Officers and soldiers of the 57e Ligne 1809
*Note: Research done by Michael Lint and Situation 20 April 1809 provided by my anonymous donor.*
Situation 10 April 1809:
66 Officers & 1,981 Soldiers
Detached: 2 Officers & 4 Soldiers
In Hospital: 1 Officer & 273 Soldiers
Total Effective Strength: 2,327
Battle of Thann 19 April 1809 Casualties:
Officers: 2 KIA, 1 MW, 16 WIA
NCOs & Soldiers: 79 KIA, 41 MW, 143 WIA, 10 POW, 6 Scracthed off rolls due to long absence in the hospital on 19 April 1809
Killed in Action:
1e Bat. / 2e Co. Lieut. Antoine Alexandre Louis Marous
3e Bat. / 3e Co. Capit. Philippe Pezieux
Mortally Wounded:
1e Bat. / 2e Co. S.Lieut. Louis Francois Roasio: Died of wounds on 14 May 1809
Wounded in Action:
1e Grenadiers Capit. Jean Viala: Shot in the stomach
2e Grenadiers Capit. Laurent Bertet: Wounded at the Battle of Thann
2e Grenadiers Lieut. Rene Claude Jean Raverat: Shot in the right hand (broken hand)
3e Grenadiers Capit. Sernin Laffont: Contusion on the left arm
1e Bataillon Chef de Bat. Jacques Brosset: Shot in the right thigh
1e Bat. / 2e Co. Capit. Alexandre Massot: Shot in the chest
1e Bat. / 3e Co. Lieut. Melchior Peronnier: Saber cut to the right forearm
2e Bat. / 1e Co. Capit. Pierre Bonaventure Chancel: Wounded at the Battle of Thann
3e Bat. / 2e Co. Capit. Joseph Antoine Francois Gerbal: Shot in the inside of the right thigh
Capit. Simon Pevet: Shot in the left foot
A La Suite Lieut. Claude Saint-Cyr: Wounded at the Battle of Thann
1e Voltigeurs Capit. Bernard Hippolyte Pilhes: Shot in the chest
1e Voltigeurs S. Lieut. Charles Basset: Received seven saber cuts to the 1.) left cheek 2.) lower lip 3.) right shoulder 4.) right hip 5.) right thigh 6.) left shin 7.) left leg
2e Voltigeurs Capit. Antoine Pelenc: Received two wounds from a cannister round: 1.) in the lower part of the right thigh 2.) in the lower abdomen
3e Voltigeurs Capit. Bernard Boyer: Shot in the right leg
3e Voltigeurs S. Lieut. Joseph Olivier Dehemery: Wounded at the Battle of Thann
Situation 20 April 1809:
41 Officers & 1,507 Soldiers (34 Horses)
Detached: 3 Officers & 26 Soldiers
In Hospital: 15 Officers & 419 Soldiers/
Prisoners of War: 10 Soldiers
Total Effective Strength: 2,021 (34 Horses)
Colonel Jean-Louis Charriere (44)
Chef de Batallion (1er) Jacques Brosset (33)(W)
Chef de Batallion (2e) Martiry Cazeneuve (46)
Chef de Bataillon (3e) Jean-Louis Baillon (42)
Capit. Adjudant Major (1er) Gabriel Carrier (33)
Lieut. Adjudant Major (2e) Louis Gumiet (35)
Capit. Adjudant Major (3e) Jean-Louis Brun (37)
Officier Payeur Sous-Lieut. Jacques Legras (37)
Porte Aigle Sous-Lieut. Joseph Allios (36)
2e Porte Aigle Jean Commes (35)
3e Porte Aigle Andre Leobard (37)
As much as I would love to post every wounded soldier, that would be too long a process. However, I will break down their wounds and from what company they served.
1e Bataillon 57e Ligne NCOs and Soldiers
1e Bat./ Grenadiers: 11
1e Bat./ 1e Co.: 10 1e Bat./ 2e Co.: 5 1e Bat./ 3e Co.: 10
1e Bat./ 4e Co.: 7 1e Bat./ Voltigeurs: 4
Total: 47
Wounded by a shot on 19 April 1809: 5
Right thigh severed by a cannonball: 2
Right arm severed by a cannonball: 1
Left arm severed at the collarbone by a cannonball: 1
Shot in the right side: 1
Shot in the left flank: 1
Shot in the right leg: 3
Shot in the left leg: 5
Shot in the right arm: 2
Shot in the right forearm: 3
Shot in the left forearm: 3
Shot in the right collarbone: 2
Shot in the chest: 1
Shot in the left elbow: 1
Shot in the right thigh: 5
Shot in the left thigh: 2
Shot in the right hand: 2
Shot in the left hand: 4
Shot in the external malleolus: 1
Shot in the left foot: 1
Shot in the head: 1