French light infantry 11 regiment

The regiment has its origins in 1788.
The basis for the 11 - th regiment of light infantry regiments served as soldiers : Chasseurs Royaux - Corses (№ 3 ), Bataillon Valaisan, Tirailleurs du Po. These three regiments served to restore the regiment in 1811. Prior to this regiment is disbanded several times and rebuilt again. Once the regiment was completely destroyed on the island of San - Domingo.
The regiment participated in the battles and sieges in various theaters of war - Girona, Gollabryunn , Austerlitz , Lubeck, Eylau , Heilsberg , Essling , Wagram
In the Russian Campaign - Polotsk , Berezina .
Since 1813 the regiment fought at the rebuilt Dresden , Leipzig, Brienne , Montreux , Paris , Linyi .
In the Russian campaign was attended by all 4 - e battalion regiment. Commanded them, Colonel Pierre François Vincent Kasabyanka. In the battle of Polotsk he was fatally wounded by a bullet in the head and died on August 14. As of June 1, 1812 the regiment was 82 officers and 3118 soldiers and sergeants. Battalions of the regiment were in the 1 - 8 th Brigade - Infantry Division Major-General Jean-Antoine Verdier graph, the Second Army Corps Marshal Oudinot.
In support of the regiment were sent to three companies of the reserve battalion of the fifth. But they did not have time to come to the main forces regiment.
Commanded the regiment after the death of Colonel Pierre Francois Vincent Kasabyanka Major Kasherano. Under his command the regiment in the brigade, after the battle of Polotsk was ordered and moved to Borisov.
Approaching the city division immediately seized the town and drove away for Russian troops burned the bridge. At the point of attack and defense in the future was 11 Light Infantry. After departing the village Studenka first soldiers crossed 11 - Regiment and clashed with Russian rangers pushing them from the upcoming crossing.
We can say that 11 soldiers - Regiment were headed residues often provide crossing of the Grand Army.
The Campaign battalions of the regiment were broken and destroyed.
After the defeat of Napoleon's first abdication and the regiment disbanded.
After the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, restored the regiment received the name Legion de Bas - Rhin.