Regiments d'Infanterie Etrangers and the Colonels who led them during the period 1804-1815: The Polish

Regiments
By Tony Broughton, FINS

1er Legion du Nord

Regimental History 1806: Created, 1er Legion du Nord 1807: Transferred to the service of King of Saxony Commander Zayonchek, (Joseph) Born: 1 November 1762 Colonel: March 1786 (Reiment polonaise de Bulawa) General-Major: 29 May 1792 Lieutenat-General: August 1792 General-de-Brigade: 8 March 1797 (In the service of France) General-de-Division: 16 May 1802 Commander of the 1er Legion du Nord: 28 September 1806 Commander of the Legion dHonneur: 14 June 1804 Died: 18 July 1826 Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er Legion du Nord during the period 1806 - 1807 Officers killed: Five Officers died of wounds: Two Officers wounded: Twenty-one Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed or wounded) 1807: Dischau, Stargard, Thorn, Dantzig, and Heilsberg

2e Legion du Nord
Regimental History 1806: Created, 2e Legion du Nord 1807: Disbanded Commander Wolodkowicz, (Henry de)

Born: ? General-de-Brigade: 1799 General-de-Brigade: 23 September 1807 (In the service of France) Commander of the 2e Legion du Nord: 23 September 1806 Died: 20 August 1836 Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e Legion du Midi during the period 1806 - 1807 Officers killed: None Officers died of wounds: None Officers wounded: None Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed or wounded) None

Legion de la Vistule
1808: Created, Legion de la Vistule formed from the Legion Polacco-Italienne which was created in 1807 and consisted of three Infantry Regiments and one Regiment of Cavalry. The overall commander being: Grabinski, (Joseph) Born: 1771 Colonel: 10 December 1801 (1er Demi-Brigade) General-de-Brigade: 25 March 1807 Commander Legion Pollcco-Italienne: 10 May 1808

1er Regiment dInfanterie de Legion Polacco-Italienne

Regimental History 1807 : Created, 1er Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne 1808 : Transformed into the 1er Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule Colonels Chlopicki de Necznia, (Gregoire-Joseph) Born: 19 May 1768 Colonel: 11 June 1807 (1er Regiment de la Legion Pollcco-Italienne) General-de-Brigade: 18 July 1809 Died: 21 September 1854 Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne during the period 1807 - 1808 Officers killed: No available information Officers died of wounds: No available information Officers wounded: No available information

Regimental History (battles and combats) No available information

2e Regiment dInfanterie de Legion Polacco-Italienne

Regimental History 1807 : Created, 2e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne 1808 : Transformed into the 2e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule Colonels 1807 : Biatowieyski (Simon) Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule during the period 1807 - 1808 Officers killed: No available information Officers died of wounds: No available information Officers wounded: No available information Regimental History (battles and combats) No available information

3e Regiment dInfanterie de Legion Polacco-Italienne

Regimental History 1807 : Created, 3e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne 1808 : Transformed into the 3e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule Colonels 1807 : Swiderski (Pierre) Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 3e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne during the period 1807 - 1808 Officers killed: No available information Officers died of wounds: No available information Officers wounded: No available information Regimental History (battles and combats) No available information

Regiment de Cavalerie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne

Regimental History

1807 : Created, Regiment de Cavalerie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne 1808 : Transformed into the 1er Regiment de Vistule Lanciers Colonels 1807 : Rozniecki (Alexander) 1807 : Konopka (Jean) One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade Konopka, (Jean) Born: 27 December 1777 Colonel: 15 July 1807 (Regiment de Cavalerie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne) Colonel-Major: 27 January 1812 (1er Regiment de Chevau-Legers Lanciers de la Garde) Colonel: 5 July 1812 (3e Regiment de Chevau-Legers Lanciers) General-de-Brigade: 6 August 1811 Commander of the Legion dHonneur: 11 December 1808 Died: ? Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the Regiment de Cavalerie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne during the period 1807 - 1808 Officers killed: No available information Officers died of wounds: No available information Officers wounded: No available information Regimental History (battles and combats) No available information

1er Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule

Regimental History 1808: Created, 1er Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule 1813: Disbanded Colonels 1808: Chlopicki de Necznia (Gregoire-Joseph) 1809: Kosinowski (Nicolas-Alexandre) 1811: Fondzielcki (Paul) 1812: Kosinowski (Nicolas-Alexandre) One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade Chlopicki de Necznia, (Gregoire-Joseph) Born: 19 May 1768 Colonel: 11 June 1807 (1er Regiment de la Legion Pollcco-Italienne)

Colonel: 1808 (1er Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule) General-de-Brigade: 18 July 1809 Died: 21 September 1854 Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule Colonel Chlopicki: wounded 4 August 1808 Colonel Kosinowski: wounded 23 November 1808 and 28 November 1812 Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule during the period 1807 - 1813 Officers killed: Twelve Officers died of wounds: Seven Officers wounded: Sixty three Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed or wounded) 1806: Ste-Euphemie, Mangona, and Codron 1807: Salzbrunn 1808: Saragosse, Tudela, and Tavenca 1809: Saragosse, Alcanitz, Maria, Belchite, and Stella 1810: Villet-Checa 1811: Gratalope, Fairet, Tarragonem and Sagonte 1812: Valence, Mojaisk, Voronow, Beresinam and Wilna

2e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule

Regimental History 1808: Created, 2e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule 1813: Disbanded Colonels 1808: Biatowieyski (Simon) 1808: Kosinowski (Nicolas-Alexandre) 1809: Michalowski ( ?) 1812: Chlusowicz (Joseph) 1812: Malezewski ( ?) None of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule None Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule during the period 1808 - 1813

Officers killed: Ten Officers died of wounds: Three Officers wounded: Forty-three Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed or wounded) 1808: Saragosse and Tudela 1809: Saragosse and Stella 1810: Tortose, Orpisa, and Fuente-Santa 1811: Azuara 1812: Valence, Woronowo, Beresina, Wilna, and Kowno 1813: Wittenberg

3e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule

Regimental History 1807: Created, 3e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule 1813: Disbanded Colonels 1807: Swiderski (Pierre) 1809: Estko (Sixte d) 1812; Kosinski (Michel) 1812: Fondzielcki (Paul) One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade Estko, (Sixte d) Born: 4 March 1776 Colonel: 12 July 1808 General-de-Brigade: 11 July 1813 Officer of the Legion dHonneur: 1811 Died: 30 October 1813 (of wounds received on the 18 October 1813) Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 3e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule Colonel Fondzielski: wounded 18/11/1812 and died of wounds 5 February 1813 Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 3e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule during the period 1807 - 1813 Officers killed: Sixteen Officers died of wounds: Four Officers wounded: Thirty-seven Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed or wounded)

1808: Saragosse 1809: Saragosse, Alcanitz, and Estella 1810: Alminia, Taracon, Aiguillon, Epila, Tortose, and Lerida 1811: Tarragone and Valence 1812: Valence, Pampelune, Krasnoe, Beresina, Smorgony, and Wilna

4e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule

Regimental History 1810 : Created, 4e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule 1813 : Disbanded Colonel Estko, (Sixte d) Born: 4 March 1776 Colonel: 12 July 1808 (3e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule) Colonel : 23 May 1810 (4e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule) General-de-Brigade: 11 July 1813 Officer of the Legion dHonneur: 1811 Died: 30 October 1813 (of wounds received on the 18 October 1813) Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 4e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule during the period 1810 - 1813 Officers killed: One Officers died of wounds: None Officers wounded: Nineteen Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed or wounded) 1810: Santa-Martha 1811: Puebla, Aldea-del-Ponte and Tabara 1812: Tudela, Ontario and Peynaranda 1813: Parkowo

Regiment dInfanterie de la Vistula

Regimental History 1813 : Created, Regiment dInfanterie de la Vistule (Formed from the disbanded Regiments de la Legion de la Vistule) 1814 : Disbanded Colonels 1813 : Estko (Sixte d) 1813 : Malezewski ( ?) 1814 : Kosinski (Michel)

One of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade Estko, (Sixte d) Born: 4 March 1776 Colonel: 12 July 1808 (3e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule) Colonel : 23 May 1810 (4e Regiment dInfanterie de la Legion de la Vistule) Colonel : 1813 (Regiment dInfanterie de la Vistule) General-de-Brigade: 11 July 1813 Officer of the Legion dHonneur: 1811 Died: 30 October 1813 (of wounds received on the 18 October 1813) Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the Regiment dInfanterie de la Vistule Colonel Malezenski: killed 19 October 1813 Colonel Kosinski: wounded 2 March 1814 Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the Regiment dInfanterie de la Vistule during the period 1813 - 1814 Officers killed: Three Officers died of wounds: Two Officers wounded: Twenty-five Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed or wounded) 1813: Kratschau, Freyberg, Leipzig, and Torau 1814: Saint-Cyprien and Arcis-sur-Aube

1er Regiment de Vistule Lanciers

Regimental History 1808: Created, 1er Regiment de Vistule Lanciers 1811: Renamed, 7e Regiment de Chevau-Legers-Lanciers Colonel Konopka, (Jean) Born: 27 December 1777 Colonel: 15 July 1807 (Regiment de Cavalerie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne) Colonel: March 1808 (1er Regiment de Vistule Lanciers) Colonel-Major: 27 January 1812 (1er Regiment de Chevau-Legers Lanciers de la Garde Imperiale) Colonel: 5 July 1812 (3e Regiment de Chevau-Legers Lanciers de la Garde Imperiale) General-de-Brigade: 6 August 1811 Commander of the Legion dHonneur: 11 December 1808 Died: ? Colonels killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er Regiment de Vistule Lanciers

Colonel Konopka - wounded 4 August 1808 Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 1er Regiment de Vistule Lanciers during the period 1808 - 1811 Officers killed: Four Officers died of wounds: Three Officers wounded: Thirty-four Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed or wounded) 1806: Naples and Gaete 1807: Dantzi and Saltzbrun 1808: Saragosse and Tudela 1809: Guadalaxara, Juvenez, Cuidad-Real, Talavera-de-la-Reyna, Almoncid, and SantaMaria-de-Nieva 1810: Sierra-Morena and Baza 1811: Albuhera

2e Regiment de Vistule Lanciers

Regimental History 1811: Created, 2e Regiment de Vistule Lanciers 1811: Renamed, 8e Regiment de Chevau-Legers-Lanciers Colonel Lubienski, (Thomas) Born: 24th November 1784 Colonel: 18th June 1811 Colonel: 19th January 1814 (Combined 7e and 8e Regiments de Chevau-Legers-Lanciers) General-de-Brigade: 15th March 1814 Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 22nd July 1807 Baron of the Empire: 13th February 1811 Died: 27th August 1870 Officers killed and wounded whilst serving with the 2e Regiment de Vistule Lanciers during the period 1811 Officers killed: None Officers died of wounds: None Officers wounded: None Regimental History (battles and combats in which officers were killed or wounded) None