The 23rd Dragoon Regiment () was a French cavalry unit created in 1670 in Turin as it was transferred to French service in 1671. It became Royal Piémont in 1690, 14e Régiment de Cavalerie in 1791 and finally 23e Régiment de Dragons in 1803. It was dissolved in 1928.
History The regiment was established in 1690 by the Kingdom of France as the Royal-Piémont. Before that it used to be a cavalry regiment established by the Duke of Savoy in 1670 as Prince-de-Piemont.
It became the 14th cavalry regiment in 1791 during Napoleon First Empire then was named 23rd Dragoon Regiment on 24 September 1803. It was disbanded on 14 May 1814 with the end of the Empire before being reactivated on 29 September 1873. In 1900 it was based in Vincennes.
The regiment served as horse cavalry during the First World War before being finally disbanded in 1928.
Combat
Notable involvements from 1672 to 1918: French Kingdom Franco-Dutch War Nine Years' War War of the Spanish Succession War of the Polish Succession War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War
French First Republic Siege of Mainz Italian campaigns
French Empire Battle of Caldiero Battle of Wagram Battle of Borodino Battle of Dresden Battle of Leipzig Battle of Vauchamps
First World War First Battle of Picardy Second Battle of the Marne
Banner It bears, sewed in golden letters in its layers, the following inscriptions: Mayence 1793 Caldiero 1805 Wagram 1809 La Moskova 1812 Dresde 1813 Picardie 1914 Champagne 1918
Decorations Its tie is decorated: With the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945, with 1 palm. Fourragère, with the colours of the Croix de Guerre ribbon, 1914–1918.
References
Sources
Journal de marche du 23e Régiment de Dragons pendant la Campagne 1914-1918
External links 23e Régiment de Dragons (Royal-Piémont)