6th Cuirassier Regiment (France)

6th Cuirassier Regiment (France)

The 6th Cuirassier Regiment ( _fr. 6e Régiment de Cuirassiers,6e RC) was an ancient French cavalry regiment. It has since merged with the 12th Cuirassier Regiment to form the 6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment.

Ancestry

*1635: A regiment is raised by Cardinal Richelieu under the name of Régiment de Dragons du Cardinal (the Cardinal's Dragoon Regiment)
*1641: On the death of cardinal Richelieu, the Régiment de Dragons du Cardinal passed to the king and was renamed the Régiment de Fusiliers à Cheval du Roi (The King's Regiment of Mounted Fusiliers)
*1646: The Régiment de Fusiliers à Cheval du Roi was renamed the Régiment du Roi - Cavalerie or, in English, King's Regiment (Cavalry)
*1791: The Régiment du Roi - Cavalerie was renamed the 6e Régiment de Cavalerie (6th Cavalry Regiment)
*1803: The 6e Régiment de Cavalerie is turned into a cuirassiers regiment and took the name 6e Régiment de Cuirassiers (6th Regiment of Cuirassiers)
*1994: Merged with the 12th Cuirassier Regiment to form the 6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment

Honours

Battle Honours

*Fleurus 1794
*Hohenlinden 1800
*Wagram 1809
*La Moskowa 1812
*L’Avre 1918
*L’Aisne 1918
*Montdidier 1918

Decorations

*Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 with two palms and one silver gilt star.
*Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with one palm


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