The Kingdom of Italy. The Light infantry. The 3rd regiment.

The troops were under the command of Eugene Bogarne Napoleon's stepson, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy. In 1812 the troops of the Kingdom had been amounted to the Fourth Army Corps.

The 3rd regiment has its origins in 1807. In July 1807 the Royal Regiment Brescia’s rangers was renamed as the 3rd Regiment of the Light Infantry.

This regiment participated in the battles in Tarvisio, Raab, Maloyaroslavetz, Viazma, Dukhovshchina, Red, Elsan, Chernuts Cave.

In the Russian campaign there was the personnel of the 1st, the 2nd, the 3rd and the 4th Battalions in the amount of 87 officers and 3039 established men.

Commander: Colonel d'Areze (d'Arese).

1st Battalion: Battalion Chief Beckley (Beckly).

2nd Battalion: Battalion Chief Olivier (Olivier).

3rd Battalion: Battalion Chief Lorini (Lorini).

4th Battalion: Battalion Chief Albani (Albani).

All four battalions were in the 2nd Brigade under the command of Brigadier General of the Italian Kingdom Frederick Baron Francois de Guillaume de Vodankura, of the 15th Infantry (Italian) Division which was commanded by Division General Domenico Pino.

The regiment had the regimental artillery - 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 of 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 of the entire corps gathered in Marienwerder.

Small button officer 3rd Light Infantry Regiment of the Italian kingdom.

Button made by stamping a silver lining and subsequent rolling it on a brass base. Drawing on the button consists of digits of the regiment, which is located in a hunting horn, a symbol of light infantry.
These buttons do not occur, and therefore the scale of rarity from 0 to 5, I think you can put R 5.
The only case of such findings buttons, was about Pleshchenitsy.

Metal: silver plate rolled onto a brass base.

Rarity: R 4

Small size 17,5 мм

Small button Soldier 3rd Regiment of Light Infantry of the Italian kingdom.

Button made by molding in a metal mold tin alloy. Drawing on the button consists of digits of the regiment, which is located in a hunting horn, a symbol of light infantry. Belonging to the Italian Army buttons can be determined from the place of manufacture of the finds and features. These buttons are found at the site of the battle the third regiment of light infantry Kingdom of Italy in the Smolensk region. All other findings from this place confirmed that this is the buttons of the regiment. Style manufacture buttons, parts of it - in particular eyelet corresponds to his uniform designs buttons Italy.

These buttons were mainly found near Smolensk in place of the battle and the crossing of the regiment. On the way, this type of retreat buttons met only about Pleshchenitsy. There were also found several small buttons officer of the 3rd Regiment of Light Infantry of the Italian Kingdom. The rarity of the buttons can be defined as R 4.

Metal:  tin alloy.

Small size: 16,5 мм

Rarity: R 4