3rd Light Horses Lancers Regiment
by frederic pouvesle
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Decree of June 18, 1811 converts the 8th Dragoons Regiment into 3rd Light Horses Lancers Regiment.
It takes part in campaigns of Russia in 1812 in the Observation Corps of the Elbe in the Grand Army, of Germany in 1813 and France in 1814 in the 1st Cavalry Corps.
Brought up to full strength on 1st September 1814, it is renamed as Heir Prince’s Lancers and fights at Waterloo in the 1st Army Corps. It is disbanded on 14 February 1816 and strength transferred in the new Allier Chasseurs (1st Chasseurs-a-Cheval).
Unit commanders
- 22 June 1811 : Alexandre Lebrun
- 11 March 1813 : Charles Hatry
- April 1814 : Eugène Texier d’Hautefeuille
- 19 April 1815 : Charles Martique
Battles
- 1812 : Polotsk and Berezina
- 1813 : BautBautzen, Dresden, Leipzig and Hanau
- 1814 : Champaubert and Vauchamps
- 1815: Ligny and Waterloo
Standards
When created, the Regiment keeps one of the eagles of its parent 8th Dragoons Regiment.
It is granted in 1812 with a standard of 1812 model with the following battles names :
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that is taken on November 28, 1812 during Berezina battle.
Plate caption
1. Light horse 1812 (Martinet)(a). Centre companies’ trumpeter in march order (Marckolsheim)(b) and of elite company in full dress (reconstitution)(c). Quartermaster in society dress (Vernet)(d).