4th regiment of infantry of line

The 4th Regiment of Infantry of Line is a French regiment created at the end of the Ancien Mode starting from battalions of the Régiment of Piedmont.

Creation and various denominations

  • 1776 : Creation from 1st and 3rd Battalions of the Regiment of Piedmont under the name of Regiment of Blaisois .
  • 1785 : Famous Regiment of Provence .
  • 1791 : Famous 4th Regiment of Infantry of Line .
  • 1793 : 4th Half-Brigade of Battle , formed by:
    • 2nd Battalion, 2 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry.
    • 3rd Battalion Volunteers of the Republic.
    • 4th Battalion Volunteers of the Haute-Saône.
  • 1796 : 4th Half-Brigade of Infantry of Line , formed by:
    • 39 {{E}} Half-Brigade of Battle.
    • of the elements of the 55 {{E}}, 130 {{E}}, 145 {{E}} and 147 {{E}} Half-Brigades of Battle.
  • 1803 : Famous 4th Regiment of Infantry of Line .
  • 1814 : During the First Restoration, it is famous 4th Regiment of Infantry of Line-Mister .
  • 1815 : During the Hundred Days, it takes again its name 4th Regiment of Infantry of Line
  • 1815: He is laid off at the time of the Second Restoration.
  • 1816 : Creation of the 9th Legion - Paddle Infantry of Line
  • 1820: Re-elected the 4th Regiment of Infantry of Line .
  • 1854 : It takes its final name, 4th Regiment of Infantry .
  • 1914 : To the mobilization, it gives rise to the 204 {{E}} Régiment of Infantry

Colonel S Chief of brigade

  • 1791 : Charles-Guillaume Vial d' Alain - Colonel

  • 1791: François-Hubert De Thiballier - Colonel
  • 1794: Antoine Arnaud - Chief of Brigade
  • 1796: Pourailly (Bernard) - Chief of Brigade
  • 1796: Bernard-George-François Brother - Chief of Brigade
  • 1800: Jacques-Lazare Savettier de Candras - Chief of Brigade
  • 1804: Joseph Bonaparte - Colonel
  • 1806: Louis-Leger Boyeldieu - Colonel
  • 1811: Bucquet - Colonel
  • 1812: Charles-Baptist-Bertrand Massy - Colonel
  • 1812: Raymond-Aimery-Philippe-Joseph De Fezensac - Colonel
  • 1813: Jean-Baptist-Martial Materre - Colonel
  • 1814: Honor Gelibert - Colonel
  • 1814: Jean-François-Antoine-Michel Faullain - Colonel
  • 1815: Alphonse Henri d' Hautpoul - Colonel
  • 1836 Vaudrey - colonel
  • 1940 Edge - colonel

Colonel S killed and Wounded by ordering the 4th regiment of infantry

  • Chief of brigade Pourailly: Killed in Castiglione
  • Colonel Boyeldieu: Wounded on June 10th, 1807 and on July 6th, 1809
  • Colonel Massy: Killed on September 7th, 1812
  • Colonel Materre: Wounded on October 16th, 1813 and on February 1st, 1814
  • Colonel Faullain: Wounded on June 16th, 1815

History of the garrisons, combat and battles of the 4th IH

Old Mode

Revolution and Empire

Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 4th regiment of infantry for the period 1791-1815

  • killed officers: 44
  • dead officers of wounds: 24
  • wounded officers: 240

1815 have 1848

  • Share for Algeria in 1832.
  • the 2° battalion of the 4° of line, belonging to the column ordered by liautenant-colonel Lemercier, takes share with the attack of the marabout of Gouraya with Bougie, on October 12th; it covers glory in this business.
  • from May 19th to 22nd 1834, forwarding against Hadjoutes in the province of Algiers
  • After this forwarding the regiment returns to France.
implied in the coup attempt of state of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, the October 30th 1836.

Second Empire

The future marshal Ferdinand Foch begins there with the declaration of war against the Germany.

1870 have 1914

First World War

In 1914; Quartering: Auxerre and Troyes.
With the 9 {{E}} DI of August 1914 in November 1918.

Inter-war period

Second world war

  • 1940 : Belongs to the 15 {{E}} Division of Motorized Infantry, within the I {{Re}} Armée

Feat of arms making particularly honor with the regiment

external bonds

history of the 4th R.I of line.
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