121e regiment of infantry of line

The 121e regiment of Infanterie of line (or 121e IH) is a Régiment made up under the Révolution.

Creation and various denominations

  • 1794 : creation of the 121e Half-Brigade of Battle starting from the 1st battalion of the 62 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry, of the 1st battalion of volunteers of the Union and the 7th battalion of volunteers of the VAr.
  • 1796 : incorporation within the 39 {{E}} Half-Brigade of Infantry of Line
  • 1809: re-creation sous le nom de' 121e Regiment of Infantry of Ligne' starting from the remainders of the 1st and 2nd legions of reserve create in 1807
  • 1814: dissolution
  • 1914: to the mobilization, birth gives to the 321 {{E}} Régiment of Infantry

Colonels/chief-of-brigade

History of the garrisons, combat and battles of 121e IH of line

Revolution and Empire

Countryside of Italy

  • 1795 : Collar of Tightens
  • 1796: Mondovi, Batifolo, Pampara and Saint-Michel

Countryside of Spain

  • 1809 : Saragossa and Saint-Jean-of-the-Pena
  • 1810: Torriente, Lerida, Alventosa, Fuenta-Santa and Blancas
  • 1811: Checa, Valley of Penas and Tarragone
  • 1812: Pinel and Villaseca
  • 1813: Yecla, Biar and Castalla

Countryside of Germany

Countryside of France

From 1815 to 1848

Second Empire

From 1871 to 1914

1914 in garrison with Montlucon

First World War

1914

  • Victories of Lorraine: Cirey-on-Vezouze (August 14th), Hartzwiller (20 August 21st)
  • Race with the sea: Elincourt, Carlepont, Lassigny (16 September 17th)
  • Battle of Flandres: Zonnebecke (13 November 14th)

1916

  • Battle of Verdun: Wood of the Corbels and Cumières (8 March 12th), Wood of Malancourt, Wood

1917

  • Giffrecourt, Dallon (April 13rd)
  • Aisne: Gauchy, Grugies (April 14th)
  • release of Verdun: offensives of Dimension 304 and the Death-Man, within the 26e division of infantry, of the 13th army corps.

1918

Between-two-war

in garrison with Montlucon

Second world war

  • 1940 belongs to the 25e Division of motorized infantry in the 7th army of the general Giraud

From 1945 to our days

Feat of arms making particularly honor with the regiment

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