VI Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée)
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The VI Cavalry Corps of the Grande Armée was a French military unit that had an ephemeral existence during the Napoleonic Wars. The corps was created on 9 February 1814 and General François Étienne de Kellermann was appointed as its commander. The corps was formed by combining a newly arrived dragoon division from the Spanish front, a second dragoon division, and a light cavalry division made up of hussars and Chasseurs-à-Cheval. The latter two divisions included units from the former III Cavalry Corps. Kellermann led the VI Cavalry Corps at Mormant, Troyes, Bar-sur-Aube, Laubressel, and Saint-Dizier. After Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated in early April, the corps ceased to exist.
VI Cavalry Corps | |
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Active | February – April 1814 |
Country | First French Empire |
Branch | French Imperial Army |
Type | Shock cavalry |
Size | Corps |
Engagements | War of the Sixth Coalition |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | François Étienne de Kellermann |