
Regimental History 1793: 18e bataillon de Chasseurs 1794: 18e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation, formed from the following) 18e bataillon de Chasseurs 3e bataillon, Volontaires de Vaucluse 3e bataillon, Volontaires du Mont-Blanc 1796: 18e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation, formed from the following) 3e bataillon, 180e demi-brigade de bataille 200e demi-brigade de bataille 12e bataillon, Provisoire 1803: 18e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere There was an 18e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere created in 1795 and formed from the following 2e bataillon, Volontaires de la Legion des Alpes 5e bataillon, Volontaires des Cotes-Maritimes 6e bataillon, Volontaires du Doubs The 18e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere was incorporated into the 23e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation) in 1776
Colonels and Chefs-de-Brigade 1794: Balleydier (Charles-Joseph-Cesar) - Chef-de-Brigade 1794: Constantini (Vincent-Marie) - Chef-de-Brigade (18e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere) 1796: Videl (?) - Chef-de-Brigade 1797: Soyez (Louis-Stanislas-Xavier) - Chef-de-Brigade 1803: Balleydier (Charles-Joseph-Cesar) - Colonel 1806: Cazaux (Hippolyte) - Colonel 1809: Christiani (Joseph) - Colonel 1809: Gaussart (Louis-Marie) - Colonel 1813: Bertrand (Jean-Antoine) - Colonel 1813: Danlion (Jean-Baptiste) - Colonel 1813: Despans-Cubieres (Amedee-Louis) - Colonel
Four of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade
Constantini, (Vincent-Marie)
Born: 24 February 1758 Chef-de-Brigade: 11 August 1794 (18e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere) General-de-Brigade: 19 April 1803 Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804 Died: 25 June 1822
Soyez, (Louis-Stanislas-Xavier)
Born: 21 May 1769 Chef-de-Brigade: 20 April 1895 (22e bis demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere) Chef-de-Brigade: 15 December 1796 (5e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere) Chef-de-Brigade: 18 September 1797 (18e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere) General-de-Brigade: 29 August 1803 Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804 Baron of the Empire: 2 July 1808 Died: 21 February 1839
Christiani, (Joseph)
Born: 27 February 1772 Colonel: 5 June 1809 General-de-Brigade: 30 August 1813 Baron of the Empire: 14 February 1810 Died: 6 April 1840
Gaussart, (Louis-Marie)
Born: 7 November 1773 Colonel: 24 September 1809 General-de-Brigade: 12 April 1813 Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 10 September 1810 Chevalier of the Empire: 16 December 1810 Baron of the Empire: 9 October 1813 Died: 9 December 1838
Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 18e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere
Chef-de-Brigade Soyez: Wounded 15 August 1799 Colonel Balleydier: Killed 10 November 1805 Colonel Cazeaux: Wounded 26 April 1809 Colonel Gaussart: Wounded 24 October 1812 and 16 November 1812 Colonel Bertrand: Wounded 28 August 1813 Colonel Danlion: Wounded 26 September 1813
Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 18e Regiment d'Infanterie Legere during the period 1804-1815
Officers killed: Seventeen Officers died of wounds: Eight Officers wounded: Ninety-six
Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats)
1796: Corona, Lonato, Castiglione, Roveredo, La Favorite, Caldiero, and Arcole 1805: Ulm 1806: Castelnovo 1809: Sacile, Ervenich, Piave, Obrowatzo, Gospich, Znaim, and Wagram 1811: Mattaro 1812: Monserat 1812: Witepsk, Moskowa, Malojaroslawetz, Krasnoe, and Beresina 1813: Bautzen, Gross-Beeren, Juterbock, and Leipzig 1814: Eschelles, Saint-Julien, and Voreppe
Battle Honours (1812 model drapeaux)
Ulm 1805 and Wagram 1809	Ulm 1805 and Wagram 1809

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