 On June 4 1859, during the Battle of Magenta (), Colonel de Chabrières was at the gates of the city.On Horse at the head of his Legionnaires who charged the Austrians, he found death at Magenta, hit by a bullet in the middle of his chest while ordering the charge of his regiment.The garrison of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2e REI, at Nîmes, bears his name.