1st Regiment of Hussars
7th Hussars 1795
Created in 1720 as the Hussars de Berchenay, became the 1st Regiment de Hussars by decree of 1791.
Colonels and Chef de Brigade 1792-1815
1792. Stengel (Henri-Christian-Marie de) - Colonel
1792 Nordman (Joseph-Armand) - Colonel
1793 Glad (Phillipe) - Chef de Brigade
1795 Bougon-Duclos (Louis-Jean-Charles) - Chef de Brigade
1796 De Carowe (Antoine-Henri) - Chef de Brigade
1797 Picard (Joseph) - Chef de Brigade
1803 Rouvillois (Phillipe-Augustin) - Colonel
1807 De Juniac (Jacques-Begougne) - Colonel
1810 Merlin (Antoine-François-Eugene) - Colonel
1813 Clary (François-Joseph-Marie) - Colonel
1814 Oudinot (Nicolas-Charles-Victor) - Colonel
1815 Clary (François-Joseph-Marie) - Colonel
Of the above one attained the rank of General of Division and two the rank of General of Brigade
Stengal (Henri-Christian-Marie de)
Born: 11th May 1744
Colonel of 1st Hussars: 16th May 1792
General de Brigade: 1st March 1795
General de Division: 13th June 1795
Wounded Battle of Mondovi 21st April 1796, died of wounds 28th April 1796.
Of Napoleon Stengal stated "that miserable Corsican he wanted to finish me off and now he's done it."
Picard (Joseph-Denis)
Born: 23rd July 1761
Chef de Brigade of 1st Hussars: 8th January 1797
General of Brigade: 26th February 1803
Legion d'Honneur: 11th December 1803
Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 22nd June 1804
Baron of the Empire: 1st June 1808
Died: 20th January 1826
Merlin (Antione-François-Eugene)
Born: 27th December 1778
Colonel 1st Hussars: 1st September 1810
General de Brigade: 14th July 1813
Chevalier of the Empire: 20th July 1808. Died: 31st August 1854
Colonels killed and wounded while in command of 1st Regiment de Hussars
Colonel Stengal: wounded at battle of Mondovi 21st April 1796,died of wounds 28th April.
Chef de Brigade: Bouglon-Duclos - Died of Fever
Chef de Brigade: Carrowe - Killed at the Battle of Rovero 6th September 1796
Colonel: Rouvillois: Wounded 19th Dec 1806
Colonel: Juniac: Wounded at 6th February 1807
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 1st Hussars from 1805-1815
Officers Killed : Five
Died of wounds: Six
Officers wounded: Fifty Seven
Regimental War Record 1792-1815 (Battles and Combats)
1792: Valmy, Jemmapes, and Andrelecht
1793: Nerwinden
1794: Le Boulou
1796: Mondovi, Fombio, Lodi, Borghetto, Rivoli, Lonato, Castiglione, Alba, Roveredo, Bassano, Saint-Georges and Arcole
1797: Rivoli, La Favorite, La Piave, Tagliamento and Gradisca
1799: Paolo, Magnano, Valence, Alexandrie, San Giuliano and Novi
1800: Marengo
1805: Ulm and Austerlitz
1806: Jena
1807: Eylau, Heilsberg, and Friedland
1809: Braga and de Santille
1811: Sabugal
1812: Monasterio
1813: 1st Squadron , Juterbock, Leipzig and Hanau
1814: Mincio
1815: Namur
Battle Honours
Jemmapes 1792, Castiglione 1796, Eylau 1807 and Oporto 1809