French light infantry 26 regiment

The regiment has its origins in 1795.
The basis for the 26 - th regiment of light infantry soldiers served: Chasseurs Vol. de la Meuse, Chasseurs du Rhin, Chasseurs du Nord, Legion des Alpes, Vol. de l 'Allier, Rgt. de l 'Ain.
The regiment participated in the battles and sieges in various theaters of war - Ulm, Austerlitz, Jena, Heilsberg, Ekmyul, Ebesberg, Essling, Vagramb Gollabryunnb Znaim.
In the Russian Campaign - Polotsk, Berezina.
Since 1813 the regiment fought in the rebuilt Dresden, Leipzig, Brienne.
In the Russian campaign was attended by 1 - y, - 2nd, 3rd and 4 - Battalions of the regiment. Commanded them Colonel Baron Charles Louis Joseph About Geenek. As of July 1, 1812 the regiment was an officer and 81 soldiers and a sergeant in 2931. Battalions of the regiment were in the 1 - Brigade - 6th Infantry Division, Major-General Count Claude Juste A. Legrand Second Army Corps Marshal Oudinot.
In support of the regiment were sent to three companies of the reserve battalion of the fifth . They entered the third demi-brigade marching - 2nd Brigade Marching Division Lagrange , Eleventh Army Corps.
Also, a number of soldiers were in the following divisions. All they moved to reinforce battalions operating in Russia .
- 3rd marching battalion of the Second Army Corps - 54 of lower rank.
- 3rd marching battalion of the First Army Corps , which came from Berlin August 8, 1812 - 1 officer and 45 enlisted men .
- Marching squad 26 - th regiment of light infantry - 1 officer and 142 of lower rank.
As part of the body of Udine, the regiment took part in the two battles of Polotsk . At the end of November 26th light infantry regiment , together with all the troops body was transferred to Borisov . There's an ambush squad was defeated by Russian troops under the command of Major - General Palena . In this battle, attended two battalions of the regiment 26 . A few days later soldiers of the regiment fought in the forest Stakhovsky , delaying of the Russian army retreating seeks to cut the bridges across the Berezina remnants of the Grand Army . Confrontation lasted three days the soldiers of the two armies . On the one hand the French are not allowed to completely destroy and capture the rest of the army. But the losses during the three days of fighting, almost completely bled shelves.
All four battalions of the regiment were sacked and destroyed during the 1812 campaign .
By late November, the regiment has practically ceased to exist.
In 1814 the regiment was disbanded and the number will remain vacant.