5th Dragoon Regiment (France)
| 5th Dragoon Regiment | |
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Insignia of the 5th Dragoon Regiment
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| Active |
1656–1814 |
| Country |
 France
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| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Dragoon regiment |
| Role | Cavalry |
| Motto(s) | Victoria pinget (He becomes more beautiful with victory) |
| Engagements | Battle of Wattignies Battle of the Bridge of Arcole Battle of Austerlitz Battle of Eylau Second battle of the Marne |
| Decorations | Croix de guerre 1914–1918 with 3 palms and 2 silver stars Croix de guerre 1939–1945 with 1 palm |
1656–1814
1815 – 1940
1940 – 2003
The 5th Dragoon Regiment (5e Régiment de Dragons or 5e RD) is a cavalry unit of the French Army, created under the Ancien Régime in 1656 and reactivated in 2015. This regiment has a double heritage.
As part of Napoleon's Grande Armée it fought at Wertingen, Auterlitz in 1805, Nasielsk in 1806, Eylau, and the Battle of Friedland in 1807.
In 1815, during the Waterloo campaign of the Hundred Days, the regiment was at the Battle of Ligny and the Battle of Waterloo.
On July 31, 1914, the regiment was assigned to the Sordet cavalry corps, brigaded with the 21st Dragoons in General Lastour's 5th Division. In August, it participated in the raid on Belgium which led to the siege of Liège, then Neufchâteau, Fleurus and Orbais, and then was back in France in Maubeuge on August 21. From August 23 to September 4, the regiment covered the retreat of the French Army after the defeat at the Battle of Charleroi. The regiment was near Versailles on September 5. In the First Battle of the Marne, from September 5 to 14, the 5th Dragoons were engaged in Betz, Nanteuil, Margny, Rosière and Senlis. Following these successes, the regiment received the honour of adding "L'Ourcq 1914" on its banner.
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