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Regiment d�Artillerie a Cheval Regiment
d�Artillerie a Pied de la Garde Imperiale (Vieille Garde) Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied de la Garde Imperiale (Jeune Garde) 1er Regiment du Train d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale (Vieille Garde) 2e Regiment du Train d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale (Jeune Garde) Parc d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale Parc du materiale de la Garde Imperiale |
The Garde Imperiale and Its Commanders during the Period 1804 � 1815The Artillery RegimentsBy Tony Broughton, FINS As a large number of officers serving with the Garde Imperiale held the rank of General-de-Brigade and above, I have included officers with the rank of Colonel, Colonel-en- second, Colonel-Major and Major in this series of articles. For information on the early history of the Grenadiers-a-Cheval and Chasseurs-a-Cheval this information can be found in my previous article on the Garde Imperiale. Commandants en Chef� l�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale
All of the above held the rank of General-de-Division
Five of the above officers were wounded and one killed while in
the service of France during the years 1791 � 1815
Regiment d�Artillerie a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale Regimental History
Colonel-Majors and Majors
Two of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
and above
Senior officers who served with the Regiment d�Artillerie a Cheval
killed and wounded� while in the service of France during the years
1791-1815
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the Regiment d�Artillerie
a Cheval during the period 1808 � 1815
Regimental War Record (battles and combats in which officers were killed or wounded)
Battle Honours (1815 model Drapeaux)
Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied de la Garde Imperiale
(Vieille Garde)
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General Digeon |
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Born: 2 December 1778
Major-Directeur: 28 March 1807 (Parc d�Artillerie de la Garde)
Major: 28 September 1808 (Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied de la Garde
Imperiale)
Colonel: 5 October 1809 (4e Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied)
Colonel: 9 November 1809 (8e Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied)
General-de-Brigade: 23 January 1814
Chevalier of the Empire: 9 October 1813
Died: 24 May 1836
Born: 31 March 1776
Major: 28 July 1809
Commander Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied de la Garde Imperiale: 6 November 1813
General-de-Brigade: 6 November 1813
Baron of the Empire: 23 May 1810
Died: 20 October 1842�����������
Griois, (Charles-Pierre-Lubin)
Born: 21 December 1772
Colonel: 23 June 1811 (4e Regiment d�Artillerie a Cheval)
Major: 26 January 1813 (Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied de la Garde Imperiale)
Major:� 6 November 1813 (Regiment d�Artillerie a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale)
Officer of the Legion d�Honneur:� 12 August 1813
Baron of the Empire: 16 August 1813
Died: 28 November 1839
Born: 17 October 1777
Major: 11 April 1805
General-de-Brigade: 12 March 1814
Baron of the Empire: 13 August 1810
Died: 15 September 1823
Senior officers who served with the Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied
killed and wounded� while in the service of France during the years
1791-1815
Drouot � wounded 6 July 1809
Digeon � wounded 14 June 1800
Boulart � wounded 22 May 1809 and 6 July 1809
Griois � received no wounds
Lallemand � wounded 18 June 1815
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the Regiment d�Artillerie
a Pied during the period 1808 � 1815
Officers killed: Sixteen
Officers died of wounds: Six
Officers wounded: Forty-three
Regimental War Record (battles and combats in which officers were
killed or wounded)
1809: Essling and Wagram
1812: Moskowa, Krasnoe, Beresina, and Wilna
1813: Lutzen, Dresde, and Leipzig
1814: Bar-sur-Aube, Rothiere, Montmirail, Craonne, Reims, and Paris
1815: Waterloo
Battle Honours (1815 model Drapeaux)
Marengo 1800, Ulm 1805, Austerlitz 1805, Jena 1806, Eylau 1807, Friedland 1807, Wagram 1809, La Moskowa 1812, Lutzen 1813, and Montmirail 1814
Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied de la Garde Imperiale
(Jeune Garde)
Regimental History
1813: Created, Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied de la Garde Imperiale (Jeune Garde)
1814: Disbanded
Major
Henrion, (Francois-Joseph)
Born: 27 January 1776
Major: 27 March 1813
Commander of the Legion d�Honneur: 6 November 1813
Baron of the Empire: 16 August 1813
Wounds: 29 December 1793, 26 August 1813, and 29 January 1814
Died: 5 August 1849 ��
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the Regiment d�Artillerie
a Pied (Jeune Garde) during the period 1813 � 1814
Officers killed: Seven
Officers died of wounds: Four
Officers wounded: Eighteen
Regimental War Record (battles and combats in which officers were
killed or wounded)
1813: Lutzen, Bautzen, Wurschen, Dresde, Leipzig, and Hanau
1814: Rothiere, Lesmont, Monterau, Meaux, and Paris
1er Regiment du Train d�Artillerie de
la Garde Imperiale (Vieille Garde)
Regimental History
1804:� Created, Train d�Artillerie de la Garde Consulaire
1805:� Bataillon du Train d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale
1813:� 1er Regiment du Train d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale
1814:� Disbanded
1815:� Escadron du Train d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale
Majors
1813: Henrion (Francois-Joseph)
1813: Bon de Lignum (Henri-Antoine)
1813: Leroy (Charles-Clement)
None of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
and above
Born: 27 January 1776
Major: 2 March 1813
Major: 27 March 1813 (Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied de la Jeune Garde)
Commander of the Legion d�Honneur: 6 November 1813
Baron of the Empire: 16 August 1813
Died: 5 August 1849Bon de Lignum, (Henri-Antoine)
Born: 14 February 1777
Colonel:� 23 December 1810
Major:� 27 March 1813 (1er Regiment du Train d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale)
Officer of the Legion d�Honneur:� 28 June 1807
Baron of the Empire: 16 August 1813
Died: 23 January 1856Born: 3 May 1769
Major: 6 November 1813
Chef d�Escadron: 11 April 1815 (Escadron du Train d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale)
Chevalier of the Legion d�Honneur: 14 June 1804
Died: 11 May 1846
Senior officers who served with the 1er Regiment du Train
d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale killed and wounded while in the service
of France during the years 1791-1815
Henrion � wounded 29 December 1793, 26 August1813, and 29 January 1814
Bon de Lignum � received no wounds
Leroy � wounded 28 June 1796
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 1er
Regiment du Train d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale during the period
1805 � 1815
Officers killed: Three
Officers died of wounds: Two
Officers wounded: Thirty
Regimental War Record (battles and combats in which officers were
killed or wounded)
1809: Wagram
1811: Valladolid
1812: Moskowa, Malojaroslawetz, Krasnoe, Beresina, Wilna, and Kowno
1813: Lutzen, Wurschen, Dresde, Leipzig, and Hanau
1814: Montmirail and Paris
1815: Waterloo
Battle Honours
None
2e Regiment du Train d�Artillerie
de la Garde Imperiale (Jeune Garde)
Regimental History
1808: Created, Bataillon bis du Train d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale
1813: 2e Regiment du Train d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale
1814: Disbanded
Majors (Chef-de-bataillon)
1813: Bailloud (?)
1814: Arnoult (?)
None of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
and above
Senior officers who served with the 2e Regiment du Train
d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale killed and wounded� while in the
service of France during the years 1791-1815
No available information
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 2e
Regiment du Train d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale during the period
1808 � 1814
Officers killed: None
Officers died of wounds: Four
Officers wounded: Thirty-six
Regimental War Record (battles and combats in which officers were
killed or wounded)
1808: Andujar and Baylen
1809: Saragosse and Wagram
1812: Moskowa, Malojaroslawetz, and Beresina
1813: Lutzen, Wurschen, Dresde, Leipzig, and Mayence
1814: Sezanne, Laon, Arcis-sur-Aube, and Paris
Parc d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale
Regimental History
1807: Created, Parc d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale
1814: Disbanded
1815: Parc d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale
Major-Directeurs
1807: Digeon (Armand-Joseph-Henri)
1808: Drouot (Antoine)
1809: Pellegrin-Millon (Joseph)
1815: Bon de Lignum (Henri-Antoine)
Three of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above
Born: 2 December 1778
Major-Directeur: 28 March 1807
Major: 28 September 1808 (Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied de la Garde Imperiale)
Colonel: 5 October 1809 (4e Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied)
Colonel: 9 November 1809 (8e Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied)
General-de-Brigade: 23 January 1814
Chevalier of the Empire: 9 October 1813
Died: 24 May 1836Drouot, (Antoine)
Born: 11 January 1771
Major-Directeur: 24 February 1808
Major: 27 August 1808 (Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied de la Garde Imperiale)
Colonel-Major: 9 July 1809 (Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied de la Garde Imperiale)
Commandant en Chef d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale:� 25 March 1815
General-de-Brigade: 10 January 1813
General-de-Division: 3 September 1813
Commander of the Leion d�Honneur: 14 June 1804
Count of the Empire: 24 October 1813
Died: 24 March 1847Pellegrin de Million, (Joseph)
Born: 30 December 1759
Colonel: 20 September 1805
Major-Directeur: 7 June 1809 (Parc d�Artillerie de la Garde)
General-de-Brigade: 10 January 1813
Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 3 Decemeber 1807
Baron� of the Empire: 10 April 1811
Died: ?Bon de Lignum, (Henri-Antoine)
Born: 14 February 1777
Colonel:� 23 December 1810
Major:� 27 March 1813 (1er Regiment du Train d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale)
Major-Directeur:� 6 November 1813 (Parc du Materiale de la Garde Imperiale)
Major-Directeur:� 11 April 1815 (Parc d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale)
Officer of the Legion d�Honneur:� 28 June 1807
Baron of the Empire: 16 August 1813
Died: 23 January 1856
Senior officers who served with the Parc d�Artillerie de la Garde Imperiale killed and wounded while in the service of France during the years 1791-1815
Digeon � wounded 14 June 1800
Drouot � wounded 6 July 1809
Pellegrin-Millon � wounded 18 October 1813
Bon de Lignum � received no wounds
Parc du materiale de la Garde Imperiale
Regimental History
1813:� Created, Parc du Materiale de la Garde Imperiale
1814:� Disbanded
1815:� Parc du Materiale de la Garde Imperiale
Colonel-Directeurs
1813: Boulart (Jean-Francois)
Major-Directeurs
1813: Bon de Lignum (Henri-Antoine)
One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
and above
Born: 31 March 1776
Major: 28 July 1809 (Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied de la Garde Imperiale)
Colonel-Directeur:� 29 March 1813 (Parc du materiale de la Garde Imperiale)
Commander Regiment d�Artillerie a Pied de la Garde Imperiale: 6 November 1813
General-de-Brigade: 6 November 1813
Baron of the Empire: 23 May 1810
Died: 20 October 1842�����������
Senior officers who served with the Parc du materiale de la Garde
Imperiale killed and wounded while in the service of� France during
the years 1791-1815
Boulart � wounded 22 May 1809 and 6 July 1809
Bon de Lignum � received no wounds
Bataillon du Train des equipage militaire
Regimental History
1811: Created, Bataillon du Train des equipage militaire
1814: Disbanded
1815: Escadron des equipage de la Garde Imperiale
Chef de Bataillon
Gubert, (Pierre)
Born: 12 February 1776
Chef de Bataillon: 1 November 1811 (Bataillon du Train des equipage militaire)
Chef de Escadron: 13 April 1815 (Escadron des equipage de la Garde Imperiale)
Chevalier of the Legion d�Honneur:� 19 March 1813
Died: 23 October 1855���
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the Bataillon du
Train des equipage militaire during the period 1811 � 1815
Officers killed: Five
Officers died of wounds: One
Officers wounded: Four
Regimental War Record (battles and combats in which officers were
killed or wounded)
1812: Moskowa, Krasnoe, Beresina, and Smorgoni
1813: Hanau and Paris
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