The 6th Cuirassier Regiment (french: link=no, 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 The 12th Cuirassier Regiment (french: 6e-12e Régiment de Cuirassiers,6e-12e RC) was an armoured cavalry (tank) regiment of the French Army. It was the armoured component of the 2nd Armoured Brigade. History The Chief of Staff of the French ...

The French Royal Army

1635: A regiment is raised by

Cardinal Richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu (; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman and statesman. He was also known as ''l'Éminence rouge'', or "the Red Eminence", a term derived from the ...

under the name of Régiment de Dragons du Cardinal (the Cardinal's

Dragoon Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry and trained for combat w ...

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

Fusilier Fusilier is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context. While fusilier is derived from the 17th-century French language, French word ''fusil'' – meaning a type of flintlock musket – the term has ...

s) 1646: The Régiment de Fusiliers à Cheval du Roi was renamed the Régiment du Roi – Cavalerie or, in English, King's Regiment (Cavalry) Cav du Roi 1757.png, Uniform of the Cavalerie du Roi in 1757. File:Cav du Roi 1739-57.png, Standard of the Cavalerie du Roi (1739–1757).

The Revolutionary Wars

In 1791 the Régiment du Roi – Cavalerie was renamed the 6e Régiment de Cavalerie (6th Cavalry Regiment). In 1800 it took part in the battle of Hohenlinden.

The Napoleonic Wars

In 1803 the 6e Régiment de Cavalerie is turned into a

cuirassier Cuirassiers (; ) were cavalry equipped with a cuirass, sword, and pistols. Cuirassiers first appeared in mid-to-late 16th century Europe as a result of armoured cavalry, such as men-at-arms and demi-lancers, discarding their lances and adoptin ...

s regiment and took the name 6e Régiment de Cuirassiers (6th Regiment of Cuirassiers). In 1809 it took part in the battle of Wagram. In 1812 it took part in the battle of Borodino.

World War 1

The Modern Age

French Discovery Regiment DLM ORBAT 1940

In 1994 it merged with the 12th Cuirassier Regiment to form the

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 Croix (French for "cross") may refer to: Belgium * Croix-lez-Rouveroy, a village in municipality of Estinnes in the province of Hainaut France * Croix, Nord, in the Nord department * Croix, Territoire de Belfort, in the Territoire de Belfort depa ...

with two palms and one silver gilt star. *

Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 The ''Croix de Guerre 1939–1945'' (English: War Cross 1939–1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the ''Croix de Guerre'' created on 26 September 1939 to honour people who fought with the Allies against the Axis forces at any ti ...

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