Etienne Breward. First company commander of the 7th hussar regiment

The 7th Hussar Regiment was formed by a decree of the Convention in November 1793 under the name "Hussars de Lamota", and in June 1793 it was renamed the 7th Hussar Regiment. The regiment became particularly famous on January 11, 1795, when its hussars in the Netherlands attacked and captured the ships of the Dutch fleet frozen in ice.
During the war with Prussia in 1806, the 7th Hussars, together with the 5th Hussars, formed a brigade under the command of General Lassalle, the most militant and popular general of the Napoleonic cavalry. Under the command of this illustrious hussar, the 7th regiment fought at Wagram.
In 1812, the 7th regiment, led by Colonel Elner, participated in a campaign in Russia as part of the 3rd light cavalry brigade of General Zhakino. This brigade was part of the 1st Cavalry Corps of General Nansuti, operating on the left flank of the Great Army and was especially distinguished under Borodino. The battle route of the 7th Hussars ended in 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, where the regiment, led by Baron de Marbo, tried to repel the flank attack of the entire Prussian army, and was utterly defeated by many times superior enemy forces.