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This occupation, funded by the German government, was carried out by sixteen army corps (including 40 infantry divisions), of which six were French (18 divisions) and three were cavalry divisions (two French). The 3rd Cavalry Division was stationed west of Mainz, and the 4th southwest of Koblenz (in the American zone), as "bridgehead reserves ...
French cuirassier (1809) Cuirassiers (/ ˌ k w ɪr ə ˈ s ɪər / KWIRR-ə-SEER; from French cuirassier [1], 'wearing a cuirass') were cavalry equipped with a cuirass, sword, and pistols.
A gendarme was a heavy cavalryman of noble birth, primarily serving in the French army from the Late Middle Ages to the early modern period.Heirs to the knights of French medieval feudal armies, French gendarmes enjoyed like their forefathers a great reputation and were regarded as the finest European heavy cavalry force [1] until the decline of chivalric ideals largely due to the ever ...
Les Armées françaises dans la Grande guerre [French Armies in the Great War] (in French). Vol. X-2 : Ordres de bataille des grandes unités : divisions d'infanterie, divisions de cavalerie. Paris: Impr. nationale. 1924.
Regiments in the French army which are/were cavalry regiments, or (in the case of armoured or parachute regiments) regiments which are descended from cavalry units. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
The Royal Guyenne Cavalry Regiment (French: Régiment de Royal Guyenne Cavalerie) was a line cavalry regiment of the French Royal Army.Though short-lived, the regiment was the last cavalry regiment to be formed before the French Revolution and was subsequently disbanded in 1803 when it split between the remaining cuirassier regiments.
Below is the List of French Army regiments (1776). Also included are the changes from the supplemental 1778 ordnance. Also included are the changes from the supplemental 1778 ordnance. Flags next to each unit represents what the majority of its members come from.
The same year in May, Cardinal Richelieu decided to reorganize the French cavalry, Esclainvilliers' company became part of the Cardinal Duc regiment. It fought in the Battle of Rocroi as a part of that unit. During this time the regiment became the Esclainvilliers Cavalry, the ancestor of the 3rd Cuirassier Regiment.