French light infantry 18 regiment

The regiment has its origins in 1795.
The basis for the 18 - th regiment of light infantry soldiers served: 102 e Rgt. de Ligne. Vol. de la Haute - Saone, 2 e Rgt. de Lot - et - Garonne.
The regiment participated in the battles and sieges in various theaters of war - Ulm, Dalmatia, Sacile, China, Croatia, Piave, Wagram Znaim, Catalonia, Montserrat.
In the Russian Campaign - Vitebsk, Borodino, Malojaroslavec, Krasnyj.
Since 1813 the regiment fought in the restored Spain, Vyurhen, Dresden, Yuterbok, Leipzig, Catalonia.
In the Russian campaign was attended by 1 - and 2 - battalions of the regiment. Commanded them, Colonel Louis Marie Chevalier Gossard. As of June 25, 1812 the regiment was 36 officers and 1401 soldiers and Sgt. Battalions of the regiment were in the 1 - 14 Brigade - Infantry Division Major-General Jean-Baptiste Broussier, Fourth Army Corps, under the command of Eugene de Beauharnais.
In support of the regiment were sent soldiers fifth of the reserve battalion. In the amount of one officer and 105 enlisted men. They were in the 1 - st march company of the Fourth Army Corps.
The regiment participated in the Battle of Borodino, maintaining an offensive on the mound height.
During this battle the regiment won 12 - crosses the Legion of Honor. Among the recipients were 8 officers of the regiment.
During the retreat of the remainder of the regiment soldiers heroically defended waste residues 14 Corps in the Krasnoe.
by mid-November the regiment almost ceased to exist.
In 1814 the regiment was disbanded and the number will remain vacant.