6th Cuirassier Regiment (France)

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.

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