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2040:, commander of the 17th Military Region. At the ceremony of farewell to the regimental standard, Colonel Schlesser gave a dramatic speech in which he proclaimed that "despite determination to resist" he was forced "with tears in eyes and heart full of bitterness, to obey". After the ceremony he gathered together some officers and non-commissioned officers and made plans to escape the Germans and continue to fight. At Schlesser's instigation, nearly all of the officers and soldiers of the 2nd Dragoons decided to escape and rejoin the fight against Germany, whether by heading for North Africa to join the
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2115:. In May 1944, Lieutenant Colonel André Demetz was appointed to command the regiment. He was a specialist in armoured warfare, whose philosophy was that the way his men treated their equipment (similarly to the way mounted cavalrymen treated their horse) showed their ability. He began the practice of naming all the vehicles of the regiment, after places in Paris; for example, the colonel's vehicle is named after
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2505:, and protecting French forces on operations. As well as being tasked with defending France, it has the capability to be deployed overseas if needed. From its base, the 2nd Dragoon Regiment runs Detecbio, a network of environmental monitoring sensors that can detect a variety of potential biological threats.
832:, a rebellion of the French parliament and a section of the nobles, including the Prince of Condé. Little blood was shed in the resolution of the First Fronde, but the outbreak of the Second Fronde meant that the regiment was sent into battle against royalist forces again in early 1650, having moved to
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teams with CBRN defense capabilities. The regiment's personnel undergo their training at the Army's CBRN school, now located in Saumur. All members of the regiment are trained in decontamination, and upon completing this training, they may undergo training for CBRN reconnaissance and operating in a
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and the royal faction in
February 1651, the regiment returned to the royal army. This only lasted until September, when the Prince of Condé was forced to flee France. He became a high commander in the Spanish army, and his regiment of cavalry fought for him as part of Spanish and Lombard forces.
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were given a new uniform and headgear, with scarlet facings and green cuffs as their distinguishing colours. The men of the regiment remained openly sympathetic to
Bonapartism, including its first commander after the Restoration, Colonel François-Joseph Planzeaux, who gave a speech at his first
2501:"light role team" (LRT). The regiment's most immediate role is seen as being ready to deal with terrorism on French soil, but its role extends to handling accidents at industrial facilities such as nuclear power plants, handling attacks on France during a war, assisting
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Some men who remained in the
Resistance ended up creating the center of resistance in Gers department, while others formed independent cells in the mountains and hid some of the weaponry of the regiment in mines. The standard of the regiment was hidden in the village of
2108:, nearly three full squadrons from the former. This was the first time large numbers of French colonial natives had joined a cavalry regiment from metropolitan France. Once the regiment arrived in France, many of its men who had fought in the Resistance rejoined.
1418:. The First Empire gave them scarlet as their distinguishing colour on their facings and coat lapels, which they shared with the 1st through 6th Dragoons. In the autumn of 1805, the regiment and the rest of Klein's division was part of the remarkably successful
2080:, a decoration created in 1926 for individual soldiers who made a successful escape from enemies or at least two unsuccessful attempts. The 2nd Dragoons remain the only French military unit ever to receive this decoration. This standard is now in the
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review of the regiment praising the deeds of the "2nd
Dragoons of the Empire, a regiment beyond reproach…the immortal dragoons of Spain." In 1816, Planzeaux was accused of participating in a Bonapartist conspiracy and discharged from the army.
893:. In 1668 the regiment, now nine companies strong, was part of the Prince of Condé's incursion into Franche-Comté. In May 1668, the regiment was once again reduced to the colonel's company, until the 1671 reorganisation of the cavalry.
1314:, which was being prepared for a crossing of the Rhine the following year. At the time, the regiment was recorded having the strength of 485 horses. The regiment distinguished themselves in the campaign of 1796, particularly at the
889:, reduced to a single "colonel's company", belonging to the Prince of Condé. The full regiment was reinstated in December 1665, and in 1667 the regiment took part in the French invasion of the Low Countries as part of the
726:) of the regiment. It immediately was sent to serve in the Italian peninsula, where it probably operated as a collection of independent light cavalry companies. In 1636, it was sent to join the French campaign against
2021:. Much of their heavier weaponry was well-camouflaged, and hidden whenever Vichy officials or German officers were in the area, as it was officially forbidden for the Vichy military. Their commander, Colonel
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On 1 December 1939, the unit was redesignated as the 2nd
Motorised Dragoon Regiment, with two battalions. During the early stages of the war, they made up the 13th Light Mechanised Brigade, along with the
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on 13 March 1793, but owing to the lack of training of most of the French infantry, the battle was a defeat and resulted in the loss of the Low
Countries by France. That year the regiment also fought at
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began on 9 May, the 2nd
Dragoon Regiment and the rest of the 3rd Light Cavalry Division briefly entered into Luxembourg on 10 May in an attempt to slow the Germans by destroying key infrastructure.
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Despite the recent formation of the regiment in its current configuration, it is the oldest French cavalry regiment, dating back to 1556. The regiment found fame as the personal regiment of
2238:. During December and until 20 January, the regiment was positioned defensively around Mulhouse. On 20 January, it was part of the initial French advance against the southern flank of the
2060:, and when Schlesser made plans to re-form the regiment in 1943, he had Captain Robert de Neuchèze, who had remained in the Resistance, bring it to Algiers. He embarked the submarine
1782:, the 2nd Dragoon Regiment was given orange as a distinguishing colour, until all of the dragoon regiments lost their distinguishing colours in 1862. In January 1854, while the
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1259:, even though they had been the eleventh-most senior dragoon regiment prior. Around this time, Jaucourt went into exile and command of the regiment briefly passed to Colonel
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entrenched in towns and armed with tanks and anti-tank weapons. On April 16, the 2nd
Dragoon Regiment returned across the Rhine to attack the remaining German forces in the
2029:) and a wide range of sports and other recreation, he kept morale high. Generals sent to inspect the regiment expressed their admiration at its high level of organisation.
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2036:. On 27 November, Germany ordered the dissolution of the Vichy army. The 2nd Dragoon Regiment was officially disbanded on 29 November 1942 by its superior officer General
2187:, meeting fierce resistance from German troops. There they took several casualties, including Chef d'escadrons de Neuchèze. On 10–11 September, the regiment linked up at
2025:, was determined they would still have some role to play in defending France. By his speeches and pamphlets, and his encouragement of skiing (at a dedicated chalet near
3484:"Dragonsong: Lieutenant Colonel Marc Caudrillier, Commanding Officer of the French 2nd Dragon [sic] Regiment, talks to Gwyn Winfield about reaching new heights"
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was sent to
Catalonia for two years, while Prince Louis was assigned to command the French and Catalan forces, where it took part in the unsuccessful second siege of
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Marquis de Livry was killed. The Marquis de Lanques replaced him, and under his command, the regiment was among those at the vain siege of
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1035:, a disgraceful defeat for the French. It continued to fight in Flanders and the Rhine valley for the rest of the war. In 1709, title to the regiment passed to
2048:. Although many of the men who headed for North Africa were delayed by imprisonment in neutral Spain, most of them eventually were released and transported to
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formally returned the regiment's standard, to its new commander, Lieutenant Colonel de Sauzey. The regiment incorporated men from the 2nd and 6th Algerian
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After 1762, the regiment continued to be moved between garrisons mostly in the north and east of France, until the Revolution. At Lille in March 1763, the
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1848:. By the time a peace with Prussia was reached in May 1871, most of the 2nd Dragoon Regiment's complement was gathered together, as the 2nd dragoon
1844:). The troops who had not been captured, including the depot and a squadron of new recruits, were in the 4th and 6th dragoon and 11th mixed cavalry
1770:, the regiment was ordered to Paris in May. There it helped protect the new government from working-class revolutionaries during the seizure of the
1735:, who would be a senior general of the Second Empire, served as its colonel from 1846 to 1850. Under de Goyon, the regiment earned the nickname of "
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Following the War of the Austrian Succession, the regiment was stationed in various towns in northern and eastern France and Westphalia. During the
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in late 1793. After seeing service in the Vendée, the regiment was given garrison duties, and was probably split into two detachments, one in
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valley while a new settlement between the coalition and the Bourbons was made. The regiment was dissolved on 4 December 1815, after the
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on 25 August, and spent five days in the crossing to Provence, during which Colonel Schlesser radioed in an encouraging message.
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On 7 November 1943, plans to revive the 2nd Dragoons in the Free French Army were finalised and the regiment was designated as a
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Because of the regiment's decoration with the World War I Croix de guerre, all serving members of the 2nd Dragoon Regiment wear
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on 23 June 1758, the men of the regiment fought fiercely, and helped put up a strong fighting retreat after the French defeat.
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1989:, the regiment fought in the attempts to slow the German advance from 24 to 31 May and from 5–7 June, including at the
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in the French Army, and with brief interruptions it has served under this name in successive French armies ever since.
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708:—50 knights, plus about 5 supporting men-at-arms each, for a total of about 300 men. In 1635, this company became the
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that spring. It was reduced to independent companies in July 1636, and restored to a full regiment in January 1638.
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then ruling southern France. The men were formed into two horse-mounted squadrons, three squadrons of cyclists, an
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2286:. When news came of the German surrender on 7 May, the squadrons of the regiment had reunited and were staying at
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In 1805 the 2nd Dragoon Regiment was made part of the 1st Dragoon Division (commanded by General of Division
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on 30 October, where it was allowed to rest. In mid-November, it was called upon to join the advance toward
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wearing the Napoleonic-era uniform of the 2nd Dragoon Regiment, including a trumpeter with reversed colour.
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of 30–31 October. In late 1813 it was assigned to the French corps d'observation in Bavaria, and then the
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There were 53 officers, 270 non-commissioned officers, 562 other ranks, and 8 civilians in the regiment.
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of the 2nd Dragoon Regiment is a French tricolor, with the following battle honours sewn on it in gold:
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The 2nd Dragoon Regiment is currently the sole unit of the French Army specialised in defending against
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and later Prince of Condé, from 1635 to 1686; in honour of the "Grand Condé", it is still called the "
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959:. The Grand Condé died on 11 December 1688, leaving his princely title and regiments to his son
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still carrying the standard of the regiment. In 1945, the same standard was decorated with the
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for the French–Catalan alliance. It joined the Duke of Enghien in Germany in 1644, fighting at
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On 29 December 1815, the regiment was re-formed with the same men and officers, and named the
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1809:. After its arrival at the front on 8 August, it protected baggage trains in the retreat to
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of that regiment, the Count of Toulouse-Lautrec, had previously been chosen to serve as the
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and the other in west-central France. In late 1795, the 2nd Dragoons were assigned to the
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at Germersheim, and in the days that followed, it fought pockets of German troops around
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or military interpreters), which was first formed at Boulogne in 1803 in preparation for
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1966:. In February 1940, this brigade was attached to the 3rd Light Cavalry Division, in the
1704:. It was part of General of Division Bertrand Castex's 1st Dragoon Division, in Marshal
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Maréchal-de-logis Humbert and Dragoon Fauveau taking a Prussian officer prisoner at the
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on 5 November, where the French were resoundingly defeated by an inferior force but the
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2666:" This translates to "Give me a chance to shine" or "Give me means, and I will shine".
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After France surrendered on 22 June, the regiment's survivors were brought together at
1904:. In early September 1914, it fought in the counteroffensive of the Charmes Gap in the
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The badge of the regiment consists of a black, winged dragon holding a guidon of the
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In early 1649, the regiment was called to join the blockade of Paris as part of the
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itself, the most prominent armoured vehicles are named after monuments such as the
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2278:, while the rest of the regiment cut off the northeast of the Black Forest around
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1829:. Most of the regiment was briefly taken prisoner by the Prussians on 29 October.
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was appointed the colonel of the regiment, a role in which he served until 1873.
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was ongoing, a detachment of half a squadron of the 2nd Dragoons was sent to the
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in 1798, the 2nd Dragoon Regiment fought in southwestern Germany as part of the
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3652:. Translated by Maureen Carlson Reinertsen. New York: Waxtel & Hasenauer.
2290:. In the months after the war, the regiment garrisoned the French zone in the
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on 7–8 February 1807 (including Marshal Murat's colossal cavalry charge), the
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fought in the Flemish and Rhine campaigns of 1701, and was present during the
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in 1745. Called to Flanders in 1746, it figured in the siege of Mons and the
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unit, in a new mission as the sole French Army unit dedicated to combatting
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2250:, where Demetz was replaced by Colonel Clerck at the head of the regiment.
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On 30 August, the 2nd Dragoon Regiment debarked in Provence, and headed to
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on 11 August. On 27 September 1810, the 2nd Dragoon Regiment fought at the
2790:(in French). Vol. II. Paris: Librairie de J. Hetzel et Cie. pp.
1644:'s Belgian campaign, it was part of the 11th Cavalry Division, in Marshal
1211:. While based at Hesdin in 1776, the regiment was designated as a unit of
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During October, the 2nd Dragoon Regiment fought in the campaigns of the
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on 26 March. That year, the regiment incorporated 25 survivors from the
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were designated the second-most senior dragoon regiment, and became the
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of June 1673. On 11 August 1674, the regiment had a leading role in the
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in 1640. Following the siege, the regiment helped take several towns in
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On 1 April 1945, the regiment destroyed German bunkers to cross the
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every two years. In 1832, it participated in the suppression of the
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2 régiment de dragons – nucléaire, biologique et chimique, 2 RD-NBC
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On the return of the regiment from Germany in 1814 following the
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to provide decontamination for medical personnel fighting the
988:
917:
617:
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons
3088:
3086:
2642:, with a silver sun lighting a pyre and the regimental motto
1723:, and called to the maneuvers and festivities at his camp at
1093:
until its return to France in July 1743. It was then sent to
881:
were crucial, and which brought Condé back into royal favour
3194:"Historique complet du 2e RĂ©giment de Dragons durant 14/18"
2868:. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
2399:
In January 2015, soldiers of the regiment were deployed to
688:
The 2nd Dragoons trace their lineage to the formation of a
1125:, the regiment was part of the taking of Kronembourg near
3686:
2686:
The regiment has been awarded the following decorations:
2628:
from 1776) that were blue, with the golden sun emblem of
3745:
Army units and formations of France in the Algerian War
1868:
A trumpeter and NCO of the 2nd Dragoon Regiment in 1873
2984:
Carnet de la Sabretache: Revue Militaire RĂ©trospective
1521:
later that year, and on 21 June 1813 it fought in the
1477:) along with much of the Reserve Cavalry Corps (under
1322:
in August. In 1797, the regiment was made part of the
757:
for the French, and in 1641 it fought in the siege of
1684:, again the second-most senior dragoon regiment. The
1576:
when the corps was sent to reinforce the garrison of
943:, the regiment was sent to fight in Catalonia in the
3730:
Regiments of France in the French Revolutionary Wars
3454:(in French). Ministère de la Defense. 25 June 2013.
2424:
5 mixed reconnaissance and decontamination squadrons
2330:
department, Picardy. In 1997, the regiment moved to
2232:
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
1944:), and renamed the 2nd Motorised Dragoon Battalion (
3566:
3564:
2171:. Covering the left flank of the Corps, it reached
1908:. From mid-October to 2 November, it fought in the
841:During this time, the Prince of Condé commissioned
730:, and it participated in the unsuccessful siege of
531:
521:
516:
506:
431:
395:
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196:
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72:
52:
29:
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2376:On 1 July 2005, the regiment amalgamated with the
634:gave it the designation of the second regiment of
3687:Historical reenactment of the Napoleonic regiment
3028:Affaire de la conspiration de l'est, jugée à Riom
1612:Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom
987:on 29 July 1693, and fought in the 1697 siege of
3246:
3244:
3242:
3240:
3238:
3236:
3234:
3232:
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3228:
2980:"Les Guides-Interprètes de l'Armée d'Angleterre"
1037:Louis Henri, Prince of Condé and Duke of Bourbon
764:During 1642 to 1643, the regiment fought in the
3446:
3444:
3209:La bataille des trois frontières: mai-juin 1940
3167:
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3131:
3116:
3104:
3053:
3041:
3000:
2965:
2953:
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2914:
2890:
2522:The standard of the modern 2nd Dragoon Regiment
2096:unit; it was re-formed on 21 December 1943, at
1604:(the predecessors of the later French corps of
1270:in 1792, the 2nd Dragoons were assigned to the
808:, where on 26 December 1646 it was renamed the
3633:Historique de 2 Régiment de Dragons, 1635–1885
3547:"EADS DS Wins Contract for DETECBIO V1 System"
3252:"2e Regiment de Dragons: Historique 1940–1945"
2009:department in August 1940, by the army of the
1993:. It was in a fighting retreat until 17 June.
1719:, and was among several that were favoured by
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3475:
3473:
3301:
3299:
3297:
2859:"Jaucourt, Arnail François, Marquis de"
2833:
2713:in green with red stripes on their uniforms.
2226:. By 24 November, it had reached the area of
1676:A dragoon of the 2nd Dragoon Regiment in 1838
1626:, it went to Paris and received the title of
1278:in a number of small actions and then at the
1184:were praised for their steadfastness. At the
928:valley and concluded the war fighting in the
8:
3356:Combat History of the Sixth Armored Division
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2369:until its dissolution in 1993, and then the
2310:In 1957 to 1961, the regiment fought in the
1715:, the 2nd Dragoon Regiment dropped the name
1493:on 23 November. In 1809, they fought in the
1461:on 10 June, and the eventual victory at the
1353:'s Centre Corps, fighting at the battles of
935:After being stationed in northern France in
836:. After the Prince of Condé reconciled with
35:
3332:(in French). Paris: Autrement. p. 35.
3211:(in French). Bayeux: Heimdal. p. 144.
2842:(in French). Angers: 2 régiment de Dragons.
1936:regiment (with companies of motorcyclists,
1282:on 20 September, they were assigned to the
1274:. After participating in the defeat of the
1070:. During this time, the regiment passed to
1062:. After the war, the regiment was based in
1023:in October 1702. In 1703, it fought at the
873:saving his father, the Grand Condé, at the
3636:(in French). Chartres: Imprimerie Garnier.
3600:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
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2658:, maintained by the current regiment, is "
2617:was only retained after some controversy.
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2318:in Alsace; from 1977 to 1984 part of the
1121:and Philippsburg. After overwintering in
3192:Librairie Berger-Levrault, ed. (2003) .
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2496:(CBRN) weapons, although there also are
1920:. In March 1918, it participated in the
1109:. It then participated in the taking of
1066:, with its main center of operations at
900:in 1672, taking up winter quarters near
804:. The regiment was sent to the siege of
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2840:Du poison au nucléaire, 2000 d'histoire
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2728:
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2396:, the high command of the French Army.
1970:. The first battalion was stationed at
1932:In 1930, the regiment was designated a
1489:in the summer of 1808, followed by the
591:) is the only NBC Defense Unit of the
3715:Regiments of the French First Republic
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1912:. In September 1915, it fought in the
1692:In 1823, the regiment was part of the
1031:. In 1704, the regiment fought at the
896:The regiment was sent to fight in the
849:, into his regiment; he served as its
702:, in 1556. At the time it numbered 50
26:
2530:The two sides of the standard of the
2469:système de décontamination approfondi
2322:. From 1984 to 1997, it was based at
1668:Bourbon Restoration and July Monarchy
1105:before being sent to the garrison of
1074:on the death of Louis Henri in 1740.
772:, helping gain large sections of the
737:Sent to fight in the Pyrenees in the
408:with two palmes and two vermeil stars
7:
3720:Regiments of the First French Empire
3307:"Étendard du 2e régiment de Dragons"
3031:(in French). Imprimerie de Lefebvre.
2693:with two palms and two vermeil stars
2654:The motto of the regiment under the
2234:to allow the French Army to capture
979:. It fought with distinction at the
924:, and spent 1676 campaigning in the
3740:Regiments of France in World War II
3625:. Lyon: Imprimerie de Louis Perrin.
3458:from the original on 13 August 2013
3330:Atlas de la Libération de la France
2017:squadron, a signals platoon, and a
1766:Following the establishment of the
1525:. A small detachment served in the
1058:, and the battles of Ettlingen and
3575:(in French) (27). 9 November 2007.
2787:Histoire de la cavalerie française
2471:, thorough decontamination system)
2393:Commandement des Forces Terrestres
2386:), before reverting to the simple
1700:and restore the absolute power of
1221:Chasseurs de la Legion de Lorraine
25:
3482:Caudrillier, Marc (August 2013).
2838:Giudicelli, Bernard (June 2012).
2052:by Free French merchant vessels.
1836:to the defense of Paris from the
1754:Second Republic and Second Empire
1223:was incorporated into its ranks.
1164:served in Germany under Marshals
745:participated in the unsuccessful
718:war against the Holy Roman Empire
164:7 squadrons, 849 personnel (2013)
3590:(in French). Paris. p. 116.
2978:Cottreau, G. (31 January 1902).
2427:1 command and logistics squadron
1762:The 2nd Dragoon Regiment in 1853
1602:Compagnie des Guides-interprètes
1141:in 1748, at the end of the war.
1099:François de Franquetot de Coigny
770:Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt
116:
103:
90:
77:
3025:Pagès, Gaspard-Antoine (1816).
2111:The regiment was equipped with
2088:Revival in the Free French Army
1964:3e régiment d'automitrailleuses
1733:Charles-Marie-Augustin de Goyon
991:, the final battle of the war.
953:Bernardin Gigault de Bellefonds
527:Lieutenant-Colonel Olivier Lion
3725:Regiments of the July Monarchy
3523:. BioPrepWatch. Archived from
3519:Daigle, Ashton (25 May 2010).
2270:. The 2nd Squadron joined the
2224:2nd Moroccan Infantry Division
1957:Phony War and Battle of France
1834:Government of National Defense
1646:François Étienne de Kellermann
1582:siege by a Russo-Prussian army
1453:on 26 December that year, the
1263:, a future Marshal of France.
1172:. In 1757, they fought at the
1079:War of the Austrian Succession
877:(1674)—a victory in which the
800:and the successful capture of
312:War of the Austrian Succession
1:
3309:(in French). Musée de l'Armée
3288:Histoire de l'armée française
2620:Under the Ancien RĂ©gime, the
2181:French Forces of the Interior
1946:2 bataillon de dragons portés
1618:Hundred Days and Restorations
1445:, the regiment fought at the
1422:, fighting at the battles of
1072:Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé
1013:War of the Spanish Succession
965:War of the League of Augsburg
302:War of the Spanish Succession
297:War of the League of Augsburg
3710:Armoured regiments of France
3573:Bulletin Officiel des Armées
3328:Simonnet, Stéphane (2004) .
2342:department. It served as an
1916:. In 1917, it fought at the
1900:, the regiment was based in
1682:régiment de dragons du Doubs
1560:. It fought in the siege of
1517:on 5 March and the siege of
1430:on 8 and 11 October, at the
1351:Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
1341:. In 1799, it fought in the
1197:RĂ©giment de Toulouse-Lautrec
1113:, and in the defense of the
1097:to serve as part of Marshal
1044:War of the Polish Succession
871:Henri Jules, Duke of Enghien
710:RĂ©giment d'Anguien-Cavalerie
546:Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon
307:War of the Polish Succession
3705:Dragoon regiments of France
3376:(in French). Archived from
3258:(in French). Archived from
3168:Detaille & Richard 1992
3156:Detaille & Richard 1992
3132:Detaille & Richard 1992
3117:Detaille & Richard 1992
3105:Detaille & Richard 1992
3054:Detaille & Richard 1992
3042:Detaille & Richard 1992
3001:Detaille & Richard 1992
2966:Detaille & Richard 1992
2954:Detaille & Richard 1992
2927:Detaille & Richard 1992
2915:Detaille & Richard 1992
2891:Detaille & Richard 1992
2405:West African Ebola epidemic
2135:. The regiment embarked in
1815:Battle of Forbach-Spicheren
1556:The regiment joined in the
1529:in 1812 as part of Marshal
1513:, in 1811 it fought at the
1443:War of the Fourth Coalition
1335:War of the Second Coalition
947:, fighting along the river
810:Régiment de Condé-Cavalerie
794:Second Battle of Nördlingen
664:Origins and the Grand Condé
589:2 régiment de dragons, 2 RD
561:Arnail François de Jaucourt
342:War of the Fourth Coalition
332:War of the Second Coalition
214:"Give me a chance to shine"
3761:
3644:; Richard, Jules (1992) .
3429:(in French). 18 March 2015
3404:(35): 1–68. Archived from
3286:Montagnon, Pierre (1997).
2449:Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé
2359:Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé
2161:Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
1918:Second Battle of the Aisne
1914:Second Battle of Champagne
1662:Second Bourbon Restoration
1596:on 29 January, and at the
1568:of 16–19 October, and the
1268:War of the First Coalition
1235:began, the colonel of the
1117:, and then the takings of
1101:'s army, overwintering at
1077:In the early years of the
357:War of the Sixth Coalition
352:War of the Fifth Coalition
337:War of the Third Coalition
322:War of the First Coalition
2697:Croix de guerre 1939–1945
2691:Croix de guerre 1914–1918
2191:with U.S. troops who had
1624:First Bourbon Restoration
1527:French invasion of Russia
1434:a week later, and at the
1266:With the outbreak of the
1217:Régiment de Condé-Dragons
1205:mestre de camp lieutenant
1081:, the regiment served in
851:mestre de camp lieutenant
774:Principality of Catalonia
672:Louis, Grand Condé (1662)
511:www.defense.gouv.fr/terre
413:Croix de guerre 1939–1945
403:Croix de guerre 1914–1918
222:"Marche de Condé-Dragons"
43:
34:
18:Régiment de Condé Dragons
3735:NBC units and formations
3452:"2e régiment de dragons"
3374:"2è Régiment de Dragons"
3207:Mary, Jean-Yves (2012).
2664:Splendescam da materiam.
1906:Battles of the Frontiers
1803:Georges Eugène Blanchard
1449:on 14 October 1806, the
1390:. Both were awarded the
1170:Charles de Rohan-Soubise
3290:(in French). Pygmalion.
2865:Encyclopædia Britannica
2660:Da materiam splendescam
2644:Da materiam splendescam
2344:armoured reconnaissance
2070:, and managed to reach
1997:Vichy France and escape
1558:German Campaign of 1813
1505:on 27–28 July, and the
1487:First Siege of Zaragoza
1479:Jean-Baptiste Bessières
1343:Second Battle of Zurich
1312:Army of Sambre-et-Meuse
1199:into it. The brilliant
1042:On the outbreak of the
983:on 1 July 1690 and the
857:Return to royal service
843:Noël Bouton de Chamilly
712:, after its proprietor
541:Noël Bouton de Chamilly
211:Da materiam splendescam
3630:Bruyère, Paul (1885).
2784:Susane, Louis (1874).
2535:
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2212:Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse
1980:invasion of Luxembourg
1869:
1763:
1677:
1633:chevau-légers lanciers
1607:Interprètes Militaires
1598:Battle of Saint-Dizier
1553:
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887:Treaty of the Pyrenees
882:
714:Louis, Duke of Enghien
691:compagnie d'ordonnance
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624:Louis, Duke of Enghien
588:
37:2e régiment de dragons
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3557:– via ASD News.
2529:
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2388:2 régiment de dragons
2379:groupe de défense NBC
2367:8th Infantry Division
2365:. It was part of the
2363:Véhicule Blindé Léger
2320:6th Armoured Division
2292:occupation of Austria
2159:, and formed General
1910:First Battle of Ypres
1867:
1761:
1675:
1550:Historical reenactors
1548:
1475:Victor Latour-Mabourg
1408:Reserve Cavalry Corps
1385:
1257:2 régiment de dragons
1147:
1021:Battle of Friedlingen
1002:
995:After the Grand Condé
864:
747:Siege of FuenterrabĂa
679:
671:
649:
609:groupe de défense NBC
3411:on 22 November 2010.
2371:2nd Armored Division
2346:regiment, using the
2288:Schloss Heiligenberg
2197:6th Armored Division
2177:8th Dragoon Regiment
2147:Liberation of France
2038:Louis Gustave BĂ©rard
1780:Second French Empire
1436:Battle of Austerlitz
1333:At the start of the
1304:revolt in the Vendée
1288:Battle of Neerwinden
1284:Army of the Ardennes
1176:on 26 July, and the
1174:Battle of Hastenbeck
985:Battle of Neerwinden
930:Battle of Kokersberg
581:2nd Dragoon Regiment
30:2nd Dragoon Regiment
3619:Ambert, J. (1851).
3527:on 15 November 2012
3500:on 17 December 2014
3380:on 24 January 2002.
3182:, pp. 161–162.
3158:, pp. 158–159.
3146:, pp. 153–156.
3095:, pp. 141–142.
3015:, pp. 127–128.
2703:Médaille des évadés
2638:, on one side; and
2332:Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
2254:Invasion of Germany
2175:, where it met the
2077:Médaille des évadés
2066:on 29 September at
1991:Battle of Abbeville
1978:. After the German
1934:mechanised infantry
1846:regiments de marche
1842:regiments de marche
1799:Franco-Prussian War
1507:Battle of Almonacid
1497:on 13 January, the
1483:Peninsular Campaign
1463:Battle of Friedland
1459:Battle of Heilsberg
1261:Emmanuel de Grouchy
1139:siege of Maastricht
1133:. It fought in the
1115:lines of the Lauter
1029:Battle of Hochstedt
945:War of the Reunions
906:Siege of Maastricht
904:. It fought in the
597:Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
551:Emmanuel de Grouchy
433:Battle honours
423:Médaille des évadés
372:Franco-Prussian War
292:War of the Reunions
183:Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
111:Bourbon Restoration
98:First French Empire
3359:. Bruce Frederick.
2635:Nec pluribus impar
2536:
2524:
2430:1 reserve squadron
2193:landed in Normandy
2167:, attached to the
1974:and the second at
1870:
1850:regiment de marche
1776:June Days Uprising
1764:
1694:Spanish Expedition
1678:
1654:skirmish at Sentis
1650:battle of Waterloo
1586:Campaign of France
1554:
1515:Battle of Chiclana
1503:Battle of Talavera
1499:Battle of MedellĂn
1396:
1339:Army of the Danube
1316:Battle of Siegburg
1272:Army of the Centre
1227:Revolutionary Wars
1178:Battle of Rossbach
1154:
1135:battle of Lauffeld
1033:Battle of Blenheim
1009:
1003:A cavalier of the
883:
686:
680:A cavalier of the
674:
656:
367:Spanish Expedition
262:Franco-Spanish War
236:NBC reconnaissance
201:Louis, Grand Condé
3659:978-0-9632558-0-8
3642:Detaille, Edouard
3402:Objectif Doctrine
3262:on 18 August 2014
3218:978-2-84048-331-1
2917:, pp. 94–95.
2905:, pp. 90–93.
2807:, pp. 83–84.
2705:(Escapees' Medal)
2438:Current equipment
2355:main battle tanks
1922:Battle of the Lys
1788:Kingdom of Greece
1642:Army of the North
1594:Battle of Brienne
1566:Battle of Leipzig
1523:Battle of Vitoria
1511:Battle of Bussaco
1501:on 28 March, the
1451:Battle of Golymin
1394:after the battle.
1347:Army of the Rhine
1320:taking of Bamberg
1245:Feuillant faction
1241:François Jaucourt
1233:French Revolution
1186:Battle of Krefeld
1148:A dragoon of the
1137:in 1747, and the
981:Battle of Fleurus
910:Battle of Seneffe
891:War of Devolution
875:Battle of Seneffe
867:BĂ©nigne Gagneraux
847:Marshal of France
743:Anguien-Cavalerie
739:war against Spain
632:French Revolution
574:
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556:François Macquart
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327:War in the Vendée
282:War of Devolution
277:Anglo-Spanish War
257:Thirty Years' War
227:Current equipment
85:Kingdom of France
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2082:Musée de l'Armée
2042:Free French Army
2011:Vichy government
1987:Battle of France
1896:At the start of
1721:Louis Philippe I
1686:dragons de Doubs
1541:Fall of Napoleon
1491:Battle of Tudela
1481:) served in the
1438:on 20 November.
1392:Legion d'honneur
1324:Army of the West
1318:in June and the
1158:Seven Years' War
1131:battle of Rocoux
838:Cardinal Mazarin
824:Fronde and exile
696:Louis de Bourbon
652:Édouard Detaille
466:La Mortagne 1914
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