Saint-Hilaire Infantry Division ( French: Division d'infanterie de Saint-Hilaire ) - French infantry division of the period of the Napoleonic Wars .
| Saint Hilaire Infantry Division | |
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| fr. Division d'infanterie de Saint-Hilaire | |
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| Years of existence | August 29, 1803 - March 2, 1810 |
| A country |  French empire |
| Included in | Ocean Coast Army (1803-05), The Great Army (1805-08), The Rhine Army (1808-09), German Army (1809-10) |
| Type of | Infantry division |
| Includes | Light and linear infantry regiments |
| Number | from 6,000 to 9,000 personnel |
| Wars | Napoleonic Wars |
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| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Louis Saint-Hilaire , Charles Grangean |
Formed on August 29, 1803 in the camp of Saint-Omer , and was part of the Ocean Coast Army . General Saint-Hilaire was appointed commander of the division.
The division took an active part in the campaigns of Napoleon in Bavaria , Austria , Prussia and Poland . After the mortal wound received by Saint-Hilaire at the battle of Essling , General Grange was led by the division. From this moment until the disbandment, the Infantry Division of Grangean ( fr. Division d'infanterie de Grandjean ).
It was disbanded by the Emperor on March 2, 1810 during the reorganization of the French troops in Germany [1] .
Content
Division Composition by Dates
On November 7, 1805:
- 1st Brigade (commander - Brigadier General Charles Moran )
- 10th Light Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Pierre Puse )
- 2nd Brigade (commander - Brigadier General Paul Thiebo )
- 14th Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Jacques Maza )
- 36th Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Charles Udar de Lamotte )
- 3rd brigade (commander - Brigadier General Louis-Pri Vare )
- 43rd regiment of line infantry (commander - Colonel Raymond Vivies )
- 55th Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Francois Ledru des Essard )
On June 1, 1807:
- 1st Brigade (commander - Brigadier General Jacques Saviettier de Candrais )
- 10th Light Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Pierre Bertesen )
- 22nd regiment of line infantry (commander - Colonel Claude Arman )
- 2nd Brigade (commander - Brigadier General Claude Bugey )
- 14th Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Jean Henriot )
- 36th Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Pierre Berlier )
- 3rd Brigade (commander - Brigadier General Guillaume Latrius de Laurence )
- 43rd regiment of line infantry (commander - Colonel Jean Bossin)
- 55th Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Rene Perrier)
On July 5, 1809:
- 1st Brigade (commander - Brigadier General Charles Marion )
- 10th Light Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Pierre Bertesen )
- 2nd Brigade (commander - Brigadier General Guillaume Latrius de Laurence )
- 3rd Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Laurent Schober )
- 57th Regiment of Line Infantry (commander - Colonel Jean-Louis Charrier )
- 3rd brigade (commander - Brigadier General Jean-Antoine Bren )
- 72nd Regiment of Line Infantry (commander - Colonel Michelle Laffitte )
- 105th Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Marie Blanmon )
Division Organization
- division headquarters
- 10th Light Infantry Regiment ( French 10e régiment d'infanterie légère )
- in the division from August 29, 1803 to March 2, 1810
- 14th Line Infantry Regiment ( FR. 14e régiment d'infanterie de ligne )
- in the division from August 29, 1803 to September 22, 1806, and from February 21, 1807 to November 11, 1807 [2]
- 36th Line Infantry Regiment ( Fr. 36e régiment d'infanterie de ligne )
- in the division from August 29, 1803 to July 1, 1808
- 55th Line Infantry Regiment ( French 55e régiment d'infanterie de ligne )
- in the division from August 29, 1803 to November 11, 1807 [2]
- 43rd Regiment of Line Infantry ( fr. 43e régiment d'infanterie de ligne )
- in the division from September 30, 1803 to July 12, 1807
- 22nd Line Infantry Regiment ( FR. 22e régiment d'infanterie de ligne )
- from spring 1807 to March 31, 1809
- 3rd Line Infantry Regiment ( FR. 3e régiment d'infanterie de ligne )
- in the division from November 11, 1807 [2] to March 2, 1810
- 72nd Regiment of Line Infantry ( fr. 72e régiment d'infanterie de ligne )
- in the division from November 11, 1807 [2] to March 2, 1810
- 57th Line Infantry Regiment ( fr. 57e régiment d'infanterie de ligne )
- in the division from October 12, 1808 to March 2, 1810
- 105th Line Infantry Regiment ( French 105e régiment d'infanterie de ligne )
- in the division from March 31, 1809 to March 2, 1810
- artillery
Subordination and Division Number
- 1st Infantry Division at the St. Omer Camp of the Ocean Coast Army (August 29, 1803);
- 1st Infantry Division of the 4th Army Corps of the Great Army (August 29, 1805);
- 4th Infantry Division of the Rhine Army (October 15, 1808);
- 3rd Infantry Division of the 2nd Army Corps of the German Army (April 1, 1809).
Division Command
Division Commanders
- Division General Louis Saint-Hilaire (August 29, 1803 - May 22, 1809)
- Division General Charles Grangean (May 23, 1809 - March 2, 1810)
Division Chiefs
- Colonel HQ Francois Ruffin (August 29, 1803 - February 1, 1805)
- Colonel of Staff Louis Bino (March 2, 1805 - September 27, 1806)
- Colonel of Staff Pierre Lacroix (September 28, 1806 - November 24, 1806)
- Colonel of Staff Jean-Marie Detabanrat (December 1806 - January 1807)
- Colonel of Staff Jean-Francois Delors de Gleon (January 31, 1807 - March 4, 1807)
- Colonel of Staff Jean-Pierre Bayot (March 4, 1807 - March 2, 1810)
Brigade commanders
- Brigadier General Baptiste Bisson (August 29, 1803 - February 1, 1805)
- Brigadier (Division since December 24, 1805) General Charles Moran (August 29, 1803 - February 14, 1806)
- Brigadier General Joseph Doltann (February 1, 1805 - September 1, 1805)
- Brigadier General Paul Thiebo (September 25, 1805 - December 13, 1805)
- Brigadier General Louis-Prix Vare (September 12, 1805 - March 14, 1807)
- Brigadier General Jean-Dominic Kompan (December 13, 1805 - September 27, 1806)
- Brigadier General Jacques Savettier de Candre (March 13, 1806 - February 21, 1809)
- Brigadier General Claude Bugey (March 29, 1807 - June 27, 1807)
- Brigadier General Guillaume Latrius de Laurence (March 1, 1807 - November 4, 1808, March 28, 1809 - July 15, 1809)
- Brigadier General Jean-Marie Detabanrat (November 15, 1807 - May 24, 1809)
- Brigadier General Pierre Puse (March 29, 1809 - May 22, 1809)
- Brigadier General Charles Marion (May 27, 1809 - March 2, 1810)
- Brigadier General Jean-Antoine Bren (May 24, 1809 - March 2, 1810)
- Brigadier General Nicolas Razou (July 15, 1809 - March 2, 1810)
Awarded
Badge of the Great Eagle of the Legion of Honor
- Louis Saint-Hilaire , December 26, 1805 - Division General, Division Commander
Great Officers of the Legion of Honor
- Louis Saint-Hilaire , June 14, 1804 - Division General, Division Commander
Legion of Honor Commandants
- Baptiste Bisson , June 14, 1804 - Brigadier General, brigade commander
- Charles Moran , June 14, 1804 - Brigadier General, brigade commander
- Louis Bino , December 25, 1805 - Colonel, Chief of Staff of the Division
- Pierre Puse , December 25, 1805 - Colonel, commander of the 10th lung
- Charles Udar de Lamotte , December 25, 1805 - Colonel, commander of the 36th Line
- Jean-Marie Detabanrat , April 23, 1809 - Brigadier General, brigade commander
- Jean-Pierre Bayot , April 23, 1809 - Colonel, Chief of Staff of the division
- Pierre Berthezen , April 23, 1809 - Colonel, commander of the 10th lung
- Marie Blanmon , April 23, 1809 - Colonel, commander of the 105th Line
- Jean-Louis Charrier , August 10, 1809 - Colonel, commander of the 57th Line
Legion of Honor Officers
- Raymond Vivies , June 14, 1804 - Colonel, commander of the 43rd Line
- Jean-Francois Grendorge , June 14, 1804 - Colonel, commander of the 36th Line
- Francois Ledru des Essaire , June 14, 1804 - Colonel, commander of the 55th Line
- Jacques Maza , June 14, 1804 - Colonel, commander of the 14th Line
- Pierre Puse , June 14, 1804 - Colonel, commander of the 10th lung
- Francois Ruffin , June 14, 1804 - Colonel, Chief of Staff of the Division
- Blanc, December 26, 1805 - battalion commander of the 14th Line
- Antoine Gruyè , December 26, 1805 - battalion commander of the 43rd Line
- Rene Perrier , December 26, 1805 - battalion commander of the 36th Line
- Pierre Berthezen , July 11, 1807 - Colonel, commander of the 10th lung
Notes
- ↑ Napoleon's correspondence of March 2, 1810 Archived on November 22, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Napoleon Correspondence for November 1807
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