French Infantry Regiments and the Colonels who Led Them: 1791 to 1815
Part XIV: 141e - 150e Regiments
By Tony Broughton,
FINS
141e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
Regimental History
1794: Created 141e Demi-Brigade de Bataille (formed from the following)
1er bataillon, 77e Regiment d'Infanterie
3e bataillon, Volontaires de l'Aisne
7e bataillon, Volontaires du Calvados
1796: Disbanded and incorporated into 86e Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie
de Ligne
1813: 141e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne (formed from)
37e, 39e, 62e and 63e Cohortes, Garde Nationale
1814: Disbanded and remnants incorporated into 43e and 85e Regiments
d'Infanterie de Ligne
Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade
1794: Armspach (Jean-Moran) - Chef-de-Brigade
1813: Pignet (Pierre) - Colonel
None of the above officers attained the rank of General
Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 141e Regiment
d'Infanterie de Ligne
Colonel Pignet: wounded 2 May 1813, 12 October 1813 and 16 October
1813
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 141e Regiment
d'Infanterie during the period 1813-1814
Officers killed: Thirteen
Officers died of wounds: Four
Officers wounded: Sixty-four
Regimental war record (Battles and Combats)
1794: Quiberon
1795: Saint-Dominique
1813: Lutzen, Bautzen, Wurschen, Leipzig, and Hanau
1814: Paris
Battle Honours
Saint-Dominique 1795, Lutzen 1813, Bautzen 1813, and Hanau 1813
142e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
Regimental History
1795: Created 142e Demi-Brigade de Bataille (formed from the following)
2e bataillon, 77e Regiment d'Infanterie
3e bataillon, Volontaires de l'Orne
4e bataillon, Volontaires de la Charente-Inferieure
1796: Disbanded and incorporated into 86e Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie
de Ligne
1813: 142e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne (formed from)
5e, 36e, 38e and 61e Cohortes Garde Nationale
1814: Disbanded and incorporated into 36e Regiment d'Infanterie de
Ligne
Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade
1795: Normand (Jean-Gaspard) - Chef-de-Brigade
1813: Fournier (Jean-Louis) - Colonel
1813: Camescasse (Arnaud) - Colonel
Two of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Normand, (Jean-Gaspard)
Born: 21 June 1770
Chef-de-Brigade: 1 August 1795
General-de-Brigade: 30 August 1811
Baron of the Empire: 13 August 1810
Died: 17 January 1813 (of wounds received at La Beresina)
Fournier, (Jean-Louis)
Born: 2 July 1774
Colonel: 16 January 1813
General-de-Brigade: 30 August 1813
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 10 August 1813
Chevalier of the Empire: 12 November 1812
Died: 11 October 1847
Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 142e Regiment d'Infanterie
de Ligne
Colonel Camescasse: killed 18 October 1813
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 142e Regiment
d'Infanterie during the period 1813-1814
Officers killed: Eleven
Officers died of wounds: None
Officers wounded: Fifty-eight
Regimental war record (Battles and Combats)
1795: Vendee
1813: Lutzen, Koenigwartha, Bautzen, Dresde, and Hanau
1814: Rosnay, Nogent, Champaubert, and Montmirail
Battle Honours
Lutzen 1813, Bautzen 1813, Champaubert 1814, and Montmirail 1814
143e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
Regimental History
1795: Created 143e Demi-Brigade de Bataille (formed from the following)
1er bataillon, 78e Regiment d'Infanterie
4e bataillon, Volontaires du Loiret
5e bataillon, Volontaires de la Marne
1796: Disbanded and incorporated into 52e Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie
de Ligne
1813: 143e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne (formed from)
28e, 29e, 30e and 31e Cohortes Garde Nationale
1814: Disbanded
Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade
1795: Ramond (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1795: Fery (Jean-Baptiste-Michel) - Chef-de-Brigade
1813: Mouton (Jean-Antoine-Augustin) - Colonel
One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Fery, (Jean-Baptiste-Michel)
Born: 18 June 1757
Chef-de-Brigade: 17 September 1795
General-de-Brigade: 20 September 1800
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804
Died: 3 February 1809
Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 143e Regiment d'Infanterie
de Ligne
None
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 143e Regiment
d'Infanterie during the period 1813-1814
Officers killed: One
Officers died of wounds: Two
Officers wounded: Six
Regimental war record (Battles and Combats)
1795: Palluau and Grandchamp
1813: Ribas
1814: Molins-del-Rey
Battle Honours
Ribas 1813 and Molins-del-Rey 1814
144e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
Regimental History
1794: Created 144e Demi-Brigade de Bataille (formed from the following)
2e bataillon, 78e Regiment d'Infanterie
7e and 10e bataillons, Volontaires de la formation d'Orleans
1796: Disbanded and incorporated into 52e Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie
de Ligne
1813: 144e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne (formed from)
32e, 33e, 34e and 35e Cohortes Garde Nationale
1814: Disbanded
Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade
1794: Martinet (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1813: Boudin de Roville (Francois-Louis) - Colonel
1814: Ruelle (Louis-Gabriel) - Colonel
One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Boudin de Roville, (Francois-Louis)
Born: 21 December 1772
Colonel: 25 January 1813
General-de-Brigade: 25 December 1813
Died: 11 August 1838
Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 144e Regiment d'Infanterie
de Ligne
None
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 144e Regiment
d'Infanterie during the period 1813-1814
Officers killed: Fourteen
Officers died of wounds: One
Officers wounded: Fifty-four
Regimental war record (Battles and Combats)
1795: Vendee
1813: Lutzen, Kaya, Bautzen, Katzbach, Leipzig, and Hanau
1814: La Rothiere, Pont de Dienville, Champaubert, Montmirail, Vauchamps,
Laon, Reims, Fere-Champenoise and Paris
Battle Honours
Lutzen 1813, Bautzen 1813, Champaubert 1814, and Montmirail 1814
145e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
Regimental History
1795: Created 145e Demi-Brigade de Bataille (formed from the following)
1er bataillon, 79e Regiment d'Infanterie
3e bataillon, Volontaires de la Haute-Vienne
2e bataillon, Volontaires des Haute-Pyrenees
1796: Disbanded and incorporated into 4e Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie
de Ligne
1813: 145e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne (formed from)
6e, 23e, 24e and 25e Cohortes, Garde Nationale
1814: Disbanded
Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade
1795: Bourg de Vacherolle (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1813: Nicolas (Francois-Antoine) - Colonel
1813: Dolisie (Henry) - Colonel
None of the above officers attained the rank of General
Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 145e Regiment
d'Infanterie de Ligne
Colonel Nicolas: wounded 21 May 1813
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 145e Regiment
d'Infanterie during the period 1813-1814
Officers killed: Eleven
Officers died of wounds: None
Officers wounded: Thirty-seven
Regimental war record (Battles and Combats)
1795: Fluvia and Loano
1813: Mockern, Lutzen, Wurschen, Katzbach, Dessau, Leipzig, and Hanau
1814: La Rothiere, Pont de Dienville, Champaubert, Montmirail, Vauchamps,
Saint-Julien, and Limonest
Battle Honours
Loano 1795, Lutzen 1813, and Wurschen 1813
146e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
Regimental History
1795: Created 146e Demi-Brigade de Bataille (formed from the following)
2e bataillon, 79e Regiment d'Infanterie
1er bataillon, Volontaires de la Cote d'Or
8e bataillon, Volontaires de l'Isere
1796: Disbanded and incorporated into 5e Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie
de Ligne
1813: 146e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne (formed from)
3e, 76e,77e, and 88e Cohortes Garde Nationale
1813: Disbanded
Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade
1795: Desbrouches de la Palliote (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1795: Bourdois de Champfort (Edme-Martin) - Chef-de-Brigade
1813: Falcou (Antoine-Jacques) - Colonel
One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Boudois de Champfort, (Edme-Martin)
Born: 11 March 1750
Chef-de-Brigade: 19 June 1795 (193e Demi-Brigade de bataille)
Chef-de-Brigade: 23 September 1795 (146e Demi-Brigade de bataille)
General-de-Brigade: 12 July 1797
Member of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804
Died: 24 December 1824
Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 146e Regiment d'Infanterie
de Ligne
Colonel Falcou: wounded 29 August 1813
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 146e Regiment
d'Infanterie during the period 1813-1814
Officers killed: Forty-three
Officers died of wounds: One
Officers wounded: Twenty-two
Regimental war record (Battles and Combats)
1795: Mont-Genevre
1813: Wurschen, Lowenberg, Goldberg, and Hirschberg
Battle Honours
Goldberg 1813
147e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
Regimental History
1793: Created 147e Demi-Brigade de Bataille (formed from the following)
1er bataillon, 80e Regiment d'Infanterie
2e and 3e bataillons, Volontaires de l'Aude
1796: Disbanded and incorporated into 5e Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie
de Ligne
1813: 147e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne (formed from)
15e, 71e, 78e, and 87e Cohortes, Garde Nationale
1813: Disbanded and remnants of the Regiment incorporated into 154e
Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade
1793: Durognon (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1813: Sibuet (Benoit-Prosper) - Colonel
1813: Faullain (Jean-Francois-Antoine-Michel) - Colonel
One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Sibuet, (Benoit-Prosper)
Born: 6 June 1773
Colonel: 16 January 1813
General-de-Brigade: 22 August 1813
Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 18 June 1813
Died: 29 August 1813 (drowned crossing the Bober)
Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 147e Regiment d'Infanterie
de Ligne
None
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 147e Regiment
d'Infanterie during the period 1813-1813
Officers killed: Twenty-five
Officers died of wounds: Two
Officers wounded: Thirty-one
Regimental war record (Battles and Combats)
1794: Boulou, Bellegarde, Jonquiere, Montagne-Noir, Figuieres, Roses,
and La Fluvia
1795: Loano and Rocca-Barbene
1813: Wurschen, Neukirchen, Plagwitz, and Goldberg
Battle Honours
La Boulou 1794, Loano 1795, and Goldberg 1813
148e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
Regimental History
1793: Created 148e Demi-Brigade de Bataille (formed from the following)
2e bataillon, 80e Regiment d'Infanterie
7e and 11e bataillons, Volontaires de la Gironde
1797: Disbanded and incorporated into 34e Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie
de Ligne
1813: 148e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne (formed from)
72e, 73e, 74e and 75e Cohortes, Garde Nationale
1813: Disbanded
Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade
1793: Dumas (Anne-Joseph ) - Chef-de-Brigade
1794: Dumas ( Jacques ) - Chef-de-Brigade
1795: Mazas (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1813: Obert (Marc-Antoine-Marie) - Colonel
1813: Nicole (Louis) - Colonel
1813: Varin (Pierre-Jacques-Ferdinand) - Colonel
Two of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Dumas, (Anne-Joseph)
Born: 24 March 1741
Chef-de-Brigade: 21 September 1793
General-de-Brigade: 9 June 1794
Died: 18 December 1815
Obert, (Marc-Antoine-Marie)
Born: 2 April 1774
Colonel: 16 January 1813
General-de-Brigade: 22 August 1813
Chevalier of the Empire: 27 November 1809
Died: 9 December 1830
Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 148e Regiment d'Infanterie
de Ligne
None
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 148e Regiment
d'Infanterie during 1813
Officers killed: Thirteen
Officers died of wounds: Six
Officers wounded: Forty-one
Regimental war record (Battles and Combats)
1794: Urrugne, Saint-Marchail, Saint-Sebastien, and Sans-Cullottes
1813: Lowenberg, Bober and Goldberg
Battle Honours
Goldberg 1813
149e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
Regimental History
1794: Created 149e Demi-Brigade de Bataille (formed from the following)
1er bataillon, 81e Regiment d'Infanterie
5e bataillon, Volontaires de l'Orne
6e bataillon, Volontaires de la Haute-Saone
1796: Disbanded and dispersed between the 43e, 83e and 105e demi-brigades
d'Infanterie de Ligne
1813: 149e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne (formed from)
47e, 48e, 49e and 88e Cohortes, Garde Nationale
1814: Disbanded
Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade
1794: Perrin (Joseph) - Chef-de-Brigade
1813: Mandeville (Eugene-Charles-Augustin-David) - Colonel
1813: Druot (Jean) - Colonel
Two of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Perrin, (Joseph)
Born: 28 February 1754
Chef-de-Brigade: 21 March 1794
General-de-Brigade: 5 June 1800
Died: 9 June 1800 (died of wounds sustained at Genes)
Mandeville, (Eugene-Charles-Augustin-David)
Born: 11 June 1780
Colonel: 16 January 1813
General-de-Brigade: 29 August 1813
Died: 28 January 1850
Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 149e Regiment d'Infanterie
de Ligne
Colonel Druot: wounded 25 March 1813
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 149e Regiment
d'Infanterie during the period 1813-1814
Officers killed: Five
Officers died of wounds: Four
Officers wounded: Fifty-eight
Regimental war record (Battles and Combats)
1794: Fleurus
1813: Bautzen, Lowenberg, Goldberg, and Drebnitz
1814: Fere-Champenoise
Battle Honours
Fleurus 1794, Bautzen 1813, and Goldberg 1813
150e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
Regimental History
1794: Created 150e Demi-Brigade de Bataille (formed from the following)
2e bataillon, 81e Regiment d'Infanterie
1er bataillon, Volontaires de l'Aisne
2e bataillon, Volontaires des Bas-Alpes
1796: Disbanded and incorporated into 21e Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie
de Ligne
1813: 150e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne (formed from)
68e, 69e, 80e and 81e Cohortes, Garde Nationale
1814: Disbanded
Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade
1794: Fabus (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1813: Azemar (Francois-Basil) - Colonel
1813: Dereix (Pierre) - Colonel
One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Azemar, (Francois-Basil)
Born: 1 January 1766
Colonel: 16 January 1813
General-de-Brigade: 29 August 1813
Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 1 August 1813
Died: 13 September 1813 (killed at Gross-Debnitz)
Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 150e Regiment d'Infanterie
de Ligne
Colonel Dereix: wounded 16 October 1813
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 150e Regiment
d'Infanterie during the period 1813-1814
Officers killed: Eight
Officers died of wounds: Two
Officers wounded: Twenty-seven
Regimental war record (Battles and Combats)
1794: Armee du Nord
1813: Zobten, Goldberg, Katzbach, Putzchau, Wachau and Leipzig
1814: Maestricht
Battle Honours
Goldberg 1813
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