6th Cuirassier Regiment (France)

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The 6th Cuirassier Regiment (French: 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.

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[edit] 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

[edit] Honours

[edit] Battle Honours

[edit] Decorations

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