e
Regiment (Suisse) Etrangers during the period 1815
Officers killed: None
Officers died of wounds: None
Officers wounded: Nine
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
and wounded)
1815: Wavre
3e Regiment d’Infanterie
Regimental History
1806 : Created, 3e Regiment d’Infanterie
1814 : Disbanded
Colonels-en-Premier and Colonels-en-Second
1806: May (Rodolphe-Beat-Louis de) – Colonel-en-Premier
1806: Thomasset (Frederic-Georges) – Colonel-en-Second
None of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
and above
Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 3e
Regiment d’Infanterie
None
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 3e
Regiment d’Infanterie during the period 1806 - 1814
Officers killed: Thirty-five
Officers died of wounds: Four
Officers wounded: Thirty-eight
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
and wounded)
1808: Jaen, Baylen, and Cara-de-Deu
1809: Tuy and Oporto
1810: Cadiz, Leon, Pueblo, and Sanabria
1812: Drissa, Polotsk, Lepel, Beresina, and Wilna
1814: Besacon
4e Regiment d’Infanterie
Regimental History
1806: Created, 4e Regiment d’Infanterie
1814: Disbanded
Colonels-en-Premier and Colonels-en-Second
1806: Perrier (Francois-Dominique) – Colonel-en-Premier
1806: Freuler (Josse-Fridolin-Jacques-Antoine-Felix-Seraphin-Stanislas)
– Colonel-en-Second
1810: Affry ( Charles-Phillipe d’) – Colonel-en-Premier
None of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 4e
Regiment d’Infanterie
None
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 4e
Regiment d’Infanterie during the period 1806 - 1814
Officers killed: Forty-seven
Officers died of wounds: Three
Officers wounded: Sixty-nine
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
and wounded)
1807: Heilsberg and Friedland
1808: Lisbonne, Alcolea, Obidos, Rolicia, and Vimeiro
1809: Chaves, Tuy, and Oporto
1810: Vallavoid
1811: Magas
1812: Zoa, Llanguez, Polotsk, Beresina, Borisow, Cedano, Wilna, and
Kowno
1813: Delfzyl
1814: Bescanon
Batailllon de Neuchatel
Regimental History
1807: Created, Batailllon de Neuchatel
1814: Disbanded
Chefs-de-Bataillon
1807 : Bosset (Jean-Henri de)
1812 : Gorgier (de)
None of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Chefs-de-Bataillon killed and wounded whilst serving with the
Batailllon de Neuchatel
Chef-de-Bataillon Bosset – wounded 17 November 1811
Chef-de-Bataillon Gorgier – wounded 15 November 1812
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the Batailllon de
Neuchatel during the period 1807 - 1814
Officers killed: Three
Officers died of wounds: One
Officers wounded: Sixteen
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
and wounded)
1809: Wagram
1811: St-Evangi-del-Alto, Santivanes, and Alcoa-Fuente
1812: La Moskowa and Krasnoe
1813: Leipzig and Hanau
1814: Paris
Bataillon de Valaisan
Regimental History
1807: Created, Batailllon de Valais
1811: Disbanded and incorporated into the 11e Regiment
d’Infanterie Legere
Chefs-de-Bataillon
1807: Bons (Louis de)
1811: Blanc (Pierre-Joseph)
None of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Chefs-de-Bataillon killed and wounded whilst serving with the Batailllon
de Valaisan
Chef-de-Bataillon Bons – wounded 18 August 1808
Chef-de-Bataillon Blanc – wounded 16 August 1808 and 11 April 1809
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the Batailllon de
Valaisan during the period 1807 - 1811
Officers killed: None
Officers died of wounds: One
Officers wounded: Seven
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
and wounded)
1808: Girone
1809: Bascara
1810: Jonquiere
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Placed on the Napoleon Series: February 2004
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