Regiments d'Infanterie Etrangers and the Colonels who led them during
the period 1804-1815: The Polish Regiments
By Tony
Broughton, FINS
1er Legion du Nord
Regimental History
1806: Created, 1er Legion du Nord
1807: Transferred to the service of King of Saxony
Commander
Zayonchek, (Joseph)
Born: 1 November 1762
Colonel: March 1786 (Reiment polonaise de Bulawa)
General-Major: 29 May 1792
Lieutenat-General: August 1792
General-de-Brigade: 8 March 1797 (In the service of France)
General-de-Division: 16 May 1802
Commander of the 1er Legion du Nord: 28 September 1806
Commander of the Legion d’Honneur: 14 June 1804
Died: 18 July 1826
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er
Legion du Nord during the period 1806 - 1807
Officers killed: Five
Officers died of wounds: Two
Officers wounded: Twenty-one
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were
killed or wounded)
1807: Dischau, Stargard, Thorn, Dantzig, and Heilsberg
2e Legion du Nord
Regimental History
1806: Created, 2e Legion du Nord
1807: Disbanded
Commander
Wolodkowicz, (Henry de)
Born: ?
General-de-Brigade: 1799
General-de-Brigade: 23 September 1807 (In the service of France)
Commander of the 2e Legion du Nord: 23 September 1806
Died: 20 August 1836
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e
Legion du Midi during the period 1806 - 1807
Officers killed: None
Officers died of wounds: None
Officers wounded: None
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
or wounded)
None
Legion de la Vistule
1808: Created, Legion de la Vistule formed from the Legion Polacco-Italienne
which was created in 1807 and consisted of three Infantry Regiments
and one Regiment of Cavalry. The overall commander being:
Grabinski, (Joseph)
Born: 1771
Colonel: 10 December 1801 (1er Demi-Brigade)
General-de-Brigade: 25 March 1807
Commander Legion Pollcco-Italienne: 10 May 1808
1er Regiment d'Infanterie de Legion Polacco-Italienne
Regimental History�
1807 : Created, 1er Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne
1808 : Transformed into the 1er Regiment d'Infanterie
de la Legion de la Vistule
Colonels
Chlopicki de Necznia, (Gregoire-Joseph)
Born: 19 May 1768
Colonel: 11 June 1807 (1er Regiment de la Legion Pollcco-Italienne)
General-de-Brigade: 18 July 1809
Died: 21 September 1854
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er
Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne during the period
1807 - 1808
Officers killed: No available information
Officers died of wounds: No available information
Officers wounded: No available information
Regimental History (battles and combats)
No available information
2e Regiment d'Infanterie de Legion Polacco-Italienne
Regimental History
1807 : Created, 2e Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion
Polacco-Italienne
1808 : Transformed into the 2e Regiment d'Infanterie
de la Legion de la Vistule
Colonels
1807 : Biatowieyski (Simon)
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e
Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion de la Vistule during the period 1807
- 1808
Officers killed: No available information
Officers died of wounds: No available information
Officers wounded: No available information
Regimental History (battles and combats)
No available information
3e Regiment d'Infanterie de Legion Polacco-Italienne
Regimental History
1807 : Created, 3e Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion
Polacco-Italienne
1808 : Transformed into the 3e Regiment d'Infanterie
de la Legion de la Vistule
Colonels
1807 : Swiderski (Pierre)
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 3e
Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne during the period
1807 - 1808
Officers killed: No available information
Officers died of wounds: No available information
Officers wounded: No available information
Regimental History (battles and combats)
No available information
Regiment de Cavalerie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne
Regimental History
1807 : Created, Regiment de Cavalerie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne
1808 : Transformed into the 1er Regiment de Vistule
Lanciers
Colonels
1807 : Rozniecki (Alexander)
1807 : Konopka (Jean)
One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Konopka, (Jean)
Born: 27 December 1777
Colonel: 15 July 1807 (Regiment de Cavalerie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne)
Colonel-Major: 27 January 1812 (1er Regiment de Chevau-Legers Lanciers
de la Garde)
Colonel: 5 July 1812 (3e Regiment de Chevau-Legers Lanciers)
General-de-Brigade: 6 August 1811
Commander of the Legion d’Honneur: 11 December 1808
Died: ?
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the Regiment de
Cavalerie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne during the period 1807 - 1808
Officers killed: No available information
Officers died of wounds: No available information
Officers wounded: No available information
Regimental History (battles and combats)
No available information
1er Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion
de la Vistule
Regimental History
1808: Created, 1er Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion
de la Vistule
1813: Disbanded
Colonels
1808: Chlopicki de Necznia (Gregoire-Joseph)
1809: Kosinowski (Nicolas-Alexandre)
1811: Fondzielcki (Paul)
1812: Kosinowski (Nicolas-Alexandre)
One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Chlopicki de Necznia, (Gregoire-Joseph)
Born: 19 May 1768
Colonel: 11 June 1807 (1er Regiment de la Legion Pollcco-Italienne)
Colonel: 1808 (1er Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion
de la Vistule)
General-de-Brigade: 18 July 1809
Died: 21 September 1854
Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er
Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion de la Vistule
Colonel Chlopicki: wounded 4 August 1808
Colonel Kosinowski: wounded 23 November 1808 and 28 November 1812
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er
Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion de la Vistule during the period 1807
- 1813
Officers killed: Twelve
Officers died of wounds: Seven
Officers wounded: Sixty three
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
or wounded)
1806: Ste-Euphemie, Mangona, and Codron
1807: Salzbrunn
1808: Saragosse, Tudela, and Tavenca
1809: Saragosse, Alcanitz, Maria, Belchite, and Stella
1810: Villet-Checa
1811: Gratalope, Fairet, Tarragonem and Sagonte
1812: Valence, Mojaisk, Voronow, Beresinam and Wilna
2e Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion
de la Vistule
Regimental History
1808: Created, 2e Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion
de la Vistule
1813: Disbanded
Colonels
1808: Biatowieyski (Simon)
1808: Kosinowski (Nicolas-Alexandre)
1809: Michalowski ( ?)
1812: Chlusowicz (Joseph)
1812: Malezewski ( ?)
None of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e
Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion de la Vistule
None
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e
Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion de la Vistule during the period 1808
- 1813
Officers killed: Ten
Officers died of wounds: Three
Officers wounded: Forty-three
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
or wounded)
1808: Saragosse and Tudela
1809: Saragosse and Stella
1810: Tortose, Orpisa, and Fuente-Santa
1811: Azuara
1812: Valence, Woronowo, Beresina, Wilna, and Kowno
1813: Wittenberg
3e Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion
de la Vistule
Regimental History
1807: Created, 3e Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion
de la Vistule
1813: Disbanded
Colonels
1807: Swiderski (Pierre)
1809: Estko (Sixte d�)
1812; Kosinski (Michel)
1812: Fondzielcki (Paul)
One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Estko, (Sixte d�)
Born: 4 March 1776
Colonel: 12 July 1808
General-de-Brigade: 11 July 1813
Officer of the Legion d’Honneur: 1811
Died: 30 October 1813 (of wounds received on the 18 October 1813)
Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 3e
Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion de la Vistule
Colonel Fondzielski: wounded 18/11/1812� and died of wounds 5 February
1813
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 3e
Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion de la Vistule during the period 1807
- 1813
Officers killed: Sixteen
Officers died of wounds: Four
Officers wounded: Thirty-seven
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were
killed or wounded)
1808: Saragosse
1809: Saragosse, Alcanitz, and Estella
1810: Alminia, Taracon, Aiguillon, Epila, Tortose, and Lerida
1811: Tarragone and Valence
1812: Valence, Pampelune, Krasnoe, Beresina, Smorgony, and Wilna
4e Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion
de la Vistule
Regimental History
1810 : Created, 4e Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion
de la Vistule
1813 : Disbanded
Colonel
Estko, (Sixte d�)
Born: 4 March 1776
Colonel: 12 July 1808 (3e Regiment d'Infanterie de la
Legion de la Vistule)
Colonel : 23 May 1810 (4e Regiment d'Infanterie
de la Legion de la Vistule)
General-de-Brigade: 11 July 1813
Officer of the Legion d’Honneur: 1811
Died: 30 October 1813 (of wounds received on the 18 October 1813)
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 4e
Regiment d'Infanterie de la Legion de la Vistule during the period 1810
- 1813
Officers killed: One
Officers died of wounds: None
Officers wounded: Nineteen
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
or wounded)
1810: Santa-Martha
1811: Puebla, Aldea-del-Ponte and Tabara
1812: Tudela, Ontario and Peynaranda
1813: Parkowo
Regiment d'Infanterie de la Vistula
Regimental History
1813 : Created, Regiment d'Infanterie de la Vistule (Formed
from the disbanded Regiments de la Legion de la Vistule)
1814 : Disbanded
Colonels
1813 : Estko (Sixte d�)
1813 : Malezewski ( ?)
1814 : Kosinski (Michel)
One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Estko, (Sixte d�)
Born: 4 March 1776
Colonel: 12 July 1808 (3e Regiment d'Infanterie de la
Legion de la Vistule)
Colonel : 23 May 1810 (4e Regiment d'Infanterie
de la Legion de la Vistule)
Colonel : 1813 (Regiment d'Infanterie de la Vistule)
General-de-Brigade: 11 July 1813
Officer of the Legion d’Honneur: 1811
Died: 30 October 1813 (of wounds received on the 18 October 1813)
Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the Regiment d'Infanterie
de la Vistule
Colonel Malezenski: killed 19 October 1813����
Colonel Kosinski: wounded� 2 March 1814
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the Regiment d'Infanterie
de la Vistule during the period 1813 - 1814
Officers killed: Three
Officers died of wounds: Two
Officers wounded: Twenty-five
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
or wounded)
1813: Kratschau, Freyberg, Leipzig, and Torau
1814: Saint-Cyprien and Arcis-sur-Aube
1er Regiment de Vistule Lanciers
Regimental History
1808: Created, 1er Regiment de Vistule Lanciers
1811: Renamed, 7e Regiment de Chevau-Legers-Lanciers
Colonel
Konopka, (Jean)
Born: 27 December 1777
Colonel: 15 July 1807 (Regiment de Cavalerie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne)
Colonel: March 1808 (1er Regiment de Vistule Lanciers)
Colonel-Major: 27 January 1812 (1er Regiment de Chevau-Legers Lanciers
de la Garde Imperiale)
Colonel: 5 July 1812 (3e Regiment de Chevau-Legers Lanciers de la
Garde Imperiale)
General-de-Brigade: 6 August 1811
Commander of the Legion d’Honneur: 11 December 1808
Died: ?
Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er
Regiment de Vistule Lanciers
Colonel Konopka - wounded 4 August 1808
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er
Regiment de Vistule Lanciers during the period 1808 - 1811
Officers killed: Four
Officers died of wounds: Three
Officers wounded: Thirty-four
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were
killed or wounded)
1806: Naples and Gaete
1807: Dantzi and Saltzbrun
1808: Saragosse and Tudela
1809: Guadalaxara, Juvenez, Cuidad-Real, Talavera-de-la-Reyna, Almoncid,
and Santa-Maria-de-Nieva
1810: Sierra-Morena and Baza
1811: Albuhera
2e Regiment de Vistule Lanciers
Regimental History
1811: Created, 2e Regiment de Vistule Lanciers
1811: Renamed, 8e Regiment de Chevau-Legers-Lanciers
Colonel
Lubienski, (Thomas)
Born: 24th November 1784
Colonel: 18th June 1811
Colonel: 19th January 1814 (Combined 7e and 8e Regiments de Chevau-Legers-Lanciers)
General-de-Brigade: 15th March 1814
Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 22nd July 1807
Baron of the Empire: 13th February 1811
Died: 27th August 1870
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e
Regiment de Vistule Lanciers during the period 1811
Officers killed: None
Officers died of wounds: None
Officers wounded: None
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
or wounded)
None
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