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The Garde Imperiale and Its Commanders during the

Period 1804 1815

Part I: The Cavalry Regiments

y Tony roughton! "I#$

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 !or information on the earl" histor" of the

Grenadiers-a-Cheval and Chasseurs-a-Cheval this information can be found in m" previous

article on the Garde Imperiale%

Regiment de Grenadiers&a&Cheval de la Garde Imperiale

Regimental 'istory

#$%&' Created, Grenadiers-a-Cheval de la Garde Imperiale

#$#&' (enamed, Corps (o"al des Cuirassiers de !rance

#$#)' (everted back to Grenadiers-a-Cheval de la Garde Imperiale

#$#)' *isbanded

Colonels

#$%#' +rdener Michel

#$%.' /alther !rederic-0enri#$#1' Gu"ot Claude-2tienne

Colonel&(a)ors and (a)ors

#$%&' +ulie Antoine - Major

#$%)' 3epic 3ouis - Colonel-Major

#$%)' Chastel 3ouis-4ierre-Aime 5 Colonel-Major

#$#6' 27elmans (em"-8oseph-Isidore - Major

#$#1' Caste7 Bertrand-4ierre - Major

#$#&' 3eves9ue-!erriere 3ouis-Marie - Major

#$#&' 8amin de Bermu" 8ean-Baptiste-Auguste-Marie - Major

#ine o* the a+ove o**i,ers attained the ran- o* General&de&rigade and a+ove
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.rdener! Michel

Born' 6 :eptember #;))

Chef-de-Brigade' #. :eptember #;


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epi,! 3ouis

Born' 6% :eptember #;.)Chef-de-Brigade' 6. March #;


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Born' 6< 8une #;;#

Colonel' 6% +ctober #$%. 6%e (egiment de Chasseurs-a-Cheval

Major' < !ebruar" #$#1 Grenadiers-a-Cheval de la Garde

General-de-Brigade' 6#st 8ul" #$%icolas

Born' ; >ovember #;.one+fficers died of wounds' >one

+fficers wounded' >one

Regimental /ar Re,ord +attles and ,om+ats9

>one

attle 'onours

>one

Regiment de ;ragons de l=Imperati,e

Regimental 'istory

#$%.' Created, (egiment de *ragons de la Garde Imperiale

#$%;' (enamed, (egiment de *ragons de l=Imperatice

#$#&' (enamed, Corps (o"al des *ragons de !rance

#$#)' (everted back to, (egiment de *ragons de l=Imperatice

#$#)' *isbanded

Colonels

#$%.' Arrighi 8ean-oussaint

#$%


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Colonel-Major' #1 :eptember #$%. *ragons de la Garde

General-de-Brigade' 6) Ma" #$%ovember #$#1

Commander of the 3egion d=0onneur' 6; !ebruar" #$#&

Baron of the 2mpire' 6. April #$#%*ied' 6 8anuar" #$#%

>onop-a!8ean

Born' 6; *ecember #;;;

Colonel' #) 8ul" #$%; #er (egiment de 3anciers 4olonaise

Colonel-Major' 6; 8anuar" #$#6 #er (egiment de Chevau-3egers 3anciers de la Garde

Colonel' ) 8ul" #$#6 1e (egiment de Chevau-3egers 3anciers

General-de-Brigade' . August #$##

Commander of the 3egion d=0onneur' ## *ecember #$%$

*ied' E

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#$#)' /aterloo there was onl" one s9uadron attached to the 6e (egiment de Chevau 3egers

3anciers de la Garde Imperial to form thr (egiment de Chevau-3egers 3anciers de la Garde

Imperiale under the command of General de *ivision Colbert

attle 'onours 181&1814 ;rapeau29

2ssling, /agram, :molensk, 3a Moskowa, Madrid, and Moscou

?e Regiment de Chevau&egers&an,iers de la Garde Imperiale

Regimental 'istory

#$#%' Created, 6e(egiment de Chevau-3egers 3anciers de la Garde formed from

(egiment de 0ussards de la Garde a Cheval du (oi *utch (egiment

1e(egiment de 0ussards 0ollandaise

Garde du Corps 0ollandaise

#$#&' Corps (o"al des Chevau-3egers 3anciers de !rance

#$#)' (eformed with single s9uadron of the #er (egiment de Chevau-3eger 3anciers de

la Garde to form (egiment de Chevau-3egers 3anciers de la Garde Imperiale

Colonels

#$##' Colbert 4ierre-*avid dit 2douard

Colonel-Majors and Majors

#$#%' 0asselt 8ean-0enri-Cornelis van - Major#$#%' *u Bois Charles-Marie-8oseph - Major#$#1' Gauthier 8ean-4ierre - Major

#$#1' 3alaing d=Audenarde Charles-3ouis - Major#$#)' *u Bois Charles-Marie-8oseph - Major

"our o* the a+ove o**i,ers attained the ran- o* General&de&rigade and a+ove

Col+ert!4ierre-*avid dit 2douard

General !ierre Colbert


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Born' $ +ctober#;;&

Colonel' 1% *ecember #$%. ;e (egiment de 0ussards

Colonel' . March #$## 6e (egiment de Chevau-3egers 3anciers de la Garde

General-de-Brigade' < March #$%

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