The Garde Imperiale and Its Commanders during the Period 1804 – 1815
Genie de la Garde Imperiale
By Tony
Broughton, FINS
Regimental History
1804: Created, Genie de la
Garde des Consuls
1811: Genie de la Garde Imperiale
1814: Disbanded
1815: Genie de la Garde Imperiale
Colonels:
1810: Kirgener (Francois-Joseph)
1813: Haxo (Francois-Nocolas)
Majors
1803: Boissonnet (Andre-Barthelemy)
Two of the above officers
attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above
Kirgener, (Francois-Joseph)
Born: 8 October 1766
Chef-de-Brigade: 21 October
1800
Colonel: 10 January 1810
(Genie de la Garde Imperiale)
General-de-Brigade: 25
December 1805
General-de-Division: 13
March 1813
Commander of the Legion
d’Honneur: 26 May 1807
Baron of the Empire: 5
October 1808
Died: 22 May 1813
Haxo, (Francois-Nocolas)
Born: 24 June 1774
Colonel: 2 March 1809
Colonel: 14 June 1813 (Genie
de la Garde Imperiale)
Commandant Genie de la Garde
Imperiale: 11 June 1815
General-de-Brigade: 23 June
1810
General-de-Division: 5
December 1812
Baron of the Empire: 13
March 1811
Died: 25 June 1838
Boissonnet, (Andre-Barthelemy)
Born: 22 August 1765
Major: 2 April 1803 (Genie
de le Garde des Consuls)
Major: 8 February 1812 (Genie
de la Garde Imperiale)
Major: 19 April 1815
(Genie de la Garde Imperiale)
Officer of the Legion
d’Honneur: 14 June 1804
Baron of the Empire: 14
September 1813
Died: 26 May 1839
Senior officers who served
with the Genie de la Garde Imperiale killed and wounded while
in the service of France during the years 1791-1815
Kirgener – wounded
16 July 1796 and killed 22 May 1813
Haxo – wounded 30
August 1813
Boissonnet –
received no wounds
Officers killed and wounded
while serving with the Genie de la Garde Imperiale during the period
1808 – 1815
No available information
Regimental War Record (battles and combats in which
officers were killed or wounded)
No available information
Bibliography
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Paris; 1854. 2 Vols
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militaire de la Garde Imperiale Paris; 1847.
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Placed on the Napoleon Series: March 2003
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