French Horse Artillery Regiments and the Colonels Who Led Them 1791-1815

By Tony Broughton, FINS 1er Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval

Regimental History 1794: Created, 1er Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade 1794: Marles (Charles-Francois) - Chef-de-Brigade 1800: Jaillot (Louis) - Chef-de-Brigade 1801: Anthouard de Vraincourt (Charles-Nicolas) - Chef-de-Brigade 1806: Prost (Claude) - Colonel 1806: Baltus de Pouilly (Basile-Guy-Marie-Victor) - Colonel 1811: Raffron (Cyprien-Joseph) - Colonel Three of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above Anthouard de Vraincourt, (Charles-Nicolas) Born: 7 April 1773 Chef-de-Brigade: 30 November 1801 General-de-Brigade: 11 February 1806 General-de-Division: 21 June 1810 Count of the Empire: 21 January 1810 Died: 14 March 1852 Prost, (Claude) Born: 5 February 1764 Colonel: 16 October 1806 General-de-Brigade: 21 July 1811 Baron of the Empire: 1 May 1810 Died: 4 July 1834 Baltus de Pouilly, (Basile-Guy-Marie-Victor) Born: 2 January 1766 Colonel: 9 March 1806 General-de-Brigade: 14 March 1811 Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 11 July 1807 Baron of the Empire: 28 January 1809 Died: 13 January 1845 Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 1er Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval None

Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 1er Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval during the period 1804-1815 Officers killed: Six Officers died of wounds: None Officers wounded: Twenty-eight Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats) 1796: Dego 1797: Kehl and Gradisca 1809: Wagram 1812: Moskowa and Beresina 1813: Dresde and Leipzig 1814: La Rothiere and Paris 1815: Waterloo Battle Honours Wagram 1809 (1812 model Drapeux)

2e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval
Regimental History 1794: Created, 2e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade 1795: Hanicque (Antoine-Alexandre) - Chef-de-Brigade 1796: Marmont (Auguste-Frederic-Louis Viesse de) - Chef-de-Brigade 1799: Mossel (Jean-Louis-Oliver) - Chef-de-Brigade 1805: Forno (Alexandre-Jean-Francois-Joseph) - Colonel 1807: Le Noury (Henri-Marie) - Colonel 1809: Pellegrin de Millon (Joseph) - Colonel 1813: Chopin (Louis) - Colonel 1814: Lafont (Andre-Jacques-Elisabeth) - Colonel 1815: Rey (Eduard-Eleonor-Guillaume) - Colonel Five of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above, one reaching the rank of Marechal de l'Empire Hanicque, (Antoine-Alexandre) Born: 19 May 1742 Chef-de-Brigade: 21 March 1795 General-de-Brigade: 29 August 1803 General-de-Division: 3 March 1807 Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804 Baron of the Empire: 2 July 1808 Died: 28 February 1821

Marmont, (Auguste-Frederic-Louis Viesse de) Born: 20 July 1774 Chef-de-Brigade: 13 October 1796 General-de-Brigade: 10 June 1798 General-de-Division: 9 September 1800 Marshal of the Empire: 12 July 1809 Died: 3 March 1852 Mossel, (Jean-Louis-Oliver) Born: 2 April 1770 Chef-de-Brigade: 5 May 1799 General-de-Brigade: 20 September 1805 General-de-Division: 15 June 1807 Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 25 December 1805 Baron of the Empire: 26 October 1808 Died: 25 November 1848 Le Noury, (Henri-Marie) Born: 6 November 1771 Colonel: 9 March 1806 (2e Regiment d'Artillerie a Pied) Colonel: 17 July 1807 (2e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval) General-de-Brigade: 23 March 1809 General-de-Division: 25 November 1813 Baron of the Empire: 17 March 1808 Died: 25 September 1839 Pellegrin de Millon, (Joseph) Born: 30 December 1759 Colonel: 1809 General-de-Brigade: 10 January 1813 Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 3 Decemeber 1807 Baron of the Empire: 10 April 1811 Died: ? Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 2e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval Colonel Forno: Killed 14 June 1807 Colonel Pelgrin: Wounded died of wounds 7 September 1812 Officers killed and wounded while serving with the Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval during the period 1804-1815 Officers killed: Four Officers died of wounds: Three Officers wounded: Thirty-one Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats)

1796: Neresheim, Kamlach, Kehl, and Huningue 1797: Rhin 1799: Zurich 1800: Montebello, Marengo, and Engen 1805: Austerlitz 1807: Friedland 1809: Medellin, Wals, and Girone 1809: Essling 1810: Cadiz and Vich 1812: Moskowa 1813: Dresde and Leipzig 1814: Fere-Champenoise and Paris 1815: Ligny and Waterloo Battle Honours Ulm 1805, Austerlitz 1805, Jena 1806, Eylau 1807, Friedland 1807, Essling 1809, and Wagram 1809 (1812 model Drapeux)

3e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval
Regimental History 1794: Created, 3e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade 1794: Fays (?) - Chef-de-Brigade 1795: Sorbier (Jean-Barthelemont) - Chef-de-Brigade 1800: Du Roc (Geraud-Christophe-Michel) - Chef-de-Brigade 1801: Navelet de la Massonniere (Alexandre-Pierre) - Chef-de-Brigade and Colonel in 1803 1807: Aboville (Augustin-Marie d') - Colonel 1808: Doguerau (Louis) - Colonel 1812: Marion (Claude) - Colonel 1813: Marilhac (Robert) - Colonel Four of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above Sorbier, (Jean-Barthelemont) Born: 17 November 1762 Chef-de-Brigade: 1 April 1795 General-de-Brigade: 18 April 1797 General-de-Division: 6 January 1800 Count of the Empire: 6 June 1808 Died: 23 July 1827 Du Roc, (Geraud-Christophe-Michel) Born: 25 October 1772 Chef-de-Brigade: 14 March 1800

General-de-Brigade: 13 October 1801 General-de-Division: 27 Auguste 1803 Grand Eagle of the Legion d'Honneur: 2 February 1805 Duke of the Empire: May 1808 Died: 23 May 1813 (of wounds recieved at Gorlitz) Navelet de la Massonniere, (Alexandre-Pierre) Born: 20 March 1767 Chef-de-Brigade: 7 December 1801General-de-Brigade: 21 June 1807 Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804 Baron of the Empire: 26 October 1808 Died: 1 December 1809 Aboville, (Augustin-Marie d') Born: 12 April 1777 Colonel: 10 July 1806 (1er Regiment d'Artillerie a Pied) Colonel: 21 June 1807 (3e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval) General-de-Brigade: 9 July 1809 Baron of the Empire: 5 October 1808 Died: 20 June 1843 Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 3e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval Colonel Doguereau: Wounded 28 December 1808 Colonel Marion: Wounded 18 November 1812 Colonel Marilhac: Wounded 16 October 1813 Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 3e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval during the period 1804-1815 Officers killed: Nine Officers died of wounds: Four Officers wounded: Forty-three Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats) 1800: Hohenlinden and Erbach 1805: Austerlitz 1806: Lubeck 1807: Friedland 1808: Somo-Sierra 1809: Medellin, Talavera, Ocana, Almonacid, and La Corona 1809: Essling and Wagram 1811: Albuhera and Olivenza 1812: Moskowa and Krasnoe 1813: Lutzen, Bautzen, Leipzig and Hanau 1814: Brienne, Monterau, La Rothiere, Montmirail, and Paris 1815: Suffel

Battle Honours Ulm 1805, Austerlitz 1805, Jena 1806, Eylau 1807, Friedland 1807, Essling 1809 and Wagram 1809 (1812 model Drapeux)

4e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval
Regimental History 1794: Created, 4e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade 1794: Ferveur (Nicolas) - Chef-de-Brigade 1795: Lauriston (Jacques-Alexandre-Bernard Law de) - Chef-de-Brigade 1796: Miquel-Feriet (Louis-Charles) - Chef-de-Brigade 1800: Lauriston (Jacques-Alexandre-Bernard Law de) - Chef-de-Brigade 1801: Taviel (Albert-Louis-Valentin) - Chef-de-Brigade 1802: Faure de Gier (Chretian-Francois-Antoine) - Chef-de-Brigade and Colonel in 1803 1811: Griois (Charles-Pierre-Lubin) - Colonel 1813: Lavoy (Claude-Joseph) - Colonel 1814: Noel (Jean-Nicolas-Augustin) - Colonel Three of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above Lauriston, (Jacques-Alexandre-Bernard Law de) Born: 1 February 1768 Chef-de-Brigade: 7 February 1795 (4e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval) Chef-de-Brigade: 5 March 1800 (4e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval) Chef-de-Brigade: 3 October 1801 (1er Regiment d'Artillerie a Pied) General-de-Brigade: 13 September 1802 General-de-Division: 1 February 1805 Count of the Empire: Died: 11 June 1828 Taviel, (Albert-Louis-Valentin) Born: 17 June 1767 Chef de Brigae: 1801 General-de-Brigade: 1 February 1805 General-de-Division: 21 July 1811 Baron of the Empire: 13 March 1811 Died: 16 November 1831 Faure de Gier, (Chretian-Francois-Antoine) Born: 20 January 1769 Chef-de-Brigade: 21 January 1802 General-de-Brigade: 23 June 1811 Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 15 June 1804

Baron of the Empire: 13 August 1811 Died: 2 February 1813 Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 4e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval Colonel Faure de Gier: Wounded 8 May 1809 Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 4e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval during the period 1804-1815 Officers killed: Twenty-one Officers died of wounds: Three Officers wounded: Twenty-nine Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats) 1796: Ehrenbriestein 1809: Piave and Wagram 1812: Moskowa, Malo-Jaroslawetz and Beresina 1813: Bautzen, Dresde, Katzbach, Kulm and Leipzig 1814: Mincio 1815: Waterloo Battle Honours Essling 1809 and Wagram 1809 (1812 model Drapeux)

5e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval
Regimental History 1794: Created, 5e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade 1794: de la Tourniere (Etienne-Joseph) - Chef-de-Brigade 1799: Foy (Maximillien-Sebastien) - Chef-de-Brigade and Colonel in 1803 1808: Berge (Francois) - Colonel 1813: Chaveau (Louis-Joseph) Colonel Two of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above Foy, (Maximillien-Sebastien) Born: 3 February 1775 Chef-de-Brigade: 25 September 1799 General-de-Brigade: 3 November 1808 General-de-Division: 29 November 1810 Baron of the Empire: 9 September 1810 Count of the Empire: 15 May 1815 Died: 28 November 1828

Berge, (Francois) Born: 11 March 1779 Colonel: 28 December 1808 General-de-Brigade: 26 May 1813 Chevalier of the Empire: 15 July 1810 Died: 18 April 1832 Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 5e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval Colonel Foy: Wounded 21 August 1808 Colonel Berge: Wounded 28 July 1809 and 16 May 1811 Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 5e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval during the period 1804-1815 Officers killed: Sixteen Officers died of wounds: Five Officers wounded: Thirty-two Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats) 1795: Mannheim 1796: Mondovi, Lodi, Castiglione, Bassano, and Arcole 1797: Rivoli, La Favorite, Piave and Gradica 1800: Marengo 1806: Jena 1807: Eylau and Heilsberg 1808: Valence and Vimeiro 1809: Talavera and Belchite 1809: Wagram 1810: Lerida 1811: Albuhera 1812: Moskowa and Vilna 1813: Bautzen, Zwickau, Leipzig, and Hanau 1814: Laon and Fere-Champenoise Battle Honours Ulm 1805, Austerlitz 1805, Jena 1806, Eylau 1807, Friedland 1807, Essling 1809, and Wagram 1809 (1812 model Drapeux)

6e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval
Regimental History 1795: Created, 6e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade

1795: Foucher (Louis-Francois) - Chef-de-Brigade 1803: Desvaux de Saint-Maurice (Jean-Jacques) - Colonel 1804: Charbonnel (Joseph-Claude-Marie) - Colonel 1810: Cadet de Fontenay (Hyppolyte-Rene-Jean) - Colonel 1813: Marion (Claude) - Colonel Two of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above Desvaux de Saint-Maurice, (Jean-Jacques) Born: 26 June 1775 Colonel: 29 October 1803 (6e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval) General-de-Brigade: 9 July 1809 General-de-Division: 6 November 1813 Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 16 May 1813 Baron of the Empire: 30 October 1810 Died: 18 June 1815 (killed at Waterloo) Charbonnel, (Joseph-Claude-Marie) Born: 24 March 1774 Colonel: 2 June 1804 General-de-Brigade: 2 October 1809 Baron of the Empire: 10 September 1808 Died: 10 March 1846 Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 6e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval Colonel Marion: Wounded 18 November 1812 Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 6e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval during the period 1804-1815 Officers killed: Nineteen Officers died of wounds: One Officers wounded: Forty-six Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats) 1799: Magnano and Cassano 1800: Zolhausen 1806: Eylau 1807: Eylau, Heilsberg, and Friedland 1809: Talavera 1809: Ratisbonne, Essling, and Wagram 1810: Puerto-Real 1812: Smolensk, Moskowa, Krasnoe, Borisow, and Vilna 1813: Lutzen, Dresde, Leipzig, and Hanau 1814: Fere-Champenoise Battle Honours

No available information

7e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval
Regimental History 1794: Created, 7e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval 1801: Disbanded Chef-de-Brigade 1794: Quarante (Francois) - Chef-de-Brigade 1795: Gueriot de Saint-Martin (Nicolas-Louis) - Chef-de-Brigade 1799: Guyonneau de Pambour (Francois-Alexis) - Chef-de-Brigade 1801: Saint-Paul Doumic (Jean-Guillaume) - Chef-de-Brigade Two of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade Gueriot de Saint-Martin, (Nicolas-Louis) Born: 15 November 1762 Chef-de-Brigade: 16 September 1795 General-de-Brigade: 5 February 1799 Died: 8 June 1802 Guyonneau de Pambour, (Francois-Alexis) Born: 15 June 1766 Chef-de-Brigade: 26 March 1799 General-de-Brigade: 15 June 1802 Died: 3 July 1802 Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 7e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval No available information Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats) 1796: Lech and Kehl 1799: Zurich 1800: Biberach and Hohenlinden Battle Honours No available information

8e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval
Regimental History 1794: Created, 8e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval 1802: Disbanded

Chefs-de-Brigade 1794: Machuret (Jean-Claude-Edouard) - Chef-de-Brigade 1801: Guyonneau de Pambour (Francois-Alexis) - Chef-de-Brigade One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade Guyonneau de Pambour, (Francois-Alexis) Born: 15 June 1766 Chef-de-Brigade: 26 March 1799 (7e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval) Chef-de-Brigade: 23 April 1801 (8e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval) General-de-Brigade: 15 June 1802 Died: 3 July 1802 Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 8e Regiment dArtillerie--Cheval No available information Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats) 1796: Rastadt and Rhin 1799: La Trebbia, Bergen and Castricum 1800: Hohenlinden Battle Honours No available information