 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1812 mukati mekupinda kweFrance muRussia, Rejimendi raJoseph Napoleon rakaiswa muhondo. Mabhatani e2nd ne3rd akaumba chikamu cheMarshal Davouts I Corps apo mabhatani e1st ne4th akaumba chikamu chePrince Eugenes IV Corps. Mukurwisa kwa 1812 Regiment yaJoseph Napoleon yakarwa paShevardino, ichigadzira zvikamu uye ichidzivirira regiment yechiFrench yechiuto yakanga yarwiswa uye isina kurongeka nevatasvi vemabhiza veRussia kubva pakurwiswa kwevatasvi vemabhiza. Muhondo yeBorodino mabhatani ose mana eRegiment yaJoseph Napoleon aivapo, 3rd ne4th mabhatani akapinda mukurwira redoubt huru yaitonga nzvimbo yehondo paBorodino. Joseph Napoleons Regiment akarwa panguva yeFrance kudzokera shure kubva kuRussia muHondo yeKrasnoi uye Hondo yeBerezina. Panguva iyi, varwi vanenge 300 vakasiya maFrench muVilnius ndokupinda muuto reRussia, kwavakaumba Imperial Alexander Regiment; vakazoendeswa kuSpain kunorwisa vaFrance. Mukurwisa kweGermany muna 1813Joseph Napoleons Regiment akarwa muhondo yeLützen, Hondo yeBautzen, Hondo yeLeipzig, uye Hondo yeHanau. 