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5e Régiment De Dragons
The 5th Dragoon Regiment (''5e Régiment de Dragons'' or ''5e RD'') is a cavalry unit of the French Army, created under the Ancien Régime in 1656 and reactivated in 2015. This regiment has a double heritage. History *1656–59: Fronde, La Fronde *1667–68: War of Devolution, Spanish War of Devolution *Franco-Dutch War, Flanders Campaign: Battle of Seneffe 1674, Battle of Cassel (1677) *Nine Years' War, War of the League of Augsburg: Siege of Namur (1692), Siege of Namur, Battle of Steenkerque, Steenkerque 1692, Battle of Landen, Neerwinden 1693 *War of the Spanish Succession: Spire 1703, Battle of Ramillies, Ramillies 1706, Lorch 1707, Battle of Malplaquet, Malplaquet 1709 *War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Rocoux, Rocoux 1746, Battle of Lauffeld, Lauffeld 1747 *Seven Years' War: Battle of Hastenbeck, Hastenbeck 1757 *French Army of the North: Battle of Valmy, Valmy 1792, Battle of Neerwinden (1793), Neerwinden 1793 and Battle of Wattignies (1793), Wattignies 1793 *Army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of France
The Kingdom of France is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the Middle Ages, medieval and Early modern France, early modern period. It was one of the most powerful states in Europe from the High Middle Ages to 1848 during its dissolution. It was also an early French colonial empire, colonial power, with colonies in Asia and Africa, and the largest being New France in North America geographically centred around the Great Lakes. The Kingdom of France was descended directly from the West Francia, western Frankish realm of the Carolingian Empire, which was ceded to Charles the Bald with the Treaty of Verdun (843). A branch of the Carolingian dynasty continued to rule until 987, when Hugh Capet was elected king and founded the Capetian dynasty. The territory remained known as ''Francia'' and its ruler as ('king of the Franks') well into the High Middle Ages. The first king calling himself ('King of France') was Philip II of Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |