23rd Dragoon Regiment (France)
French cavalry unit created during the Ancien Regime and dissolved in 1928 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 23rd Dragoon Regiment (French: 23e Régiment de dragons, 23e RD) was a French cavalry unit created in 1670 in Turin as Prince-de-Piemont it was transferred to French service in 1671. It became Royal Piémont in 1690, 14e Regiment de Cavalerie in 1791 and finally 23e Regiment de Dragons in 1803. It was dissolved in 1928.
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23rd Dragoon Regiment | |
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23e régiment de dragons | |
Active | 1670–1814 1873–1928 |
Country | France |
Branch | French Army |
Type | Cavalry |
Size | Regiment |
Nickname(s) | Royal Piémont |
Motto(s) | Noli irritare leonem (Do not irritate the lion) |
Engagements | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars World War I |
Decorations | Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 with 1 palm |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col. Paul de Bazelaire (1919) |
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