1 ^he régiment de hussards parachutistes

Régiment de Berchény hussards ; 1 er régiment de hussards ; 1 er régiment de hussards parachutistes
	; ; Association badge
Lineup	1720
Country	France
Armed forces	French armed forces
Armed forces	Armée française de terre
Branch of service	Airborne Force
Type	Airborne armored cavalry
Insinuation	"11 e brigade parachutiste" of the "3 e division"
Location	Tarbes
Nickname	" Bercheny Houzards " ; " L'échelon blindé d'urgence "
motto	"Omnia si perdas, famam servare memento"
Colours	blue and red
Awards	Croix de guerre (1914–1918) ; Croix de guerre (1940–1945) ; Croix de la Valeur militaire

The 1 ^er régiment de hussards parachutistes (1 ^er RHP - 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment) is an active regiment of the French cavalry ( Arme blindée et cavalerie ). It is stationed in Tarbes . It is the only armored regiment of the 11 ^e brigade parachutiste (11th parachute brigade). According to French custom, the name of the unit does not necessarily correspond to the task at hand. It is an airborne tank reconnaissance regiment. The competent territorial command is the Région militaire Terre Sud-Ouest - RTSO (Land-Military Region Southwest), whose headquarters are in Bordeaux .

Lineup and significant changes

1719 to 1720 : The hussars "de Bercheny" were set up in Constantinople with the consent of the regent Philippe d'Orléans by the Count de Bercheny, a Hungarian patriot persecuted by the Habsburgs .
1791: The units of the French army lost their names and were only referred to by numbers. The "Régiment de Bercheny" became the one ^he régiment de hussards .
29 floréal an IV : (May 19, 1796) half of the personnel of the disbanded "13 ^e régiment de hussards" was incorporated into the regiment
1815 : after the rule of the Hundred Days it was dissolved
1816 : Re-positioning as one ^he régiment de hussards du Jura .
1824 : renamed "1 ^er régiment de hussards de Chartres".
1940 : dissolved after the Compiègne armistice .
1945 : reorganized by the Resistance under the name Régiment de reconnaissance de la 25 ^e division (reconnaissance regiment of the 25th division).
1946 : On the occasion of the transfer to Algeria , the regiment in the 11th Parachute Brigade of the 25th Airborne Division was added and in one ^he régiment de hussards parachutiste renamed.

Mestres de camp / Colonels / Chefs de brigade

Mestre de camp was from 1569 to 1661 and from 1730 to 1780 the denomination of rank for the regiment holder and / or for the officer in charge of the regiment. The name "Colonel" was used from 1721 to 1730, from 1791 to 1793 and from 1803 onwards. Between 1793 and 1803 it was called Chef de brigade , even if there were no “demi-brigades” ( half-brigades ) in the cavalry .

After 1792 there were no more regiment owners.

Should the Mestre de camp / Colonel be a person of the high nobility who had no interest in leading the regiment, the command was given to the “Mestre de camp lieutenant” (or “Mestre de camp en second”) or the Leave "Colonel-lieutenant" or "Colonel en second".

Ancien Régime

Comte Ladislas de Bercheny

1720: Ladislas Ignace de Bercheny
1722: de Bonnaire
1744: de Nordmann
1749: de Totte
1751: de Bercheny (son of Ladislas Ignace de Bercheny)
1762: de Polleretsky
1762: François Antoine Ladislas de Bercheny (1744–1811) (grandson of Ladislas Ignace de Bercheny)
1762: de Sombreuil
1771: de Humbert
1776: de Thumery
1785: de Pange
1789: Henri Roland Lancelot Turpin de Crissé

French Revolution and First Empire

1792: Henri Christian Michel Stengel - Colonel
1792: Joseph Armand Nordman - Colonel
1793: Philippe Glad - Chef de brigade
1795: Louis Jean Charles Bougon-Duclos - Chef de brigade
1796: Antoine Henri de Carowe - Chef de brigade
1797: Joseph-Denis Picard - Chef de brigade
1803: Philippe Augustin Le Rouvillois - Colonel
1807: Jacques Begoügne de Juniac - Colonel
1810: Eugène Antoine François Merlin - Colonel
1813: François Joseph Marie Clary - Colonel
1814: Charles Nicolas Oudinot - Colonel
1815: François Joseph Marie Clary - Colonel

Colonels of the regiment killed or wounded during this period

Colonel Stengel, wounded on April 21, 1796 in the Battle of Mondovi , died of his wounds on April 28
Chef de brigade Bouglon-Duclos, died of fever
Chef de brigade Carrowe, killed on September 6, 1796 in the Battle of Rovero
Colonel Rouvillois, wounded December 19, 1806
Colonel Juniac, wounded February 6, 1807

Officers killed or wounded between 1805 and 1815

fallen: 5
Died from her wounds: 6
wounded: 57

First and second restoration

Portrait of Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orléans , ( Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1842))

Regimental staff before 1815

Colonel Auguste-Ambroise-Joselin de Verdière

Lieutenant-colonel: Armand-Louis, chavalier de l'Orme

Chefs d'escadrons : M. Vidal de Léry and Jacques-Victor de Suzainnecourt

Major: Joseph-Antoine, vicomte de Lodin du Mauvoic

Capitaines adjoint-majors: Pierre de Vigneras and Alexandre Pothée

Lieutenant-trésorier : François Vial

Capitaine d'habillement: (captain as clothing officer) Jean-Pierre Carmignac

Sous-lieutenant porte-étendard: (lieutenant-standard bearer) Michel-Rémi Renaud

Aumônier: Jean Didier (regimental chaplain)

Surgery major: Jean-Baptiste Hermaut (regimental doctor)

Surgery aide-major: (regimental assistant doctor) Antoine-Claude Marchal, known as Lafontaine

1824 to 1830

Colonel: Ferdinand Philippe d'Orléans, duc de Chartres , later duc d'Orléans

1830–1848: July Monarchy

1830 to 1832

Colonel Ferdinand Philippe d'Orléans, duc de Chartres
Lieutenant-colonel Lanthonnet
Chef d'escadron de Suremain
Chef d'escadron Lestocquoy

1832 to 1836: Colonel Joseph Simon Pozac
1845: Colonel Berryer

Second empire

1854: Colonel Comte Lion
1856: Colonel Moucheton de Gerbrois
1864: Colonel de la Jaille
1867: Colonel Paul de Bauffremont

1870 to 1914

1870: Colonel Paul de Bauffremont
1872: Colonel Raimon d'Agoult
1884: Colonel Poulard
1889: Colonel Buffet
1892: Colonel Geslin de Bourgogne
1894: Colonel Lageon
1897: Colonel de Quinemont
1907: Colonel Simon de la Mortière
1912: Colonel Renaudeau d'Arc

First World War

1914: Colonel Leps
1918: Colonel d'Amade

Interwar period

1926: Colonel Robert
1931: Colonel Aubry de la Noé
1932: Colonel Malcor

Second World War

1939: Colonel Rabany
1940: Colonel de Groulard

Since 1946

I.	II.	III.
1946 to 19 ??: Colonel De Gastines 1952 to 1953: Colonel Teyssou 1954 to 1956: Colonel Bertrand Huchet de Quénétain 1956 to 1958: Lieutenant-Colonel Hebrard 1958 to 1960: Lieutenant-colonel Compagnon 1960 to 1962: Colonel Gautier 1962 to 1963: Lieutenant-colonel Teule 1963 to 1964: Colonel Donnart 1964 to 1966: Colonel de Boisfleury 1966 to 1968: Colonel Laflaquiere 1968 to 1970: Colonel Jean Combette	1970 to 1972: Colonel Boissau 1972 to 1974: Colonel Delmotte 1974 to 1976: Colonel Morel 1976 to 1978: Colonel Gouttenoire 1978 to 1980: Colonel Berge 1980 to 1982: Colonel Varret 1982 to 1984: Colonel Genest 1984 to 1986: Colonel Gobillard 1986 to 1988: Colonel d'Astorg 1988 to 1990: Colonel Le Mière 1990 to 1992: Colonel Marcel Valentin 1992 to 1994: Colonel Hubin 1994 to 1996: Colonel Duhesme 1996 to 1998: Colonel Maes	1998 to 2000: Colonel Duquesne 2000 to 2002: Colonel de Bavinchove (CEM ISAF in Afghanistan) 2002 to 2004: Colonel Delort-Laval 2004 to 2006: Colonel de Marisy 2006 to 2008: Colonel de Lapresle 2008 to 2010: Colonel Villiaumey 2010 to 2012: Colonel Langlade de Montgros 2012 to 2014: Colonel Peltier 2014 to 2016: Colonel Aumonnier 2016 to 2018: Colonel Rondet 2018: Lieutenant-Colonel Lafontaine

Garrisons

I.	II.	III.
1722: Haguenau 1725: Vendôme 1820: Sélestat 1858: Tarbes	1866: Also 1870: Niort 1880: Épinal 1904: Valence 1919: Tours	1921: Tarascon 1935: Angers 1946: Constantine (Algeria) 1949 to 1956: Also 1956 to 1961: Morocco and Algeria 1961: Tarbes

Mission history

Ancien Régime

Bercheny Hussars in the Ancien Régime

1720 : After the war of the Quadruple Alliance and the peace treaty of February 1720, the Comte Ladislas de Bercheny asked King Louis XV. in order to obtain approval for a regiment of hussars in Wallachia . In a letter to the war minister, the exiled Hungarian stated that he intended to set up an elite corps that he would put at the service of his adopted country.

Basically it was already a European regiment, until the end of the 18th century it consisted of emigrated Hungarians, Germans, Belgians, Poles, French and occasionally some other nationalities.

Louis XV gave a free hand to the project and signed the decree on June 12, 1720 to form the regiment with four companies of 41 riders each. In autumn 1720, 200 men from Constantinople arrived in Maguelonne by ship .

Sanitary service against the plague. Although at peace, the regiment soon found itself fighting - against the plague . The epidemic devastated Provence; the intendant Baville lacked the troops to set up the so-called sanitary cordon. He subordinated himself to the "Régiment de Bercheny" and assigned it to guard the streets along the chains of the Cevennes in Languedoc .

The regiment's official documents almost always bore the letterhead "Cavalerie (sic) Hongroise Régiment de Bercheny". The "Etat de la France" of 1722 listed only two hussar regiments, each with an escadron ; the Régiment de Ratsky-Hussards with Monsieur de Soffy as a colonel lieutenant and the "Régiment de Bercheny-Hussards" with Monsieur de Bonnaire. In June 1725 Bercheny was promoted to Mestre de camp and appointed his Majesty's first chamberlain.

1728 : In this year the regimental strength was given as four escadrons of two companies each. A total of 56 officers and 800 NCOs and hussars were listed.

1732 : The regiment was in Camp de Richemont on the Moselle .

War of the Polish Succession (1733-1738)

The Commander in Chief of the Armée du Rhin (Rhine Army) was James Fitzjames, 1st Duke of Berwick . At the head of the army rode the Bercheny Hussars and the Orléans Dragoons . By decree of May 1734 the strength of the regiment was fixed at three escadrons of 4 companies of 50 men each. (38 officers, 12 maréchaux des logis , 12 trumpeters and a kettledrum ). Three months later, the Comte Ladislas de Bercheny was promoted to Brigadier des armées du roi (February 1734) and was at the head of his regiment when crossing the Rhine. The first combat missions took place during the siege of the fortress Kehl and von Ettingen . The siege of Philippsburg followed . After the battle near Klausen , the hussars and 36 grenadier companies formed the vanguard.

With the Peace of Vienna the regiment was reduced, it now consisted of two escadrons of four companies each with a marechal de logis, 2 brigadiers and 25 hussars per company. The Comte de Bercheny was already on March 1, 1738 by Brevet for Maréchal de camp been promoted. The regiment was initially housed in Sarralbe , in 1739 in Givet and Philippeville and in 1740 in Franche-Comté .

War of the Austrian Succession (1741 to 1748)

During the war, the unit fought constantly against the Austrian hussars. "De Bercheny" was able to distinguish itself in the siege of Prague , in the battle of Dettingen , in the campaign in Alsace (1744), when the army of Louis François I de Bourbon, prince de Conti crossed the Rhine , in the battle of Roucoux and in the battle of Lauffeldt .

1741: (Campaign with the Maréchal de Belle-Isle in Bohemia)

At the beginning of the war the regiment was six escadrons strong, with 50 riders per company. From November 26, 1741, the association operated from Prague , winter quarters were moved into Sasawa.

1742 :

In Sasawa they were attacked on May 2, 1742 by a strong Austrian association, before which they had to withdraw to Prague. The regiment then joined the Písek Army and marched to the rescue of Frauenberg Castle , whose enemies lifted the siege on May 25th. The pay of the hussars then consisted of 7 sous a day in winter and 3 sous 6 deniers in summer.

1743 : When Belle-Isle retreated from Bohemia, "de Bercheny" brought up the rear, fought as far as Eger and covered the army against swarms of enemy hussars and Pandours . The regiment then stood at the head of a light division in the army on the Rhine near Speyer. Quarters in Weissenburg were moved into in February. On June 8th, "de Bercheny" formed the vanguard with three dragoon regiments on the way to Aschaffenburg and occupied the place on June 27th after the battle of Dettingen . On the way back to the Rhine, the hussars were divided into the rear guard. Winter quarters were taken in Sarreguemines .
1744: (Campaign in Flanders)

The regiment consisted of four escadrons and was tasked with the Régiment d'Egmont Dragons , the "Régiment d'Orléans cavalerie", 400 infantry and the "Arquebusiers de Grassin" to protect the lines connecting Lille and Douai ; meanwhile the sieges of Menen and Ypres were commanded by the king himself. In June fights followed at Soufflenheim and Bischwiller .

Battle of Lauffeldt

1745 : In spring the regiment (12 escadrons and 8 battalions of infantry) marched to the Main in the vanguard of the Prince de Conti's army. Initially operating in the Rüsselsheim to Oberursel area , it then crossed the Neckar . Assigned to cover the left flank of Condé, it was able to hold its own in Wolfskehlen with 1700 men and two cannons against the 20,000 men of General von Baronay. On the march from Pfungstadt to Nordheim am Main , it brought up the rear. In August it moved with seven cavalry regiments, 150 dragoons and the "Compagnies franches de Mandré" to Vaudrevange , near Sarrelouis .
1746 : In May the regiment was in front of Tervuren (near Brussels) to provide shielding services during the sieges of the great fortresses of the Netherlands. Participation in the Battle of Raucoux .
1747 : On May 8th, the regiment left Mechelen and moved to the Dendermonde area . Together with the regiments “de Beausobre Houzards” and “de Turpin Houzards” it was in reserve, but was harassed day and night by the enemy hussars and pandours. Use in the battle of Lauffeldt .
1748 : The regiment was in Aachen until peace . A détachement was posted to the army of Belle-Isle in Provence.

Peace time

With the reform of 1748 there were three Hungarian regiments (“de Bercheny”, “de Turpin”, “de Polleretsky”) and four German hussar regiments (“de Lynden”, “de Beausobre”, “de Raugrave” and “de Ferrary ”) in French service.

The regiment was at that time in Longwy , where it was reduced to two escadrons of four companies of 25 riders each. The seven hussar regiments should have a staff of 800 men. By keeping surplus hussars, the actual number of all hussars in the army was 952, which cost 347,449 livres and 15 sous in the budget .

Statement of costs as of October 31, 1748 A captain of the Hussards was given 2160 francs annually and divided as follows:

for personal use monthly: 15 Francs (total 180 Francs)
Expenses for the kettle drum per month: 6 Francs (total 72 Francs)
Monthly expenses for the trumpeter: 24 Francs (total 288 Francs)
for hussar boots at 10 Francs (total 250 Francs)
Boots for the captain: (total 17.12 Francs)
Boots for the major surgeon (escadron doctor): 3 Francs (total 36 Francs)
Hussar trousers at 5 francs (total 125 francs)
Repair of weapons and harness: 200 francs
Total fixed costs: 1,168.12 francs
Free amount for maintenance and repairs: 991.88 Francs
Total amount: 2,160 francs

In 1751 the regiment was garrisoned in Sarrelouis, and in 1752 in Saint-Mihiel

List of officers 1751:

Colonel: Nicolas, comte de Bercheny.
Lieutenant colonel: André de Totte
Major: PA de Viet (Alsatian, 40 years old)
Aide major: Paul Simonitz (36 years)
1 ^he capitaine: Laurent de Sarkozy (63 years)
2 ^e capitaine: Paul Benyowski de Benyo (47 years),
3 ^e capitaine: Lean Deack (47 years)
4 ^e capitaine: Martin Kovets de Tsengery (39 years old) converted Protestant, previously in the "Régiment d'Esterhazy" and in the "Régiment de Beausobre"
5 ^e capitaine: Michel, baron de Prény (30 years), volunteer in the "Régiment d'Esterhazy" and Cornet in the "Régiment de Bercheny"
6 ^e capitaine: Todor Sogarossy (55 years)
7 ^e capitaine: Adam de Marony (36 years), Lutheran
8 ^e capitaine: André de Totte (22 years) as a released lieutenant in the regiment
Capitaine réformé (optional): Jean Naudory (37 years)
Lieutenant en pied (lieutenant on foot): Paul de Besterzny (35 years old), surplus in the Régiment de Beausobre when it was dissolved in 1748
Lieutenant en pied: Joseph Székely (38 years), Brigadier in the Régiment de Ratsky, Lieutenant in the Régiment de Beausobre.
Lieutenant en pied: François de Totte (14 years)
Lieutenant en pied: Gabord Appony (32 years)
Lieutenant en pied: Jean Hyeste, 38 years old, converted Lutheran
Lieutenant en pied: André Solyone (46 years old), converted Lutheran of the Volontare d'Esterhazy (1735), as "Lieutenant réformé" in the regiment.
Lieutenant en pied: Jean Salussy (38 years), Lutheran, Volontaires de Bercheny
Lieutenant en pied: François Bosnyack (33 years old), Volontaires de Bercheny
Lieutenant réformé: Adam Dedaisky (28 years)
Lieutenant réformé: François Horwath (33 years)
Lieutenant réformé: François d'Anska (22 years old), Pole
Lieutenant réformé: Etienne Desy (38 years)
Lieutenant réformé: François Kalay (28 years)
Lieutenant réformé: François-Antoine de Bercheny (10 years), cornet
Lieutenant réformé: Valentin-Ladislas d'Esterhazy (18 years old)

Except for one Alsatian and one Pole, all officers were of Hungarian nationality. Most of them were Catholic.

In 1754 the regiment with 2 escadrons and 200 men was still in Saint-Mihiel.

Seven Years War (1756 to 1763)

1756 : The regiment belonged to the army of the Maréchal de Richelieu , marched to the Aller and was involved in the capture of Celle . It moved under the command of Maréchal de Conflans, marquis d'Armentières and was used in the occupation of Quedlinburg . Two escadrons were at the rear in Kassel .
1757 : The regiment was in Worms . Seconded to the army in Westphalia and Hanover on March 1st. Then, after the Hanoverians withdrew, until the end of the campaign in Hesse. In September Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise , was delegated to the army . The area of operation was the area around Hanover, where winter quarters were also established.
1758 : In May the "Régiment de Polleretsky-Hussards" was incorporated. After the defeat in the Battle of Krefeld in June, the regiment moved to Hanover with Chevert's army. Use in the victorious battle near Lutterberg . The hussars were able to capture 13 guns and a lot of baggage and take a not inconsiderable number of prisoners. Then there were the wounded who were picked up in the forest.
1759 : After the battle of Minden on August 1st, the regiment and the army of Saint-Germain withdrew to Kassel. It was worn and decimated in half; therefore had to be sent back towards Marburg to the large convoys. On September 1st, it should move into winter quarters in Frankfurt.
1760 : During all maneuvers and encounters that the Corps of Saint-Germain carried out in Hesse in the spring, “de Bercheny” was kept in reserve, which was due to the poor condition. In June it was in battle near Schlüchtern in which 50 prisoners were taken and 50 horses were captured.
1761 : In the quarter in Sarrelouis. Change of the regimental structure by setting up a battalion on foot with five fusilier companies (Compagnies des fusiliers) and one grenadier company (Compagnie de grenadiers) - each 100 men strong. The battalion only reached a strength of 460 men. The uniform was the same color as that of the rider. For the next two years it was in Mulhouse and Mosbach and was only used when needed.

Peace time

According to the reform of 1761, only three hussar regiments remained in service: “de Bercheny”, “de Chamborant” and “ Royal-Nassau ”. The de Choisuel order (December 1762) provided the following:

The so-called "partisan regiments" (Régiments partisans) were reduced to a peace level of 3 escadrons (as opposed to the war strength of six escadrons). Each Escadron has four companies of 25 men.
In the company were:

1 capitaine

1 lieutenant

2 brigadiers

1 trumpeter

14 mounted hussars

10 unmounted hussars

Staffing of the regiment 1762

I.

II.

III.

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Comte François-Antoine de Bercheny, regiment holder, Mestre de camp

Chevalier de Polleretsky, Lieutenant colonel with the rank of Mestre de camp.

Martin Muller, Major

Rudolphe Treyer, sous-aide major.

Valentin Krafft, aide major

Jean Houbert, Quartier maître (Quartermaster)

Charles Roupier, Trésorier (Paymaster)

Company Mestre de camp

Lieutenant Ladislas de Szombathely

Sous-lieutenant Paul Berken

Company Lieutenant-Colonel

Lieutenant Antoine Muller

Sous-lieutenant Philippe Belinghauser

Compagnie Dastier (1st company)

Lieutenant Etienne Desy

Sous-lieutenant Georges Brisack

Compagnie Horwath (5th Company)

Lieutenant Jean Guady

Sous-lieutenant Jean Schlosser

Compagnie Degrave (6th Company)

Lieutenant Michel Szekekely

Sous-lieutenant Joseph Faber

Compagnie Donkzsa (7th Company)

Lieutenant Etienne Plegey

Sous-lieutenant Sébastien Koenig

Compagnie de Vernier (2nd Company)

Lieutenant Antoine Krafft

Lieutenant Jean la Katos

Compagnie Bosnyack (8th Company)

Lieutenant Louis Magonetzky

Sous-lieutenant François Pivouka

Compagnie de Néel (3rd Company)

Lieutenant Martin Rudnitzky

Sous-lieutenant André Moureau

Compagnie de Niesté (9th Company)

Lieutenant Martin Marty

Sous-lieutenant Joseph Eltenbrand

Compagnie de Simonsiz (4th Company)

Lieutenant Carl de Hahn

Sous-lieutenant François Brab

Compagnie de Bilderbeck (10th Company)

Sous-lieutenant Antoine Heisch

Sous-lieutenant de Mulheim

The hussars, like other French troops, had paid clergymen. The chaplain held mass every Sunday ; the whole regiment took part in great uniform with weapons and music.

The regiment at that time consisted of 43 officers, 350 NCOs and hussars, 120 of whom were unmounted. Garrison was Landau (Pfalz)

By order of 1764 the Donchery and Mouzon regiments were assigned as garrisons. The staff was 4 escadrons of 2 companies each, the company was 25 men strong. In 1765 it was relocated to Vaucouleurs and Limoges . By royal order, the number of staff was increased from 25 to 40 men. In October 1766 Mouzon was again garrison, in 1767 Epinal and Mirecourt .

At that time, the annual salary for an eight-year commitment was between 54 and 62 livres.

From 1768 the garrison was in Landau (Pfalz). The regiment was used to hunt deserters . During this time the cavalry formed a chain of posts along the border to prevent desertions. In 1770 the regiment was in Saint-Avold and returned to Landau in 1774. 1775 in Saint-Mihiel, 1776 in Stenay , 1777 Saint-Mihiel. To set up the regiment hussards Colonel Général , the existing regiments had to surrender the 5th Escadron. Garrison was Saint-Mihiel in 1781, Commercy from 1783 to 1787 , Charleville in 1788 with detachments in Donchéry.

Arrangement from 1788

In March of that year it was ordered that the "Régiment de Bercheny" had to consist of 4 escadrons of 2 companies each. Each Escadron was under the command of a Chef d'escadron . Parts of the personnel of the dissolved regiments "Royal-Nassau hussards", "de Franche-Comte hussards" and "de Marche hussards" were incorporated by order of the king. The hussar regiment now consisted of four escadrons in contrast to the other cavalry regiments, which consisted of only three escadrons. The peace strength was 700 men, while the war strength was 900 men. 320 men came from Alsace, 145 men from German Lorraine (Lorraine allemande) 35 men from Germany, etc. - only two men came from Hungary.

At this time the regiment was in poor condition, armament, barracks and supplies were generally described as poor.

Occupation 1788

The regiment was stationed in Charleville and had the following staffing:

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Comte Antoine de Bercheny, Colonel and Regimental Holder, Mestre de camp

Marquis de Turpin, Colonel en second and de facto in command

Marquis de Pange, Colonel (assigned)

de Vandal, Lieutenant-Colonel

de Baudinot, major

Chefs d'escadrons

de Bonnaire, Charles de Thumery, de Moll, Comte de Linange-Grünstadt

Compagnie Mestre de camp (as personal company of the regiment owner)

Lieutenant Ladislas de Szombathely

Sous-lieutenant Paul Berken

1. Escadron

I.	II.
1st company Capitaine commandant de Liange-Westerbourg Capitaine Baron de Haacke (alternatively) Lieutenant Brissach Sous-lieutenant de Beaupré Porte étendard Michalffy (Ensign)	2nd company Capitaine commandant de Ziegelfeld Lieutenant chevalier de Vandal Lieutenant Heutschy (surplus) Sous-lieutenant de Hunoldstein Sous-lieutenant Marquis de Villers (alternatively)

2. Escadron

I.	II.
1st company Capitaine de Moll Capitaine de la Rochefoucault (alternatively) Lieutenant Baron de Ziegeser (absent) Sous-Lieutenant Paul de Szombathely Porte étendard Ehret	2nd company Capitaine de Roberdeau Lieutenant de Bilderbeck Lieutenant Saver (surplus) Sous-Lieutenant de Thezau Sous-Lieutenant de la Brousse (absent)

3. Escadron

I.	II.
1st company Capitaine de Linange-Westerbourg Lieutenant Chevalier d'Urré Lieutenant Kouff (surplus) Sous-lieutenant Chevalier de Sogny Sous-lieutenant d'Esnard (alternatively) Porte étendard Blessy (absent without leave)	2nd company Capitaine de Guentz (absent without vacation) Capitaine de Müller (alternatively) Lieutenant Heid Sous-lieutenant Comte d'Ambly

4th Escadron (with detachment in Donchery)

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1st company Capitaine de Vioi Capitaine de Vabernard (alternatively) Lieutenant Max de Szombathely Sous-lieutenant de Kirschberg Porte étendard Tryer	2nd company Capitaine Chevalier de Szombathely Lieutenant de Manteville Lieutenant Colarde (surplus) Sous-lieutenant Comte d'Hennezel Sous-lieutenant Chevalier d'Alsace (alternatively)

revolution

Like all regiments, "de Bercheny" sent a delegation to the Fête de la Fédération , consisting of:

Lieutenant-colonel de Vandal (57 years old, 40 years of service)
Maréchal des logis Thomas Wiel (44 years old, 34 years of service)
Brigadier Trompette Christian Cossackoffsky (66 years old, 49 years of service)
Cavalier 1 ^re classe Georges Lindner (55 years old, 34 years of service)

Thus the oldest hussars in the regiment had been sent.

The unit was initially deployed to monitor the routes to the Saar and from Sarreguemines to Saarlouis. Then followed the assignment to Thionville . As a result of the so-called emigration (the soldiers loyal to the king left the army) the workforce had shrunk to around 200 men with 500 horses.

Wars of Revolution

On January 1, 1791, the regiment lost its previous name and was now called 1 ^er régiment de hussards

1792 :

After the cannonade at Valmy , the regiment rode a remarkable attack on November 6, 1792 and was able to distinguish itself in the battle of Jemappes and in the battle of Anderlecht .

1793 : first in the depot in Reims, he took part in the battle of Neerwind and was posted to the army in the Spanish Netherlands .
1794 : Battle of Boulou
1796 : Campaign in Italy, Battle of Castiglione , Battle of Mondovi , Battle of Fombio, Battle of Lodi , Battle of Borghetto , Battle of Lonato, Battle of Alba, Battle of Rovereto , Battle of Bassano , Battle of San Giorgio Bigarello , Battle of Arcole
1797 : Battle of Rivoli , Battle of La Favorite, Battle of the Piave, Battle of Valvasone , Battle of Gradisca
1799 : Battle of Paolo, Battle of Magnano , Battle of Valence, Battle of Canope , Battle of San Giuliano, Battle of Novi
1800: Battle of Marengo

In the period from 1792 to 1801, the regiment took part in 37 battles, 168 skirmishes and 1,310 skirmishes . It could take 26,300 prisoners, capture 40 flags and 303 guns.

First empire

Attack of the 1 ^he hussards

Chef d'escadron of the 1 ^he hussards during an attack. Drawing by Louis-Ferdinand Malespina

1805 : Campaign in Germany

Battle of Haslach-Jungingen

Battle of Elchingen

Battle of Ulm

Battle of Austerlitz .

1806 : Campaign in Prussia and Poland

The "1 ^er hussards" fought with distinction in the battle of Jena and Auerstedt . In recognition of this, Emperor Napoleon designated the regiment as his guard while the actual guard cavalry was absent.

1807 : Battle of Eylau , Battle of Heilsberg , Battle of Friedland
1808 : Relocation to the Spanish theater of war

1809: Battle of Braga , Battle of Santille

1811: Invasion of Portugal, Battle of Sabugal .

1812: Battle of Monasterio

1813 : Campaign in Germany

Battle of Bautzen , Battle of Großbeeren , Battle of the Nations near Leipzig , Battle of Hanau (only 1st Escadron).

1814 : Battle of the Mincio (1814) .
1815 : Campaign in Belgium

Battle of Namur .

restoration

During the restoration , the “1 ^er régiment de hussards” was successively named “Hussards du Roi”, “Hussards du Jura”, “Hussards de Chartres”.

French invasion of Spain

In the course of the French invasion of Spain in 1823, the regiment was assigned to the 1st Corps of the "Spanish Army" and was able to excel in the battles at Puerto de Mirabete (June 2, 1823) and Astorga (September 30, 1823).

1830 to 1848

Lieutenant des 1 ^er hussards around 1840

In 1831 the regiment was assigned to the intervention force in a possible deployment in Belgium.

Second empire

1854 : Used in the Crimean War . The main task was exploration.

Franco-German War

In this conflict the regiment suffered heavy losses. In the battle of Sedan it formed a brigade with the 6 ^e régiment de chasseurs à cheval . During an attack against troops of the German 22nd Division, the regiment came into heavy defensive fire and was reduced to 150 men in a very short time. Four officers died: Lieutenant-colonel de Gantés, Capitaine Albaret, (Commander of the 5th Escadron), Capitaine de Bullet and the Sous-lieutenant de Saint-Georges. In total, the regiment lost 11 officers and 316 NCOs and men through death or wounding.