| Summary
of the Regimental History |
| 1645 |
The regiment
was founded, created
from three new and three old cavalry companies. |
| 1654 |
The regiment
received its official name, Commissaire-Général. |
| 1791 |
With the
reorganization of the French army, the regiment became 3eme Régiment de
Cavalerie, consisting of 3 squadrons. |
| 1792 |
The regiment
was in
combat at Marquan, La Croix-aux-Bois, Valmy, and Jemmapes. |
| 1794 |
The regiment
was in
combat at Sprimont. |
| 1796 |
The regiment
was in
combat at Rastadt and Neresheim. |
| 1799 |
The regiment
was in
combat at Sesia. |
| 1800 |
In
combat at Marengo. |
| 1802 |
A fourth squadron was added to the regiment and on October 12th
it was renamed
3eme Régiment de Cavalerie-Cuirassiers. |
| 1803 |
The regiment
was issued the Mark I Cuirass and the An
IX sabre, at which time it was renamed
3eme Régiment de Cuirassiers. |
| 1805 |
With 20 officers, 500 troopers, and
475 horses, the regiment distinguished itself as part of
Nansouty's First Division of the
Grande Armée at Austerlitz. |
| 1806 |
The regiment
fought at Jena as part of the
Grande Armée . |
| 1807 |
The regiment
was in
combat with the Grande Armée at Heilsberg, participating in the
bloody charge at Eylau, and at Friedland. A fifth squadron was
added in March
1807. Late in 1807 a detachment was sent to Spain where it
was combined with detachments from the 1st and 2nd Cuirassiers
and the 1st and 2nd Carabiniers to form the 1st Provisional
Heavy Cavalry (designated the 13th Cuirassiers at the end of
1808). |
| 1809 |
The regiment
fought at Eckmuhl, Essling, and Wagram as part of the
Armée d'Allemagne. |
| 1812 |
The regiment
fought as part of the Grande Armée La Moskowa. |
| 1813 |
Survivors and
remnants of the regiment were in
combat at Dresden and Leipzig. |
| 1814 |
The regiment
fought at Chamaubert. In the first restoration, the
regiment was renamed by the Royalists to the Régiment
de Cuirassiers du Dauphin. |
| 1815 |
With the
return of Napoleon, the regiment was renamed 3eme Régiment de
Cuirassiers. It fought at Fleurus and Waterloo,
and was disbanded with the restoration on 25 November. |
