Auxiliary Regiments in the Service of France and the Colonels who
led Them during the period 1804 - 1815:�Regiments d'Infanterie Suisse
By Tony
Broughton, FINS
1er Regiment d'Infanterie
Regimental History
1805: Created, 1er Regiment d'Infanterie
1814: Disbanded
Colonels-en-Premier and Colonels-en-Second
1805: Raguettly (Andr�) � Colonel-en-Premier
1805: Real de Chapelle (Rodolphe-Louis-Emmanuel) � Colonel-en-Second
and Colonel -en-Premier in 1813
None of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
and above
Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er
Regiment d'Infanterie
Colonel Raguettly � Died of fatigue 10 September 1812 after being
captured by the Russian on the 6 September 1812
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er
Regiment d'Infanterie during the period 1805 - 1814
Officers killed: Twenty-one
Officers died of wounds: Eight
Officers wounded: Forty-nine
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
and wounded)
1805: Trafalgar and Castel-Franco
1806: Sainte-Euphemie and Rogliano
1807: Rolonda, Sainte-Euphemie, Sainte-Ambrosio and Capri
1809: Capri
1812: Willia, Polotsk, Beresina and Wina
1813: Breme
2e R�giment d'Infanterie
Regimental History
1806: Created, 2e Regiment d'Infanterie
1814: Disbanded
1815: Reformed, 2e R�giment d'Infanterie
Colonels-en-Premier and Colonels-en-Second
1806: Castella de Berlens (Nicolas-Antoine-Xavier) � Colonel-en-Premier
1806: Segesser (Joseph-Xavier-Alois) � Colonel-en-Second
1812: Abyberg (Joseph-Placide-Felix-Anton) � Colonel-en-Second
1815: Stoffel (Augustin-Eugene) � Colonel-en-Premier
One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Castella de Berlens, (Nicolas-Antoine-Xavier)
Born: 24 May 1767
Colonel: 12 September 1806
General-de-Brigade: 19 November 1812
Officer of the Legion d�Honneur: 19 November 1812
Died: 17 June 1830
Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e
Regiment d'Infanterie
Castella De Berlens -� Wounded 11 October 1812
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e
Regiment d'Infanterie during the period 1806 - 1814
Officers killed: Twenty- four
Officers died of wounds: Eight
Officers wounded: Sixty-six
Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed
and wounded)
1808: La Grenouilliere, Roses, Figuieres, and Evora
1809: Carogne, Ferrol, Oporto, Girone, and Burgos
1810: Burgos, Corales, Toro, and Ribas
1811: Catalogne
1812: Belvver, Polotsk, and Bersina
1814: Schlestadt
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: January 2004
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