La Garde a Feu! The Consular Guard at Marengo

Arms of Honor and Brevets of Honor Awarded to the Consular Guard for Marengo

By Kevin Kiley

The following listing, taken from the French National Archives, clearly lists the personnel from the Consular Guard who distinguished themselves at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800.  The list was submitted by Bessiers to Lannes, and was forwarded to the First Consul for action by Carnot, who was then the Minister of War.  The list is dated 6 July 1800 and was forwarded to Napoleon on 18 July 1800.  The named officers and men of the Consular Guard were subsequently awarded the following:

Arms of Honor

Artillery

Dijeon, lieutenant
Marin, lieutenant
Bizet, brigadier
Numerot, brigadier
Petit, brigadier
Henry, cannoneer 1st Class
Marchand, cannoneer 1st Class
Jacquinet, cannoneer 1st Class

Infantry

Soules, chef de bataillon
Tortel, chef de bataillon
Ragois, captain
Lajonquiere, captain
Dutrone, lieutenant
Meliez, sous-lieutenant
Caron, sergeant-major
Mirabel, sergeant
Castagne, sergeant
Delgas, sergeant-major
Letaublon, sergeant-major
Riutel, corporal
Viard, corporal
Amelin, corporal
Mallet, tambour-major
Selliere, tambour
Avoine, tambour
Boucher, sapper
Brabau, grenadier (Possibly the famous Brabant with a misspelling?)
Noel, grenadier
Aime, grenadier
Carlin, chasseur
Fouguerier, corporal
Augustin Noel, grenadier

Cavalry

Grenadiers

Barbanegre, captain
Leclerc, sour-lieutenant
Bonnet, brigadier-trompette
Desnoncin, marechal-des-logis
Jeancy, marechal-des-logis
Norberg, trompette
Hochard, grenadier
Rousseau, grenadier
Grosselin, brigadier
Balnchet, grenadier
Cariche, brigadier

Chasseurs

Beauharnais, captain
Daumesnil, sous-lieutenant
Kretly, brigadier-trompette
Simon, brigadier
Charelle, brigadier
Legros, marechal-des-logis
Boutarel, chasseur

Brevets of Honor

Barbenegre, captain
Bize, brigadier
Numerot, brigadier
Petit, brigadier
Henry, cannoneers 1st Class
Marchand, cannoneer 1st Class
Jacquinet, cannoneer 1st Class
Mirabel, sergeant
Delgas, sergeant-major
Ritel, corporal
Boucher, sapper
Carlin, chasseur
Noel, Augustin, grenadier
Desnoncin, marechal-des-logis
Neancy
Hachard, grenadier
Blanchet, grenadier
Rousseau, grenadier
Grosselin, brigadier
Cariche, brigadier
Simon, brigadier
Charel, brigadier
Legros, marechal-des-logis
Boutarel, chasseur
Selliere, tambour
Avoine, tambour
Bonnet, brigadier-trompette
Kretly, brigadier-trompette
Norberg, trompette
 
 

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