Raphaël Vienot

Raphaël Vienot (August 31 1804 – May 2 1855) was colonel of the French Army who particularly illustrated himself during the Crimean War and was killed in action while leading the assault of his regiment. He is the patron of a promotion at the (Corniche brutionne).

Raphaël Vienot
Portrait of colonel Vienot
Born	August 31 1804 France
Died	May 2 1855 Sevastopol Mort au combat
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	French Army French Foreign Legion
Years of service	1823 - 1855
Rank	Colonel
Commands held	1st Regiment of the 1st Foreign Legion 1^er R.E.L.E
Battles/wars	Crimean War (French: Guerre de Crimée) Siege of Sevastopol (French: Siège de Sebastopol)

Military career

Born in Fontainebleau in 1804, he was admitted to the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1823 after nine years of studies at Prytanée National Militaire (French: Prytanée Militaire) of La Flèche. He graduated as a Sous-lieutenant and was assigned to the 4th Line Infantry Regiment (French: 4^e Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne) where he served for more than twenty years.

In 1846, he was designated as chef de bataillon at the 20th Light Infantry Regiment (French: 20^eRégiment d'Infanterie Légère), and joined then in 1852, the 1st Foreign Regiment 1^er RE of the French Foreign Legion with the rank of Lieutenant-colonel .

On September 5 1854, in full swing during the Crimean War (French: Guerre de Crimée), he was nominated as regimental commander. As of April 1855, he led with the allies a vigorous offensive on the established works outside Sevastopol (French: Sebastopol) to repel the defenders to the center of the principal place.

During the night of May 1 and May 2, he launched his assault with his regiment on the Fort (French: Redoute) Schwartz. The adversary were pushed by the paste of the Legionnaires, however colonel Viénot was shot straight in the forehead while leading the regiment. During this assault, fourteen of the eighteen Legion Officers of the regiment would also fall with him.

He is the second regimental commander of the French Foreign Legion to get killed in action while leading his regiment at the head of the men, after colonel Conrad.

Posterity

His name is given a couple of years after his death to the Mother House of the Legion (French: Maison mère de la Légion) at Sidi bel-Abbès in French Algeria then in 1962, to the actual garrison of the 1st Foreign Regiment 1^er RE, at Aubagne in France.

He was chosen as the patron for the 2006-2008 promotion Corniche Brutionne (Corniche Brutionne).

References

Sources

Répertoire des chefs de corps
Centre de documentation de la Légion étrangère
Répertoire des citations (BCAAM)

French Foreign Legion

Current
units

General Staff Headquarters	État-major du Commandement de la Légion Étrangère - COMLE
Command Administrative	1st Foreign Regiment 1^er RE 4th Foreign Regiment 4^e RE Foreign Legion Recruiting Group GRLE
Music band	Musique de la Légion étrangère - MLE
Infantry & parachute infantry	1st Foreign Regiment 1^er RE 4th Foreign Regiment 4^e RE 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2^e REI 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2^e REP 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 3^e REI 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 13^e DBLE Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte DLME
Cavalry	1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment 1^er REC
Engineers & parachute engineers	1st Foreign Engineer Regiment 1^er REG 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment 2^e REG
Training	4th Foreign Regiment 4^e RE Jungle Training Center Combat Training Center at Arta Beach

Defunct
units

Administrative and training	Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments DCRE
Parachute	Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment Para Co.3^e REI 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1^er REP 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 1^er BEP 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion 2^e BEP 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion 3^e BEP Foreign Air Supply Company CERA 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment 3^e REP 1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company 1^re CEPML
Infantry & marching regiments	Mounted companies CM 1st Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 1^erRM.1^erRE 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 2^eRM.1^erRE 3rd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 3^eRM.1^erRE 4th Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment/Garibaldi Legion 4^eRM.1^erRE 1st Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment 1^erRM.2^eRE 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment 2^eRM.2^eRE Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion RMLE Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion DBLE 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment 5^e REI 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment 6^e REI 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment 11^e REI 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment 12^e REI Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers RMVE 1st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 1^er RMVE 21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 21^e RMVE 2nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 2^e RMVE 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 22^e RMVE 3rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 3^e RMVE 23rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 23^e RMVE
Saharan Legion units	1st Saharan Mounted Artillery Battery of the Foreign Legion 1^re BSPL 1st Mounted Saharan Company of the Foreign Legion 1^re CSPL 1st Mounted Saharan Squadron of the Foreign Legion 1^re ESPL 21st Mounted Company of the Foreign Legion 21^e CPLE 22nd Mounted Company of the Foreign Legion 22^e CPLE 23rd Mounted Company of the Foreign Legion 23^e CPLE 2nd Saharan Mounted Artillery Battery of the Foreign Legion 2^e BSPL 2nd Mounted Saharan Company of the Foreign Legion 2^e CSPL 3rd Mounted Saharan Company of the Foreign Legion 3^e CSPL 4th Mounted Saharan Company of the Foreign Legion 4^e CSPL Mounted Saharan Artillery Battery of the Foreign Legion BSPL Mounted Saharan Company of the Foreign Legion CSPL Legion Mounted Companies Groupment of Morocco GCPLEM Legion Mounted Group of Morocco GPLEM
Material units	15 Foreign Legion units
Pionniers & engineers	6th Foreign Engineer Regiment 6^e REG 61st Mixed Engineer Legion Battalion 61^e BMGL 15th Engineer Maintenance Company (15^e CEG) 16th Engineer Maintenance Company type I (16^e CEG -I) 16th Engineer Maintenance Company type II (16^e CEG -II) 1st Legion Engineer Instruction and Service Company (1^re CIGSL) 2nd Company of the 74th Engineer Battalion (2/74^eBG) 21st Company of the 61st Engineer Battalion type I (21/61^eBG - I) 21st Company of the 61st Engineer Battalion type II (21/61^eBG - II) 21st Company of the 71st Engineer Battalion type I (21/71^eBG - I) 21st Company of the 71st Engineer Battalion type II (21/71^eBG - II) 21st Company of the 73rd Engineer Battalion (21/73^eBG) 22nd Legion Engineer Battalion (22^e BGL) 26th Engineer Battalion (26^e BG) Legion Engineer Company n° 76/3 (3/76^e BG) 38th Bennes Truck Company type I (38^eCCB) 39th River Boat Engineer Company (39^e CEFG) 40th Bennes Truck Company type I (40^e CCB-I) 40th Bennes Truck Company type II (40^e CCB-II) Folding Boat Section of the 40th Bennes Truck Company (SBP 40^eCCB) 4th Armored Boat Company of the 71st Engineer Battalion (4^e CBB/ 71^e BG) 76th Legion Engineer Battalion (76^e BGL) Mechanic Platoon Equipment of the Far East (PEM/EO)
Cavalry	2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment 97th Reconnaissance Group of the Infantry Division
Pionniers & various	12th Pionniers Battalion 12^e BP Foreign Legion Battalion of Madagascar BLEM 3rd Marching Battalion of the Foreign Legion 3^e BMLE Mobile Group N°4 MG4
Transport (armored trains & heavy weight)	Armored Train of the Foreign Legion TBLE Passage Company of the Foreign Legion CPLE/EO 5th Heavy Weight Transport Company Foreign Legion Transport Company N° 2/519 Foreign Legion Transport Company N° 3/516 Legionnaire Transport Company N° 2/519
Disciplinary companies	Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Legion (CDLE) Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East (CDRE/EO)
Brigades	31st Brigade

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Raphaël Vienot

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