The Garde Imperiale and Its Commanders during the Period 1804 1815

Bataillon de Marins
By Tony Broughton, I!"

#egimental $istory
1804 : Created, Bataillon de Marines de la Garde Imperiale 1814 : Disbanded 1815 : Reformed (19 Ma 1815! 1815 : Disbanded (4 "eptember 1815! Commanders o% the Bataillon de Marines de la Garde Imperiale &ith the ran' o% Capitaine de (aisseau 1er Classe 180#: Da$%ier (&ran'ois()enri(*$%ene! 1809: Baste (+ierre! 1810: ,attier (-ntoine! 1811: Gantea$me ()onore(.osep/(-ntoine! 1811: Motard (0eonard(Bernard! 181#: "ai1e$ (0o$is(+ierre(&ran'ois(Ri'ard(Bart/elemi! 1815: 2aillade (3! T&o o% the a)o*e o%%i+ers attained the ran' o% Contre,-miral and a)o*e .augier, (&ran'ois()enri(*$%ene! Born: 14 "eptember 1564 Commander: 45 "eptember 180# Commander of t/e 0e%ion d7)onne$r: 14 .$ne 1804 Died: 14 -pril 18#4 Baste (+ierre! Born : 41 8o9ember 1568 Commander: 11 -pril 1809 Contre(-miral: 19 .$l 1811 Commander of t/e 0e%ion d7)onne$r: 48 &ebr$ar 1810 Co$nt of t/e *mpire: 45 Mar'/ 1810 Died: 49 .an$ar 1814 (:illed at Brienne! (attier, (-ntoine! 8o a9ailable information Ganteaume, ()onore(.osep/(-ntoine!

Born : 1# -pril 1555 Commander: 1 -$%$st 1811 Contre(-miral : 5 8o9ember 1598 ,i'e(-miral: #0 Ma 1804 Grand(*a%le of t/e 0e%iond7)onne$r: 4 &ebr$ar 1805 Co$nt of t/e *mpire: 11 .$l 1810 Died: 48 "eptember 1818 Motard, (0eonard(Bernard! 8o a9ailable information "ai/eu, (0o$is(+ierre(&ran'ois(Ri'ard(Bart/elemi! 8o a9ailable information Taillade (3! 8o a9ailable information "enior o%%i+ers &ho ser*ed &ith the Bataillon de Marines de la Garde Imperiale 'illed and &ounded &hilst in the ser*i+e o% ran+e Baste ( ;illed 49 .an$ar 1814 Gantea$me ( <o$nded 1 .$ne 1594 and 1 -$%$st 1598 0%%i+ers 'illed and &ounded &hilst ser*ing &ith the Bataillon de Marines de la Garde Imperiale during the period 1804 , 1815 =ffi'ers :illed: =ne =ffi'ers died of >o$nds: 2>o =ffi'ers >o$nded: *i%/teen #egimental $istory 1)attles and +om)ats in &hi+h o%%i+ers &ere 'illed and &ounded2 1805: -$sterlit1 1808: Madrid and Ba len 1814: Beresina and <ilna