8th regiment of cuirassiers
Creation and various denominations
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1638 : Lifting of the regiment of cuirassiers of the King
- 1665: famous regiment of Villequier
- 1791: 8th regiment of cavalry
- 1803 becomes the : Famous 8th regiment of cuirassiers
Colonels/chief of brigade
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1792: Charles-Joseph Randon de Pully - Colonel (**)
- 1792: Albert-Victor-Marie Desprez Of Marliere - Colonel (*)
- 1795: Jean-Baptiste Gilds - Chief-of-Brigade
- 1796: Jean Louis Brigitte Spain - Chief-of-Brigade (**)
- 1799: Jean-Baptist-Gabriel Merlin - Chief-of-Brigade then Colonel in 1803 (*)
- 1805: Grandjean - Colonel
- 1813: Louis-Jean-Claude-Clement Lafaivre - Colonel
- 1815: Garavaque - Colonel
- 1886: Dufaud - Colonel
- 1887: of Bremond d' Ars - Colonel
- 1888: Torel - Colonel
Killed and wounded colonels whereas they ordered 8th cuirassiers:
- Colonel Dore: killed on August 6th, 1796.
- Colonel Merlin: wounded the 21 May 22nd, 1809
- Colonel Grandjean: wounded on September 7th, 1812
- Colonel Lefaivre: wounded on October 30th, 1813
- Colonel Garavaque: wounded on June 16th, 1815
Officers killed or wounded whereas they were used with 8th as cuirassiers during the period 1805-1815:
- killed Officers: 8
- Officers dead of the continuations of their wounds: 20
- wounded Officers: 81
History of the garrisons, combat and battles of the 8th Cuirassier
- 1792 : Valmy
- 1793 : Hondschoote and Wattignies
- 1794: Fleurus and Aldenhoven
- 1796: Schweinfurth, Hirschaid, Bamberg, Würzburg, and Neuwied
- 1800: Stokach, Engen, Moeskirch, Biberach, Hochstett, and Hohenlinden
- 1805: Caldiero and Tagliamento
- 1807: Heilsberg
- 1809 : Essling and Wagram
- 1812: Moskowa
- 1813: Leipzig and Hanau
- 1814: Vauchamps
- 1815 : Four-arm and Waterloo
- : District Ordener de Senlis
Feat of arms register on the standard
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