The troops of the Kingdom of Italy were under the command of
Napoleon's stepson, Viceroy of Italy, Eugene Bogarne. In 1812 the troops
of the Kingdom had been amounted to the Fourth Army Corps.
The 3rd regiment appeared in 1805.
It participated in the battles in Tarvisio, Raab, Maloyaroslavetz, Viazma, Dukhovshchina, Red, Elsan, Chernuts and in a Cave.
In the Russian campaign there werethe personnel of the 1st, the 2nd,
the 3rd and the4th Battalions in the amount of 89 officers and 2892
established men.
Commander: Colonel Joseph Miri Levier (Levie).
1st Battalion: Battalion Chief Poussin (Poussier).
2nd Battalion: Battalion Chief Truckee (Tracot).
3rd Battalion: Battalion Chief Molinero (Molinieri).
4th Battalion: Battalion Chief Negrissoli (Negrissoli).
All four battalions were in the 3rd Brigade, under the command of
Brigadier General Dembrowski, of the 15th Infantry Division, that was
commanded by Major-General DomenicoPino.
There was the regimental artillery in the regiment- 2 three-foot guns.
The Italian corps that was under the command of Eugene Beauharnais
crossed the Neman River on June 30, 1812 in the village of Prena.
Passing the entire company, participating in various battles,
experiencing all the hardships retreat the corps retained enough order
and organization.
On December 12, 1812 the remains of the corps of the Italian Kingdom
were able to cross the border of the Russian Empire near Kovno.
On December 31, 1812 only 452 people gathered in Marienwerder of the entire body.
Large and small buttons 3rd Line Infantry Regiment of the Italian Army.
Buttons are made from tin alloy. The method of casting metal in
metallic form. On the front side, in the center depicts the number of
the regiment. Above it is the Iron Crown of Lombardy. At the edge of the
circle buttons suffered bitmap. Rear lug for fastening to his uniform
executed in a loop. The dimensions of the tabs can vary in size from one
another.
In the Russian campaign was attended by 4 - battalion regiments that
left on the battlefield and a large number of road retreat buttons. Many
instances forever lost to us, but some survived and is available for
collecting and studying.
Buttons 3rd Regiment, in relation to other regiments of the Italian
army, are more likely to occur on the roads of the retreat of the Great
Army. On a scale of rarity, I think you can put R 3 of a five-point
rating scale.


Size: 24 mm x 17 mm
Largel officers’ button of the 3rd Line Infantry Regiment of the Italian Army.
The button was made by stamping the silver lining and subsequent
flaring of it on a brass base. The figure on the button consists of the
number of the regiment and the crown of Lombardy. At the edge of the rim
goes. Behind visible stigma producer.
Large officers’ regimental buttons with number 3 and a crown of
Lombardy are not found, so their rarity can be evaluated as R 5 using
the scale of rarity from 0 to 5.
The only case of finding these buttons in a quantity of 2 pieces was in the Moscow region.


Metal: silver plate rolled onto a brass base.
Rarity: R 5
Small officers’ button of the 3rd Line Infantry Regiment of the Italian Army.
The button was made by stamping the silver lining and subsequent
flaring of it on a brass base. The figure on the button consists of the
number of the regiment and the crown of Lombardy. At the edge of the rim
goes.
Small officers’ regimental buttons with number 3 and a crown of
Lombardy are not found, so their rarity can be evaluated as R 5 using
the scale of rarity from 0 to 5.
The only case of finding these buttons in a quantity of 2 pieces was in the Moscow region.


Metal: silver plate rolled onto a brass base.
Rarity: R 5
Small button 3rd Line Infantry Regiment of the Italian Army.
Buttons are made from tin alloy. The method of casting metal in
metallic form. On the front side, in the center depicts the number of
the regiment. Above it is the Iron Crown of Lombardy. At the edge of the
circle buttons suffered bitmap. Rear lug for fastening to his uniform
executed in a loop. The dimensions of the tabs can vary in size from one
another.
In the Russian campaign was attended by 4 - battalion regiments that
left on the battlefield and a large number of road retreat buttons. Many
instances forever lost to us, but some survived and is available for
collecting and studying.
Buttons 3rd Regiment, in relation to other regiments of the Italian
army, are more likely to occur on the roads of the retreat of the Great
Army. Larger buttons are much smaller than the other. On a scale of
rarity, I think you can put R 3 of a five-point rating scale.


Rarity: R 3
Large button 3rd Line Infantry Regiment of the Italian Army.
Buttons are made from tin alloy. The method of casting metal in
metallic form. On the front side, in the center depicts the number of
the regiment. Above it is the Iron Crown of Lombardy. At the edge of the
circle buttons suffered bitmap. Rear lug for fastening to his uniform
executed in a loop. The dimensions of the tabs can vary in size from one
another.
In the Russian campaign was attended by 4 - battalion regiments that
left on the battlefield and a large number of road retreat buttons. Many
instances forever lost to us, but some survived and is available for
collecting and studying.
Buttons 3rd Regiment, in relation to other regiments of the Italian
army, are more likely to occur on the roads of the retreat of the Great
Army. Larger buttons are much smaller than the other. On a scale of
rarity, I think you can put R 3 of a five-point rating scale.


Rarity: R 3
Small button 3rd Line Infantry Regiment of the Italian Army.
Buttons are made from tin alloy. The method of casting metal in
metallic form. On the front side, in the center depicts the number of
the regiment. Above it is the Iron Crown of Lombardy. At the edge of the
circle buttons suffered bitmap. Rear lug for fastening to his uniform
executed in a loop. The dimensions of the tabs can vary in size from one
another.
In the Russian campaign was attended by 4 - battalion regiments that
left on the battlefield and a large number of road retreat buttons. Many
instances forever lost to us, but some survived and is available for
collecting and studying.
Buttons 3rd Regiment, in relation to other regiments of the Italian
army, are more likely to occur on the roads of the retreat of the Great
Army. Larger buttons are much smaller than the other. On a scale of
rarity, I think you can put R 3 of a five-point rating scale.

