5th Hussar Regiment - Filiation and Different Denominations

Filiation and Different Denominations

• 1 September 1778: Creation of the Navy's foreign volunteer corps, mainly composed of eight mixed legions to participate in the war against Great Britain
• 5 March 1780: The 2e Légion des Volontaires Étrangers de la Marine changed its name to be the 2e Légion des Volontaires Étrangers de Lauzun, or the Légion de Lauzun. This unit was present in the United States of America from July 1780 to May 1783.
• 14 September 1783: The unit became known as the Régiment de Hussards de Lauzun.
• 1 January 1791: All regiments were renamed by their type and numbered by their seniority. The unit became the 6th Hussar Regiment.
• June 1793: The unit was renamed the 5th Hussar Regiment after the majority of the soldiers moved to the 4th Hussar Regiment.
• 12 May 1814: The 5th Hussar Regiment became the Régiment des Hussards d'Angoulême
• 22 April 1815: The regiment became again the 5th Hussar Regiment
• 30 November 1815: The 5th Hussar Regiment was dissolved and recreated under the name of the Régiment des Hussards du Bas Rhin, #5
• 1825: Renamed again to the 5th Regiment of Hussars
• 1921: Dissolved
• 1951: Recreated in Coblence as the 5th Hussar Regiment
• 1976: Transformed into the 3rd Dragoon Regiment
• 1980: Recreated as the Reserve Regiment of the 5th Hussar Regiment