Swiss Infantry Regiments
The military convention signed between French and Swiss Republic on September 27 1803 decides the organisation of four Swiss infantry regiments to serve in French army.
Each regiment was composed of a staff with :
| 1 | colonel |
| 1 | deputy colonel |
| 1 | major |
| 4 | battalion chiefs |
| 4 | adjutants-majors |
| 4 | quarters-masters |
| 4 | standard bearers |
| 1 | chaplain |
| 1 | minister |
| 1 | judge |
| 4 | surgeons |
a sub-staff with:
| 4 | adjutants NCOs |
| 1 | drum-major |
| 4 | drum-corporals |
| 13 | musicians |
| 4 | provosts |
| 1 | master-tailor |
| 1 | master-shoemaker |
| 1 | master-gaitermaker |
and four battalions of nine companies, one grenadiers and eight fusiliers, with each :
| 1 | captain |
| 1 | 1st class lieutenant |
| 1 | 2nd class lieutenant |
| 1 | second lieutenant |
| 1 | master-sergeant |
| 4 | sergeants |
| 1 | furrier |
| 8 | corporals |
| 2 | drummers |
| 92
or 72 |
fusiliers
grenadiers |
and an artillery company with :
| 1 | 1st class captain |
| 1 | 2nd class captain |
| 1 | 1st class lieutenant |
| 1 | 2nd class lieutenant |
| 1 | master-sergeant |
| 4 | sergeants |
| 1 | furrier |
| 4 | corporals |
| 4 | firework craftsmen |
| 2 | drummers |
| 12 | 1st class gunners |
| 36 | 2nd class gunners |
As in French line regiments, a fusiliers company is replaced by a light company in 1805.
A new convention is signed on March 28 1812 that reorganises the four Swiss regiments. Each is now composed of a staff with:
| 1 | colonel |
| 1 | major |
| 3 | battalion chiefs |
| 4 | adjutants-majors |
| 1 | quarters-master |
| 1 | pay officer |
| 1 | clothing officer |
| 1 | chaplain |
| 1 | minister |
| 1 | judge |
| 1 | master-surgeon |
| 3 | assistant-surgeons |
| 4 | sub-assistant-surgeons |
| 8 | adjutants NCOs |
| 1 | drum-major |
| 1 | drum-corporal |
| 8 | musicians |
| 4 | provosts |
| 1 | master-tailor |
| 1 | master-shoemaker |
| 1 | master-gaitermaker |
| 1 | master-gunsmith |
, three battalions of six companies, one grenadiers, one light and four fusiliers, each with :
| 1 | captain |
| 1 | lieutenant |
| 1 | second-lieutenant |
| 1 | master-sergeant |
| 4 | sergeants |
| 1 | furrier |
| 8 | corporals |
| 2 | drummers |
| 121 | fusiliers, voltigeurs or grenadiers |
and an artillery company with :
| 1 | lieutenant |
| 1 | second-lieutenant |
| 3 | sergeants |
| 3 | corporals |
| 20 | gunners |
| 2 | craftsmen |
| 40 | train drivers |
Each regiment also comprises a reserve battalion of three fusiliers companies.
In 1814, the Swiss regiments were transferred in Royal army. During the Hundred Days Campaign most of the Swiss choose to return home and the remaining strength was formed into the 2nd Foreign Regiment, comprising a single war battalion, that was posted in Vandamme 3rd Army Corps.