French Light Infantry Regiments and the Colonels who Led Them: 1791 to 1815

Part I: 11e - 20e Regiments

11e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Regimental History

1788: Created- Chasseurs des Ardennes
1791: 11e bataillon de Chasseurs
1794: 11e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� 11e bataillon de Chasseurs
�� ����� 5e bataillon, Volontaires du Doubs
�� ����� 6e bataillon, Volontaires de la Drome
1796: 11e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� 3e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation)
�� ����� Bataillon, Chasseurs des Haute-Alpes
1799: 11e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (3rd formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� Detachments of the 9e and 24e demi-brigades d'Infanterie Legere
�� ����� Detachments of Conscripts
1803: Disolved the number 11e remaining vacant until 1811
1811: 11e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere (formed from the following)
�� ����� Bataillon de Tirailleurs Corses
�� ����� Bataillon de Tirailleurs du Po
�� ����� Bataillon de Tirailleurs de la Legion de Midi
�� ����� Bataillon Valaison

Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade��

1791: Becdelievre (Gabriel-Francois-Louis de) - Lieut Colonel
1792: Fontenille (Francois du Contant de la Molette de) - Lieut Colonel
1792: Garnier (Pierre-Dominique) - Lieut Colonel
1793: Marnas (Paul-Dominique Chabannacy de) - Lieut Colonel
1794: Gazan (Honore-Theodore-Maxime) - Chef-de-Brigade
1796: Giuseppi (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1796: Recco (Etienne-Antoine) - Chef-de-Brigade
1797: Fiorella (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1799: Simon (Dominique) - Chef-de-Brigade
1802: Dubreton (Jean-Louis) - Chef-de-Brigade
1811: Casabianca (Pierre-Francois-Vincent) -Colonel
1813: Poinsot (Charles) - Colonel
1814: Sebastiani (Jean-Andre-Tiburce) - Colonel

Three of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above

Garnier, (Pierre-Dominique)

Born: 19 December 1756
Lieutenant-Colonel: 8 October 1792
General-de-Brigade: 12 September 1793
General-de-Division: 20 December 1793
Died: 11 May 1827

Gazan, (Honore-Theodore-Maxime)

Born: 29 October 1765
Chef-de-Brigade: 11 July 1794
General-de-Brigade: 4 April 1799
General-de-Division: 25 September 1799
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804
Count of the Empire: 27 November 1808
Died: 9 April 1845

Dubreton, (Jean-Louis)

Born: 18 January 1773
Chef-de-Brigade: 17 March 1803
General-de-Brigade: 6 August 1811
General-de-Division: 23 December 1812
Died: 27 May 1855

Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 11e Regiment d'Infanterie de Legere���

Chef-de-Brigade Dubreton: Wounded 18 November 1803
Colonel Casabianca: Died of wounds 11 August 1812

Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 11e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere during the period 1811-1815��

Officers killed: Nineteen
Officers died of wounds: Nine�������
Officers wounded: One hundred and thirty

Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats)

1794: Schanzel, Kaiserlautern, Mayence, and Mombach
1795: Loano
1796: La Bochetta-di-Campione, La Corona, Lonato, Saint-Georges, Tyrol, Lavis, and Brixen
1797: Rivoli, Mantua, and Valvasonne
1798: Malta
1799: Offenbourg, Stockach, and Trebbia River
1800: Fischbach
1802: Gros-Morne, Crete-a-Pierrot, La Cap, and Vertieres
1812: Sivotschina, Soolna, Polotsk, and Beresina
1813: Dresde, Leipzig, and Hanau
1814: Brienne, La Rothiere, Valjouan, Monterau, and Troyes
1815: Ligny, Wavre, and Namur

Battle Honours

No available information����������

12e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Regimental History

1788: Created - Chasseurs du Roussilon
1791: 12e bataillon de Chasseurs
1794: 12e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� 12e bataillon de Chasseurs
�� ����� 2e bataillon, Volontaires de Lot-et-Garonne
�� ����� 3e bataillon, Volontaires de la Haute-Saone
1796: 12e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� 2e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation )
�� ����� 1er bataillon, 2e demi-brigade provisoire
1803: 12e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade��

1791: Commere (?) - Lieut Colonel
1792: Degoutin de Brecourt (Charles) - Lieut Colonel
1794: Pinot (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1796: Mazel du Goulot (Louis-Francois-Auguste) - Chef-de-Brigade
1796: Valory (Guy-Louis-Henri) - Chef-de-Brigade
1803: Laisne (Jacques-Michel) - Colonel
1805: Jeannin (Jean-Baptiste) -Colonel
1809: Dulong de Rosnay (Louis-Etienne) - Colonel
1813: Mouttet (Joseph) - Colonel

Three of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade

Valory, (Guy-Louis-Henri)

Born: 20 March 1757
Chef-de-Brigade: 24 April 1794 (45e demi-brigade de bataille)
Chef-de-Brigade: 1 September 1796 (12e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere)
General-de-Brigade: 29 August 1803
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804
Baron of the Empire: 2 July 1808
Died: 8 April 1817

Jeanin, (Jean-Baptiste)

Born: 22 January 1769
Colonel: 21 August 1805
General-de-Brigade: 19 November 1808
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 16 November 1808
Baron of the Empire: 2 July 1808
Died: 2 May 1830

Dulong de Rosnay, (Louis-Etienne)

Born: 12 September 1780
Colonel: 24 July 1809 (63e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne)
Colonel: 19 September 1809 (31e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere)
Colonel: 26 November 1809 (12e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere)
General-de-Brigade: 12 April 1813
Baron of the Empire: 3 July 1813
Died: 21 March 1828��

Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 12e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Colonel Jeanin: Wounded 10 July 1807
Colonel Mouttet: Wounded 10 December 1813

Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 12e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere during the period 1804-1815�������

Officers killed: Thirty
Officers died of wounds: Nineteen
Officers wounded: Two hundred and thirteen���

Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats)

1794: Trippstadt and Kaiserlautern
1795: Fort de Milan and Mantoue�
1796: Castiglione and Arcole
1797: Rivoli, Saint-Michel, and Lavis
1799: Bormio, Taufers, and Zurich
1805: Wertingen, Ulm, and Austerlitz
1807: Greifswald, Dantzig, Heilsberg, and Friedland
1808: Evora, Vimeiro, and Bilbao
1809: Benavente, Pueros-Pagares, and Almoncid
1810: Antequerra, Pajares, Bilbao, Tudela, and Avila
1811: Albuhera, Pozo-Alcon, Ximena, and Bornos
1812: Madrid and Alba-de-Tormes
1813: Vittoria
1813: Lutzen, Wurschen, Kulm, Peterswald, and Leipzig
1814: Orthez and Toulouse
1814: Chalons-sur-Marne and Monterau,
1815: Ligny

Battle Honours (1812 model drapeaux)

Friedland 1807

13e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Regimental History

1791: 13e bataillon de Chasseurs
�� ����� formed from Gardes Nationale Francaise and Garde Nationale de Paris
1794: 13e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation formed from the following)
�� ����� 13e bataillon de Chasseurs
�� ����� Bataillon Chasseurs de Reims
�� ����� 17e bataillon de Chasseurs
1796: 13e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� Demi-Brigade de Paris-et-Vosage
�� ����� 1er and 2e bataillons, 84e Regiment d'Infanterie
1803: 13e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade�

1791: de la Crepiniere (Louis-Charles Lecomte) -Lieut Colonel
1792: de Saint-Vincent d' Aiglun (Francois-Pierre-Jean) - Lieut Colonel
1792: Plainville (Jacques-Louis Gonsault de) - Lieut Colonel
1794: Brunet (Jean-Baptiste) - Chef-de-Brigade
1795: Castillon (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1796: Magnier (Jean-Baptiste-Pierre) - Chef-de-Brigade
1803: Castex (Pierre) - Colonel
1805: Guyardet (Pierre-Jules-Cesar) - Colonel
1810: Argence (Pierre-Jacques-Jean-Hectur du Bousqet d') - Colonel
1812: Quandalle (Auguste-Cyprien-Joseph) - Colonel
1814: Gougeon (Pierre) - Colonel

Three of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade

Brunet, (Jean-Baptiste)

Born: 7 July 1763
Chef-de-Brigade: 20 April 1794
Chef-de-Brigade: 1 July 1795 (25e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere)
Chef-de-Brigade: 7 June 1799 (27e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere)
General-de-Brigade: 10 June 1799
General-de-Division: 7 June 1802
Died: 21 September 1824����

Guyardet, (Pierre-Jules-Cesar)

Born: 29 June 1767
Colonel: 21 December 1805
General-de-Brigade: 6 August 1811
Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 7 July 1807
Chevalier of the Empire: 15 July 1810
Baron of the Empire: 2 November 1810
Died: 5 January 1813

Argence, (Pierre-Jacques-Jean-Hectur du Bousqet d')

Born: 5 November 1765
Colonel: 7 September 1811
General-de-Brigade: 23 September 1812
Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 23 June 1810
Died: 25 April 1823

Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 13e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Colonel Castex: Killed 2 December 1805
Colonel Guyardet: Wounded 14 October 1806
Colonel Quandalle: Died of wounds 30 August 1813

Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 13e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere during the period 1804-1815�������

Officers killed: Fifty�������
Officers died of wounds: Seventeen
Officers wounded: One hundred and seventy-nine

Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats)

1792: Valmy
1793: Wattignies
1795: Dusseldorf
1796: Ireland
1800: Melagnano, Volta, Mincio, and Passage of the Adige
1805: Austerlitz
1806: Auerstadt
1807: Landsberg and Eylau
1809: Rohr, Landshut, Ratisbonne, Dunaberg, and Wagram
1812: Smolensk,Moskowa, Viasma, Krasnoe, and Beresina
1813: Dresde and Kulm
1815: Waterloo

Battle Honours (1812 model drapeaux)

Austerlitz 1805, Jena 1806, Eylau 1807, Eckmuhl 1809, and Wagram 1809�������

14e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Regimental History

1791: 14e bataillon de Chasseurs
�� ����� formed from Garde Nationale Francaise and Garde Nationale de Paris
1794: 14e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� 14e bataillon de Chasseurs
�� ����� 5e bataillon de Tirailleurs
�� ����� Bataillon Chasseurs du Mont-Cassel
1796: 14e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� Grenadier Companies of the 108e and 139e demi-brigades de bataille
�� ����� 1er Legion des France
1803: 14e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere
There was also a 14e bis Bataillon de Chasseurs formed in 1793, becoming the 14e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere in 1794 and later incorporated into the 21e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation) in 1796.

Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade

1791: Queisssat (Gabriel de) - Lieutenant Colonel
1792: Haquin (Honore-Alexandre) - Lieut Colonel
1793: Vandamme (Dominique-Joseph-Reme) - Lieut Colonel
1794: Veriat (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1796: Muller (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1797: Laplanche-Morthieres (Claude-Joseph) - Chef-de-Brigade
1803: Goris (Jerome-Joseph) - Colonel
1811: Stieler de Landoville (Philippe-Jacques) - Colonel
1814: Cailhassou (Jean-Louis) - Colonel

Three of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above

Vandamme, (Dominique-Joseph-Reme)

Born: 5 November 1770
Lieut Colonel: 5 September 1793 (Chasseurs du Mont-Cassel)
General-de-Brigade: 27 September 1793
General-de-Division:� 5 February 1799
Grand Eagle of the Legion d'Honneur: 27 December 1805
Count of the Empire: 1808
Died: 15 July 1830

Laplanche-Morthieres, (Claude-Joseph)

Born: 28 June 1772
Chef-de-Brigade: 14 September 1796 (1er Legion de France)
Chef-de-Brigade: 22 September 1797 (14e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere)
General-de-Brigade: 29 August 1803
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804
Died: 28 October 1806

Goris, (Jerome-Joseph)

Born: 6 May 1761
Chef-de-Brigade: 7 January 1799 (17e demi-brigade d'Infanterie de Ligne)
Colonel: 6 January 1803
General-de-Brigade: 6 August 1811
Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804
Died: 9 November 1828

Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 14e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Colonel Stieler: Wounded March 1814

Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 14e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere during the period 1804-1815�������

Officers killed: Twenty-two
Officers died of wounds: Six
Officers wounded: Forty-two��

Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats)

1793: Juliers, Nerwinden, and Hondshoote
1794: Tourcoing, Commines, and Ostende
1799: Soleure and Zurich
1800: Engen, Moeskirch, Oberhausen, Landshut, Hohenlinden, La Salza, and Lambach
1805: Verone and Caldiero
1806: Amantea
1807: Corfu
1809: Wagram
1813: Lutzen, Bautzen, Katzbach, and Leipzig
1814: Mincio

Battle Honours (1812 model drapeaux)

Wagram 1809

15e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Regimental History

1793: 15e bataillon de Chasseurs
1794: 15e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� 15e Bataillon de Chasseurs
�� ����� 2e bataillon, Volontaires des Bouches-du-Rhone
�� ����� 9e bataillon, Volontaires de Lille
1796: 15e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� Demi-Brigade de Tirailleurs
1803: 15e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere
There was also a 15e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere formed in 1794 from the following
�� ����� 15e bis bataillon de Chasseurs
�� ����� 4e bataillon, Volontaires des Vosages
�� ����� 8e bataillon, Volontaires de la Drome
In 1796 the 15e bis demi-brigade was incorporated into the 3e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere

Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade��

1794: Ristory (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1794: Kister (George) - Chef-de-Brigade, 15e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere
1796: Lahure (Louis-Joseph) - Chef-de-Brigade
1799: Desailly (Jean-Claude) - Chef-de-Brigade and Colonel in 1803
1809: Noos (Joseph-Francois) - Colonel
1813: Brice (Jean-Charles) -Colonel

Three of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade�

Kister, (George)

Born: 26 January 1755
Chef-de-Brigade: 9 July 1794 (15e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere)
General-de-Brigade: 5 January 1799
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804
Baron of the Empire: 29 June 1808
Died: 24 December 1832

Lahure, (Louis-Joseph)

Born: 29 December 1767
Chef-de-Brigade: 5 July 1795 (1er demi-brigade provisoire de tiralailleurs)
Chef-de-Brigade: 30 March 1796 (15e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere)
General-de-Brigade: 21 July 1799
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804
Baron of the Empire: 10 April 1811
Died: 24 October 1854

Desailly, (Jean-Claude)

Born: 27 December 1768
Chef-de-Brigade: 24 June 1799
Colonel: 1803
General-de-Brigade: 8 June 1809
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 25 December 1805
Baron of the Empire: 20 August 1809
Died: 22 May 1822

Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 15e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Chef-de-Brigade Lahure: Wounded 19 June 1799
Colonel Noos: Wounded 6 July 1809

Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 15e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere during the period 1804-1815�������

Officers killed: Twenty-one
Officers died of wounds: Twenty-four
Officers wounded: One hundred and seventy-six����������

Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats)

1797: Gradisca and Trebbia
1799: Tidone River, Trebbia River, and Novi
1800: Monte-Cenis
1805: Amstetten and Austerlitz
1807: Koenigsberg
1808: Evora and Vimeiro
1809: La Corogne and Misarella
1809: Donawerth, Thann, Landshut, Ratisbonne, Eckmuhl, and Wagram
1810: Cuidad-Rodrigo
1812: Smolensk, Moskowa, Mojaisk, and Krasnoe
1813: Lauenbourg, Grosmulseau, and Hambourg
1814: Anvers, La Rothiere, and Monterau
1815: Ligny, Wavre, and Namur��

Battle Honours (1812 model drapeaux)

Austerlitz 1805, Eckmuhl 1809 and Wagram 1809

16e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Regimental History

1793: 16e bataillon de Chasseurs
1795: 16e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation, formed from the following)��
�� ����� 16e bataillon de Chasseurs
�� ����� 1er bataillon, Volontaires de l'Aveyron
�� ����� 8e bataillon, Volontaires de l'Isere
1796: 16e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� 12e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation )
�� ����� 23e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Leger (1st formation)
�� ����� 3e bataillon, 204e demi-brigade de bataille
1803: 16e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere
The was a 16e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere formed from three bataillons Chasseur Volontaires and incorporated into the 26e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere(2nd formation) in 1796

Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade��

1795: Alliez (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1795: Bureau (?) - Chef-de-Brigade, 16e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere
1796: Pinot (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1802: Harispe (Jean-Isodore) - Chef-de-Brigade and Colonel in 1803
1807: Dellard (Jean-Pierre) - Colonel
1810: Morio de l'Isle (Annet) - Colonel
1813: Cornebise (Louis-Jean-Baptiste) - Colonel

Three of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above

Harispe, (Jean-Isodore)

Born: 7 December 1868
Chef-de-Brigade: 18 May 1802
Colonel: 1803
General-de-Brigade: 29 January 1807
General-de-Division: 12 October 1810
Count of the Empire: 3 January 1813
Died: 26 May 1855

Dellard, (Jean-Pierre)

Born: 8 April 1774
Colonel: 10 February 1807
General-de-Brigade: 8 August 1813
Died: 7 July 1832

Morio de l'Isle, (Annet)

Born: 3 January 1779
Colonel: 8 December 1810
General-de-Brigade: 30 May 1813
Died: 24 February 1828 �

Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 16e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Colonel Harispe: Wounded 14 October 1806
Colonel Dellard: Wounded 16 November 1808 and 3 December 1808

Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 16e Regimentd'Infanterie Legere during the period 1804-1815�������

Officers killed:Forty-five
Officers died of wounds: Twenty-two��������
Officers wounded: One hundred and sixty-three

Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats)

1796: Loano, Ceva, Lodi, Mincio, and Borghetto
1796: Rhin and Rastadt (16e bis demi-brigade)
1800: Ancone, Riviere, and Genes
1806: Jena
1807: Eylau and Friedland
1808: Espinosa, Burgos, and Madrid
1809: Talevera-de-la-Reina
1809: Essling and Wagram
1810: Ubrique
1811: Cadiz, Seguenza, Chiclana, Fuentes-d'Onoro, Albuhera, Bornos, and Tarifa
1812: Tarifa
1813: Col-de-Maya, Bidassoa, and Nive
1813: Lutzen, Wurschen, Dresde, Leipzig, and Dantzig
1814: Champaubert, Vauchamps, Reims, and Paris

Battle Honours (1812 model drapeaux)

Jena 1806, Eylau 1807, Friedland 1807, Essling 1809, and Wagram 1809

17e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Regimental History

1793: 17e bataillon de Chasseurs
1795: 17e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� 17e bataillon de Chasseurs
�� ����� 1er bataillon, Volontaires de la Legion des Alpes
�� ����� 2e bataillon, Volontaires de l'Allier
�� ����� 9e bataillon, Volontaires de l'Ain
1796: 17e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� 1er demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere(1st formation)
�� ����� 32e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere(1st formation)
1803: 17e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade��

1795: Defranc (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1796: Fornest (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1799: Vedel (Dominique-Honore-Antoine-Marie) - Chef de Bigade and Colonel in 1803
1805: Cabanes de Puymisson (Marc) - Colonel
1809: Beuret (George) - Colonel
1814: Barre-Chabans (Alexis-Louis-Francois-Paul-Benjamin) - Colonel

Three of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above

Vedel, (Dominique-Honore-Antoine-Marie)

Born: 2 July 1771
Chef-de-Brigade: 25 December 1799
Colonel: 1803
General-de-Brigade: 24 December 1805
General-de-Division: 3 November 1807
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 May 1807
Count of the Empire: 28 June 1808
Died: 30 March 1848

Cabanes de Puymisson, (Marc)

Born: 15 February 1760
Colonel: 27 December 1805
General-de-Brigade: 18 February 1810
Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 May 1807
Baron of the Empire: 19 March 1808
Died: 2 December 1821

Beuret, (George)

Born: 14 June 1772
Colonel: 1 June 1809
General-de-Brigade: 25 November 1813
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 25 November 1813
Baron of the Empire: 15 August 1810
Died: 22 October 1828

Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 17e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Colonel Cabanes de Puymisson: Wounded 17 October 1805 and 20 March 1809
Colonel Beuret: Wounded 3 April 1811

Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 17e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere during the period 1804-1815�

Officers killed: Thirty-one��������
Officers died of wounds: Fifteen���
Officers wounded: One hundred and twenty-four

Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats)

1796: Montelegino, Montenotte, Dego, Mondovi, Fombio, Lodi, Borghetto, Lonato, Castiglione, Caliano, Rivoli, Lavis, Saint-Michel, Klausen, and Milbach
1799: Bussolengo, Magnano, Bresica, Cassano, Bassignano, Mondovi, San-Guiliano, Novi, and Fossano
1801: Tonai, Storo, and Trente
1805: Ulm, Hollabrunn, and Austerlitz
1806: Saalfeld, Jena, Prentzlow, and Pultusk
1807: Eylau, Ostrolenka, and Friedland
1809: Vigo, Braga, and Oporto
1809: Essling and Wagram
1810: Biscarette and Busaco
1811: Sabugal
1812: Arapiles
1813: Pampelune, Bidassoa, and Bayonne
1813: Wachau, Leipzig, and Hanau
1814: Vauchamps, Bar-sur-Aube, Arcis-sur-Aube, and Saint-Dizier

Battle Honours (1812 model drapeaux)

Ulm 1805, Austerlitz 1805, Essling 1809, and Wagram 1809

18e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Regimental History

1793: 18e bataillon de Chasseurs
1794: 18e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� 18e bataillon de Chasseurs
�� ����� 3e bataillon, Volontaires de Vaucluse
�� ����� 3e bataillon, Volontaires du Mont-Blanc
1796: 18e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� 3e bataillon, 180e demi-brigade de bataille
�� ����� 200e demi-brigade de bataille
�� ����� 12e bataillon, Provisoire
1803: 18e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere
There was an 18e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere created in 1795 and formed from the following
�� ���� 2e bataillon, Volontaires de la Legion des Alpes
�� ���� 5e bataillon, Volontaires des Cotes-Maritimes
�� ���� 6e bataillon, Volontaires du Doubs
The 18e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere was incorporated into the 23e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation) in 1776

Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade��

1794: Balleydier (Charles-Joseph-Cesar) - Chef-de-Brigade
1794: Constantini (Vincent-Marie) - Chef-de-Brigade (18e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere)
1796: Videl (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1797: Soyez (Louis-Stanislas-Xavier) - Chef-de-Brigade
1803: Balleydier (Charles-Joseph-Cesar) - Colonel
1806: Cazaux (Hippolyte) - Colonel
1809: Christiani (Joseph) - Colonel
1809: Gaussart (Louis-Marie) - Colonel
1813: Bertrand (Jean-Antoine) - Colonel
1813: Danlion (Jean-Baptiste) - Colonel
1813: Despans-Cubieres (Amedee-Louis) - Colonel

Four of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade

Constantini, (Vincent-Marie)

Born: 24 February 1758
Chef-de-Brigade: 11 August 1794 (18e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere)
General-de-Brigade: 19 April 1803
Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804
Died: 25 June 1822

Soyez, (Louis-Stanislas-Xavier)

Born: 21 May 1769
Chef-de-Brigade: 20 April 1895 (22e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere)
Chef-de-Brigade: 15 December 1796 (5e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere)
Chef-de-Brigade: 18 September 1797 (18e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere)
General-de-Brigade: 29 August 1803
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804
Baron of the Empire: 2 July 1808
Died: 21 February 1839

Christiani, (Joseph)

Born: 27 February 1772
Colonel: 5 June 1809
General-de-Brigade: 30 August 1813
Baron of the Empire: 14 February 1810
Died: 6 April 1840

Gaussart, (Louis-Marie)

Born: 7 November 1773
Colonel: 24 September 1809
General-de-Brigade: 12 April 1813
Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 10 September 1810
Chevalier of the Empire: 16 December 1810
Baron of the Empire: 9 October 1813
Died: 9 December 1838

Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 18e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Chef-de-Brigade Soyez:� Wounded 15 August 1799
Colonel Balleydier: Killed 10 November 1805
Colonel Cazeaux: Wounded 26 April 1809
Colonel Gaussart: Wounded 24 October 1812 and 16 November 1812
Colonel Bertrand: Wounded 28 August 1813
Colonel Danlion: Wounded 26 September 1813

Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 18e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere during the period 1804-1815�������

Officers killed: Seventeen
Officers died of wounds: Eight������
Officers wounded: Ninety-six

Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats)

1796: Corona, Lonato, Castiglione, Roveredo, La Favorite, Caldiero, and Arcole
1805: Ulm
1806: Castelnovo
1809: Sacile, Ervenich, Piave, Obrowatzo, Gospich, Znaim, and Wagram
1811: Mattaro
1812: Monserat
1812: Witepsk, Moskowa, Malojaroslawetz, Krasnoe, and Beresina
1813: Bautzen, Gross-Beeren, Juterbock, and Leipzig
1814: Eschelles, Saint-Julien, and Voreppe�

Battle Honours (1812 model drapeaux)

Ulm 1805 and Wagram 1809�������

19e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Regimental History

1793: 19e bataillon de Chasseurs
1794: 19e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� 19e bataillon de Chasseurs
�� ����� 8e bataillon, Volontaires des Vosages
�� ����� 7e bataillon, Volontaires de la Manche
1796: Incorporated into
1799: 19e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� Detachments of the 3e and 16e demi-brigades d'Infanterie Legere
�� ����� 2e bataillon, 141e demi-brigade d'Infanterie de Ligne
1803: 19e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere incorporated into 3e and 11e Regiments d'Infanterie Legere
1814: 19e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere
There was a 19e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere formed in 1795 from the following.
�� ���� 1er and 2e bataillons, Volontaires de la Legion du Nord
�� ���� 2e bataillon, Volontaires des Alpes
�� ���� 2e bataillon, Volontaires des Corps Franc
In 1796 the 19e bis demi-brigade was disbanded��

Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade��

1794: Laurent (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1795: Bonnefein (?) - Chef-de-Brigade, 19e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere
1795: La Place (?) - Chef-de-Brigade, 19e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere
1799: Monnet (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1799: Bourgeois (Charles-Francois) - Chef-de-Brigade
1813: Martin de Beurnonville (Etienne) - Colonel

One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade

Bourgeois, (Charles-Francois)

Born: 8 March 1759
Chef-de-Brigade: 21 November 1799
General-de-Brigade: 6 August 1811
Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804
Baron of the Empire: 12 November 1811
Died: 21 July 1821

Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 19e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

None������

Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 19e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere during the period 1813-1814

Officers killed: None
Officers died of wounds: None
Officers wounded: Two�������

Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats)

1799: Zurich
1800: Marengo
1814: Ferte-sous-Jouarre and Lizy�

Battle Honours�

No available information

20e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

Regimental History

1793: 20e bataillon de Chasseurs
1795: 20e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation, formed from the following)
�� ����� 20e bataillon de Chasseurs
�� ����� 9e and 10e bataillons, Volontaires de la Haute-Garonne
1796: 20e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation formed from the following)
�� ����� 10e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation)
1803: Disbanded
There was 20e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere formed in 1795 from the following
� �����1er bataillon, Volontaires des Corps Franc
�� ���� 11e bataillon, Volontaires du Doubs
�� ���� 4e bataillon bis, Volontaires de la Charente
The 20e bis demi-brigade was disbanded in 1796��

Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade

1795: Girard (Joseph) - Chef-de-Brigade
1797: Lucotte (?) - Chef-de-Brigade
1795: Girard (Barthelemy) - Chef-de-Brigade 20e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere
1796: Balthazard (?) - Chef-de-Brigade��

None of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade

Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 20e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

No Available information

Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats)��

1796: Anghiari, Longarone, and Mayence
1797: Sieg, Butzbach, Sultzbach, and Neuwied
1799: Saint-Julien, Novi

Battle Honours

No available information

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