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The 12th Cuirassier Regiment (French: 12e Régiment de Cuirassiers, 12e RC) is an armoured cavalry (tank) regiment of the French Army. It provides the armoured component of the 2nd Armoured Brigade.[1] Currently stationed at Quartier Valmy, Olivet, Loiret, France.[1]
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| 12th Cuirassier Regiment | |
|---|---|
| 12e Régiment de Cuirassiers | |
 The regiment's insignia. | |
| Active | 1794–1814 1815 1854–1928 1940–1942 1943–1994 2009–Present |
| Country |  France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Size | 940 personnel |
| Part of | 2nd Armoured Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Quartier Valmy, Olivet |
| Motto(s) | In periculo ludunt (Amidst danger, they play) |
The Dauphin's Regiment of Cavalry (Régiment du Dauphin Cavalerie) was established in 1688 under the Ancien Régime. It fought in the Revolutionary Wars.
During the Napoleonic Wars, the regiment took part in most of the major battles, including Austerlitz (1805), Jena (1806), Friedland (1807), Wagram (1809), Borodino (1812), Leipzig (1813) and Waterloo (1815).
During the post-revolution reorganisations of the army, it was redesignated as the 12th Regiment of Cavalry (12éme Régiment de Cavalerie). It saw service in Germany, Italy, and later for a short time in Belgium.
The writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline volunteered for this regiment in 1912.
Garnison de Départ : Rambouillet. Turned into the 12e régiment de cuirassiers à pied
Became the 12e Régiment de cuirassiers again in 1919. It was disbanded in 1928.
After having been a garrison force at Müllheim in Germany for a long time in the post-1945 period, it was amalgamated, in 1994, with the 6th Cuirassier Regiment to form the 6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment, based at Olivet in Loiret.
In 2009, the two units were delinked and the 6th Cuirassiers deactivated; the 12th Cuirassiers was re-established as an individual unit.
Their symbol is a white dolphin on a blue shield.
The regiment is composed of around 940 personnel organization into 10 squadrons.[1]
*These officers became generals de brigade after this.
As part of the Army of the Rhine from 1792 to 1800:
(*) Battle honour on this regiment's flag
Colonels killed and wounded in command of the 12e Cuirassiers:
Officers killed and wounded whilst serving in the 12e Cuirassiers during the 1805-1815 period:
This regiment, long known as one of the best trained cavalry regiments, entirely merits the reputation it has gained in that sphere. (Ce régiment, qui depuis longtemps passe pour l'un des mieux exercés de la cavalerie, mérite toute la réputation qu'il s'est acquise dans ce genre.)
A regiment of the highest morale and proudly held under fire. (Régiment d'un moral très élevé et d'une superbe tenue au feu.)
Thanks to an elite personnel and despite heavy losses, it knew how to preserve a high morale and a magnificent aggressive fervor (Grâce à un personnel d'élite et malgré de lourdes pertes, a su conserver un moral élevé et une ardeur combative magnifique.)
A tank regiment impregnated with the purest traditions of the cavalry, that distinguished itself by the rapidity and audacity of its actions (Régiment de chars imprégné des plus pures traditions de la cavalerie, qui s'est distingué par la rapidité et l'audace de ses actions.)
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