Service Record

2e Rgiment de Tirailleurs Algriens

1842 - 1900
Lineal Descent of the Regiment
Bataillon de Tirailleurs Indignes d'Oran Created 1842
Organised in Mostaganem, 1st September 1842 with a nucleus
the Turkish battalion of the Bey of Mostaganem and Mascara.
was renamed 1er Bataillon de Tirailleurs Indignes d'Oran
1855.

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2e Bataillon de Tirailleurs Indignes d'Oran Created 1855

Formed in Tlemcem from elements borrowed from the various
in Africa.

units

2e Rgiment de Tirailleurs Algriens Created 1856

Formed 1st January 1856 by the decree of 10th
October
1855
from
the two battalions of Tirailleurs Indignes d'Oran and 1
battalion of the Rgiment de Tirailleurs returning from the
Crimea.
Reorganised in 1871 with the amalgamation of 4 companies of
1er
Rgiment de Marche de Tirailleurs and 1 battalion of
3e Rgiment de Marche de Tirailleurs.
Commanding Officers
Bataillon de Tirailleurs Indignes d'Oran
Chef
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bataillon
bataillon
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bataillon

Bosquet
Pell
Martineau Deschenez
Butet

1842
1845
1853
1854

2e Bataillon de Tirailleurs Indignes d'Oran

Chef de bataillon Guynet

1855

2e Rgiment de Tirailleurs Algriens

Colonel Montaubon
Colonel Laure
Colonel De Monfort
Colonel Suzzoni
Colonel Colonieu
Colonel O'Neill
Colonel Avezard
Colonel Vidal de Lauzun
Colonel Gousset
Colonel Pognard
Principal Campaigns & Battles

1855
1856
1859
1869
1871
1878
1883
1888
1894
1896

Bataillon de Tirailleurs Indignes d'Oran

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the

1842 - 1843
1843 - 1851
1854 - 1855

Expeditions against the Flittas

Expeditions in the Dahra
Arme d'Orient - The Alma 1854, Inkerman 1854,
Mamelon-Vert 1855, Traktir 1855, Assault on the
Malakof 8th Septmebt 1855

2e Bataillon de Tirailleurs Indignes d'Oran

1855
1855

Expedition
against the Traras,
Beaufort's
Column
Southern Expedition, Lascours' Column

2e Rgiment de Tirailleurs Algriens

1857
1857
1859
1859
1859
1859
1860 - 1861
1861 - 1864
1862 - 1867
1864
1864
1864
1865
1865
1870
1870
1870
1870 - 1871
1871
1881
1881 - 1882

1895

1896 - 1897

Expedition against the Hamyans

Expedition against the Ouled-Djerir - Figuig
Arme d'Italie - Turbigo, Magenta, Solferino
Expedition against the Maia and the beni-Snassen
Southern Expedition - Durrieu's Column
Morocco Expedition - Berkan, Col de Tafouralet
In Senegal - Expedition in Cayor, Haute-Cazamance, Sine and Saloum
Cochin-Chin Expedition
Mexico Expedition - Puebla, San-Lorenzo, Pueblo-Nuevo, San-Pedro
Southern Expedition - Aionet-bou-Bekar
Southern Expedition
Expedition against the Flittas - La Rahouia
Southern expedition
Southern expedition - Ain-Chair
Arme du Rhin - Froeschwiller
Arme de Chlons - Sedan, Defence of Strasbourg, Verdun and Bitche
Armeee de la Loire - Artenay
Arme de l'Est - Montbliard 1871
Kabyle (1e & 4e bataillons)
Tunisia (2e & 4e bataillons) - Le Kef, BenMetir, Ben-Bechir
Southern oran Expedition - Columns of Saidia
(Chellala), Kheider (M'Kam-Sidi-Cheik,
Kheider),
Gryville, El-Archa, Ksours (the
Ahmours), Mchria, Ain-Sefra (Figuig-OuedFendi, Souf-Kesser) 1881
Madagascar (5e, 6e, 9e, 10e compagnies) Taking of Marovcay and
Mevatanana,
Combats
of Tsarasotra
and
Beritzoka, Operations around
Tananarive and taking of Tananarive
Madagascar - Hova Insurrection,
Sakaleves'
Mission

Battle Honours: Laghouat

1852;
Sbastapol
San-Lorenzo 1863
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1855,

Solferino

1859;