French Carabiniers and the Colonels Who Led Them 1792-1815.

By Tony Brou hton! F"#$

Carabinier pre-1810

Created in 1693 as the Royal Carabiniers, renamed the Carabiniers de M. le Comte de Provence in 1758. In 177 , they became the Carabiniers de Monsie!r" 1791 sa# the re$iments become the 1er and %e Re$iment de Carabinier &renadiers des 'ro!(es)a)Cheval !ntil *inally becomin$ the 1er and %e Re$iment de Carabiniers.

1er %e iment de Carabiniers.

Colonels and Che& de Bri ade 1791+ ,e -alence ./ean)0a(tiste)Cyr!s)Marie)1delaide de 'himbr!ne2 ) Colonel 1791+ ,e Meillonas .1ntoine)0ernard)Constance)Marron2 ) Colonel 179%+ ,e 0err!yer ./ean)3rancois2 ) Colonel 179%+ 1ntoine .4o!is)3rancois2 ) Colonel 179%+ 0a$et ./ean2 ) Che* de 0ri$ade.

1793+ /a!co!rt)4ato!r ./ac5!es)4o!is2 ) Che*)de)0ri$ade 1795+ &irard ./ean)Pierre2 ) Che*)de)0ri$ade 1799+ Cochois .1ntoine)Christo(he2 ) Che*)de)0ri$ade 1865+ Prince 0or$hese .Camille2 ) Colonel 1867+ 4aroche .3rancois2 ) Colonel 1813+ ,e 0aillienco!rt .3rancois)Charles)/ose(h2 ) Colonel 1815+ Ro$e .1rna!d2 ) Colonel '& the ele(en Colonels and Che&s-de-Bri ade! se(en attained the ran) o& *eneral-deBri ade and abo(e. +e Berruyer! ./ean)3rancois2 0orn+ 6 /an!ary 1738 Colonel+ 5 3ebr!ary 179% &eneral)de)0ri$ade+ 13 May 179% Member o* the 4e$iond78onne!r+ 11 9ovember 1863 ,ied+ 17 1(ril 186 ,ntoine! .4o!is)3rancois2 0orn+ 7 May 17 Colonel+ 16 May 179% &eneral)de)0ri$ade+ 8 March 1793 ,ied+ 13 1(ril 1837 Ba et! ./ean2 0orn+ 18 :ctober 17 3 Colonel+ 36 ;e(tember 179% &eneral)de)0ri$ade+ 36 /!ne 1793 ,ied+ 17 3ebr!ary 18%1 -aucourt-Latour! ./ac5!es)4o!is2

0orn+ 17 March 1736 Che*)de)0ri$ade+ 5 March 179 &eneral)de)0ri$ade+ 13 /!ne 1795 ,ied+ 8 :ctober 1867 Cochois! .1ntoine)Christo(he2 0orn+ 19 ,ecember 1755 Che*)de)0ri$ade+ Colonel+ 1863. &eneral)de)0ri$ade+ % ,ecember 1865 ;abre d78onne!r+ %6 ,ecember 186% Chevalier o* the 4e$ion d78onne!r+ ,ecember 1863 :ctober 1799

:**icer o* the 4e$ion d78onne!r+ 1 /!ne 186 0aron o* the <m(ire+ 11 /!ly 1816 ,ied+ 5 /an!ary 1836 .rince Bor hese! .Camille2 0orn+ 19 /!ly 1775 Colonel+ %7 ,ecember 1865 &eneral)de)0ri$ade+ 1 May 1867 &eneral de ,ivision+ %3 /an!ary 1868 &rand <a$le o* the 4e$ion d78onne!r+ 16 3ebr!ary 1865 ,ied+ 16 1(ril 183% Laroche! .3rancois2 0orn+ 5 /an!ary 1775 Colonel+ 1 May 1867 &eneral)de)0ri$ade+ %8 ;e(tember 1813 Chevalier o* the 4e$ion d78onne!r+ 18 ,ecember 1863

:**icer o* the 4e$ion d78onne!r+ 1 March 1866 ,ied+ %% 3ebr!ary 18%3 Colonels )illed and /ounded /hile in command o& the 1er %e iment de Carabiniers. Colonel Cochois+ =o!nded %6 :ctober 1865 Colonel 4aroche+ =o!nded %3 1(ril 1869 Colonel 0aillienco!rt+ =o!nded 3 3ebr!ary 181 '&&icers )illed and /ounded /hile ser(in /ith the 1er Carabiniers durin the 0eriod 1815-1815.

Carabinier 1810

:**icers >illed+ '#enty)t#o :**icers died o* #o!nds+ 3ive :**icers #o!nded+ <i$hty)one 1s the 1er and %e Carabiniers #ere al#ays bri$aded to$ether and their #ar record is the same and #ill be detailed later.

2e %e iment de Carabiniers.
Colonels and Che&s-de-Bri ade.

179%+ ,e 3o!ca!ld)la 0esse .4o!is2 ) Colonel 179%+ ,e Rainco!rt .Charles)I$nace2 ) Colonel 179%+ ,e 0ea!*ranchet d71yat .4o!is)Charles)1ntoine2 ) Colonel 179%+ ,71n$lars ./ean de 0assi$nac2 ) Colonel 1799+ ,e Ca!lainco!rt .1rmand)4o!is2 ) Che*)de)0ri$ade. 1863+ Morin .Pierre)9icolas2 ) Colonel 1867+ 0lanchard .1mable)&!y2 ) Colonel 1813+ ,e ;eve .Marie)4o!is)/ose(h2 ) Colonel 1815+ 0e!$nat .3rancois2 ) Colonel Four o& the abo(e o&&icers attained the ran) o& *eneral-de-Bri ade and abo(e. +e Beau&ranchet d2,yat! .4o!is)Charles)1ntoine2 0orn+ %% 9ovember 1757 Colonel+ 1(ril 179%

&eneral)de)0ri$ade+ 1 ;e(tember 179% ,ied+ % /!ly 181% +e Caulaincourt! .1rmand)1!$!stine)4o!is2 0orn+ 9 ,ecember 1773 Che*)de)0ri$ade+ 36 /!ly 1799 &eneral)de)0ri$ade+ %9 1!$!st 1863 &eneral de ,ivision+ 1 3ebr!ary 1865 Commander o* the 4e$ion d78onne!r+ 1 /!ne 186 &rand <a$le o* the 4e$ion d78onne!r+ % 3ebr!ary 1865 &rand Marechal d! Palais+ %5 May 1813 ,ied+ 19 3ebr!ary 18%7 3orin! .Pierre)9icolas2 0orn+ %% ;e(tember 1756

Colonel+ 31 1!$!st 1863 &eneral)de)0ri$ade+ %5 /an!ary 1867 Chevalier o* the 4e$ion d78onne!r+ 11 9ovember 1863 :**icer o* the 4e$ion d78onne!r+ % 1(ril 186 Commander o* the 4e$ion d78onne!r+ %5 ,ecember 1865 0aron o* the <m(ire+ 1% 3ebr!ary 181% ,ied+ %6 9ovember 18%7 Blanchard! .1mable)&!y2 0orn+ 19 1!$!st 177 Colonel+ %5 /an!ary 1867 &eneral)de)0ri$ade+ %8 ;e(tember 1813 ;abre d78onne!r+ %5 ,ecember 186% :**icer o* the 4e$ion d78onne!r+ 1 /!ne 186 0aron o* the <m(ire+ 17 May 1816 ,ied+ 1(ril 1853 Colonels )illed and /ounded /hile commandin the 2e %e iment de Carabiniers. Che*)de)0ri$ade+ ,e Ca!lainco!rt+ =o!nded % 9ovember 1799 Colonel 0lancard+ =o!nded 18 :ctober 181% '&&icers )illed and /ounded /hile ser(in /ith the 2e Carbiniers durin the 0eriod 1815-1815. :**icers >illed+ '#elve :**icers died o* #o!nds+ 3o!r :**icers #o!nded+ ;i?ty)*ive %e imental /ar record 4Battles and Combats5 179%+ -almy 1793+ 1rlon, 0liecastel, Climbach, and =issembo!r$

179 + 'o!rcoin$ and 'o!rnay 1795+ 3ran>enthal, Mannheim, and 0iberach 1866+ <n$en, Moes>irch, 1!$sbo!r$, 0lenheim, Passa$e o* the ,an!be, 8ochstett, 9eresheim, and 8ohenlinden 1865+ 9!rembo!r$ and 1!sterlit@ 1866+ Prent@lo# and 4!bec> 1867+ :strolen>a, &!ttstadt, and 3riedland 1869+ <c>m!hl, Ratisbonne, <sslin$, and =a$ram 181%+ 4a Mos>o#a, =in>o#o, and =iasma 1813+ ,resden, 4ei(@i$, and 8ana! 181 + Montmirail, 4a &!illotiere, 'royes, Craonne, 4aon, and Reims 1815+ A!atre)0ras and =aterloo Battle 6onours. 'here are no 0attle 8ono!rs $iven in the Re$imental 8istory o* the Carabinier Re$iments.