8th regiment of cuirassiers

Creation and various denominations

  • 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

  • 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

Feat of arms register on the standard

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