2 ^e régiment de hussards

Esterhazy Houzards Chamborant Houzards 2 e régiment de hussards
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Lineup	January 25, 1735
Country	France
Armed forces	French armed forces
Armed forces	army
Branch of service	Light cavalry
Strength	850
Insinuation	Commandement du renseignement (reconnaissance command )
Location	Haguenau
Nickname	Les Chamborant Lions du Désert
motto	Noblesse oblige, chamborant autant
Colours	Maroon and Azure Blue
equipment	VBL

The 2 ^e régiment de hussards ("2 ^e RH", 2nd hussar regiment) is an armored reconnaissance regiment of the French army . It is part of the blindée et cavalerie arms and is subordinate to the Commandement du renseignement (reconnaissance command ). The regiment distinguished itself particularly in the Revolutionary Wars and in the wars of the First Empire .

The hussars specialize as long-range scouts in infiltration, concealment, reconnaissance, survival techniques and their latest technologies and are characterized by the high mobility of their patrols, which can be deployed at short notice.

Lineup and significant changes

• December 21, 1734 : King Louis XV decided that a third regiment of hussars should be set up in addition to the two regiments de Rattsky (1716) and de Bercheny (1720) that were already in existence . The regiment should be stationed in Versailles .
• January 25, 1735 : The unit was set up in Strasbourg and, according to the custom, named "Régiment de Esterhazy-Houzards" after the regimental commander, Comte Valentin-Joseph Esterhazy.
• August 1, 1743 : renamed "Régiment de David-Houzards"
• January 1747 : Renamed "Régiment de Turpin Houzards"

Comte Lancelot Turpin de Crissé

• February 1761 : Renamed "Régiment de Chamborant Houzards"
• January 1, 1791 : renamed "2 ^e régiment de hussards (ci-devant Chamborant)"
• 1794 : Renaming to: "2 ^e régiment de hussards"
• 1814 : With the first restoration and the return of the king, the name was changed to "Régiment des hussards de la Reine".
• 1815 : During the reign of the Hundred Days it was renamed "2 ^e régiment de hussards". After the final abdication of Emperor Napoleon , it was dissolved in September of the same year.
• February 21, 1816 : The "Régiment de hussards de la Meurthe" was set up as a successor unit in Metz .
• 1825 : Renaming to "2 ^e régiment de hussards"
• 1939 : Dissolution of the regimental association and assignment of the individual escadrons as divisional reconnaissance groups
• August 9, 1940 : After the Armistice of Compiègne and the establishment of the army of the Vichy regime , the regiment was re-established on this date.
• November 25, 1942 : After the occupation of the rest of France by the German Wehrmacht ( Anton company ), the entire army was dissolved.
• 1944 : The regiment is re-established in liberated France
• 1946 : Dissolution with simultaneous re-establishment by parts of the 4 ^e régiment de hussards

Mestres de camp / Colonels / Chefs de brigade

Mestre de camp was the rank designation for the regimental owner and / or the actual commander. Should the mestre de camp be a person of the high nobility who had no interest in leading the regiment (such as the king or queen), the command was given to the mestre de camp lieutenant (or Mestre de camp en second). The name Colonel was used from 1791 to 1793 and from 1803, from 1793 to 1803 the name Chef de brigade was used . From 1791 there were no more regimental owners.

I.	II.	III.
1735 to 1743: Mestre de camp Comte Valentin-Joseph Esterhazy, regiment owner 1743 to 1747: Mestre de camp Chevalier Zigmond David, regimental owner 1747 to 1761: Mestre de camp Comte Lancelot Turpin de Crissé, owner of the regiment 1761 to 1791: Mestre de camp Marquis de Chamborant de la Clavière, regiment owner, from 1767 transferred command to a Mestre de camp en second 1767 to 1782: Mestre de camp en second Baron de Lindenbaum 1782 to 1783: Mestre de camp en second Chevalier de Pistoris 1783 to 1788: Mestre de camp en second Chevalier de Bozé 1788 to 1789: Mestre de camp en second Baron de Rozen 1789 to 1791: Mestre de camp en second Comte de Bozé 1791 to 1792: Colonel Baron de Malzen 1792 to 1793: Colonel Comte Charles Louis Joseph de Gau de Frégeville 1793 to 1806: Chef de brigade (from 1803 Colonel) Baron Jean-François Thérèse Barbier 1806 to 1809: Baron François-Joseph Gérard 1809 to 1813: Baron Gilbert-Julian Vinot 1813 to 1815: Baron Louis de Séganville 1815 to 1821: Colonel Prince Joseph-Marie de Savoie-Carignan 1821 to 1830: Colonel Viscount Alexandre-Gaultier de Rigny	1830 to 1843: Comte Duroc de Chabannes 1843 to 1848: Gagnon 1848 to 1855: Dumor 1855 to 1862: l'Huillier 1862 to 1868: Gadic 1868 to 1873: Carrelet 1873 to 1875: Aubert 1875 to 1882: de Bonne 1882 to 1887: Roustain 1887 to 1894: de Bellegarde 1894 to 1898: de Chalendar 1898 to 1904: d'Hombres 1904 to 1908: Gouget de Landres 1908 to 1914: Carles de Carbonnières 1914 to 1917: Gouzil 1919 to 1920: Colonel François René Boullaire 1920 to 1921: Huet 1921 to 1923: Pichon-Vendeuil 1923 to 1930: Potiron de Boisfleury 1930 to 1932: Cyr de Lafon 1932 to 1934: Testard 1934 to 1936: Eugène Marie Louis Bridoux 1936 to 1939: Dodard des Loges 1939: Abrial 1940 to 1941: du Bois de la Calande 1941 to 1942: Colonel Marie Émile Richard Boutaud de Lavilléon 1942: Desazars de Montgailhard 1944: Commandant Darizcuren 1945: Roy 1945: O'Neill 1946: Séguineau de Préval 1946 to 1951: Salesse-Lavergne 1951 to 1953: Gentien 1953 to 1955: Laurent 1955 to 1956: de Charbot	1956 to 1960: Bernard 1960 to 1961: Moreau 1961 to 1962: de Champeaux de la Boulaye 1962 to 1964: Méry 1964 to 1965: Douat 1965 to 1967: de Vanssay 1967 to 1969: Menard 1969 to 1971: Mazin 1971 to 1973: de Bermondet de Cromières 1973 to 1975: Maisonnet 1975 to 1977: Dupuy de la Grand'Rive 1977 to 1979: Zwingelstein 1979 to 1981: Rimaud 1981 to 1983: Dumouchel de Prémare 1983 to 1985: Boÿ 1985 to 1987: Barrois 1987 to 1990: d'Harcourt 1990 to 1991: Bart 1991 to 1993: Jérome Millet-Taunay 1993 to 1995: Martin 1995 to 1997: Michel 1997 to 1999: Ballarin 1999 to 2001: Lépinette 2001 to 2003: Nicolazo de Barmon 2003 to 2005: Lacoste de Fontenilles 2005 to 2007: Renard 2007 to 2009: Maury Eric 2009 to 2011: Cottereau 2011 to 2013: Guillaume Danes 2013 to 2015: Ronan Haicault de la Regontais 2015 to 2017: Jean-Hilaire Millet-Taunay since 2017: Brumel-Jouan Hubert

Régiment de Chamborant

2 ^e régiment de hussards, 1812

Mission history

Campaigns during the Ancien Régime

War of the Polish Succession (1733-1738)

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• 1735 : Without being completed, a company of 50 horsemen was assigned to the Rhine in the spring to monitor the movements of the imperial troops. The French, under the command of Maréchal de France François de Franquetot, duc de Coigny , waged a guerrilla war, without major actions, but with reconnaissance and requisitioning actions and skirmishes near Trier and Trarbach .
• 1737: Until this year the regiment was garrisoned in Strasbourg .
• 1739 : On April 30th the regiment landed in Calvi , Corsica . Participation in the subjugation of the island and suppression of the Kingdom of Corsica . It was stationed there until 1741 , when it was ordered to be relocated to Provence , where it remained from August 1741 to May 1742.

War of the Austrian Succession (1740 to 1748)

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• 1743 : On April 12, the regiment marched under the command of Maréchal de camp Bercheny to Landau , where it arrived on May 1. After crossing the Rhine and a reconnaissance mission against the Main , the commander Comte Valentin-Joseph Esterhazy fell on June 17, 1743 at the head of his regiment. The command was then taken over by his previous deputy, Chevalier Zsigmond David. The two hussar scadrons fought on June 27th in the battle of Dettingen . On August 1st, David officially took over the regiment that now bore his name.
• 1744 : Seconded to the Moselle Army with the participation in the capture of Zabern on August 13th. With the force under the command of Maréchal de Belle-Isle , the Régiment de David Hussards was involved in the operations near Freiburg (September) and Swabia (October to December). Winter quarters were then also taken up here.
• 1745 : After the death of Emperor Charles VII on January 20, 1745, the main war events shifted to Flanders . The Régiment de David Hussards continued to fight in Bavaria and on the Neckar until the end of the year and then moved into winter quarters in Pont-à-Mousson .
• 1746 : The David Hussards were relocated to the Austrian Netherlands , where they distinguished themselves in the operations there - for example in the capture of Lions (May), the siege of Namur (September) and in the Battle of Raucoux .
• 1747 : On January 27th, the Chevalier Zsigmond David gave up command, which passed to the Comte de Turpin de Crissé. On August 15, the regiment officially took over the name "Turpin Hussards". It was assigned to the army of Maréchal de Saxe and, in the presence of King Louis XV, distinguished itself in the battle of Lauffeldt . Here it broke through the first British line and dispersed the enemy reserve forces.

Seven Years War (1756 to 1763)

• There is no information about the use.

Revolution and Premier Empire

• 1789 : The "Régiment des hussards de Chamborant" was garrisoned in Landau (Palatinate) and moved to Nancy in 1790 .
• 1791 : On January 1st, all regiments lost their names and were only given numbers. The regiment was now temporarily called "2 ^e régiment de hussards (ci-devant Chamborant)" and was relocated to the Duchy of Pfalz-Zweibrücken .
• 1792 : At the beginning of the year the hussars were relocated back to France and moved into garrison in Mouzon . Here the regimental commander, Colonel Marquis André-Claude de Chamborant de la Clavière, preferred to leave the service and emigrate with some of his officers. (They probably joined the emigrant army .)

Under its new commanding officer, Colonel Charles Louis Joseph de Gau de Frégeville , the regiment was involved in the cannonade at Valmy . Then assigned to the army in Belgium, it fought on November 3rd in the battle near Thulin , on November 4th in the battle near Boussu and on November 6th in the battle of Jemappes . Here it could take away a redoubt and chase away the garrison of Hungarian grenadiers. Then they managed to put the Coburg Chevaulegers and Blankenstein Hussars to flight.

• 1793 : Colonel François Barbier became the new commandant. The 1st and 2nd Escadron were assigned to the Armée du Nord, the 3rd to 6th Escadron to the Armée du Rhin et Moselle (Rhine and Moselle Army), where the latter took part in the Battle of Weissenburg . Here they were able to put the riders of the Austrian-Styrian Freikorps Wurmser and the Prussian Von Wolffradt hussars to flight. A number of soldiers from the Austrian Bender infantry regiment could be captured for this purpose. The 1st and 2nd Escadron fought in the Battle of Hondschoote , in the Battle of Wattignies and in the Battle of Courtrai .
• 1794 : In June the regiment was reunited and fought in the Battle of Fleurus . It belonged to the army that invaded the Netherlands under the command of Jean-Charles Pichegru .
• 1795 : Assigned to the Division of Marceau in the Sambre Maas Army, the regiment took part in the siege of Mainz and distinguished itself in the battle near Schwalbach on September 26 and in the battle near Kreuznach on November 10 . Winter quarters were moved into Ottweiler .
• 1797 : On April 18, during the crossing over the Rhine near Neuwied, the Austrian artillery batteries that were supposed to protect the bridges were attacked and Austrian cavalry were blown up. Two cannons were captured.
• September 1797 to mid-1799 : The regiment was stationed in Paris to maintain order in the capital during the “Coup d'État du 18 fructidor an V” (coup on September 4, 1797). In January / February 1798, two pelotons of the regiment were used to guard the brigands from the Châteaudun region, which were fixed in the Villeprévost Castle. On September 10, the hussars stood in front of Mannheim , where they could drive out Hungarian grenadiers. On the night of October 6th, a peloton of 16 riders under the command of Sous-lieutenant Drazdianski attacked the rearguard of the Austrian cavalry.
• 1800 : On the night of July 15th to 16th, the regiment repelled a defeat of the Ingolstadt garrison and fought on December 3rd in the Battle of Hohenlinden .
• 1801 : "Les Chamborant" moved to Belgium and moved into garrisons in Ghent , then in Mechelen and then in Breda in the Netherlands.

List of missions from 1792 to 1815

Operations during the First Coalition War (1792 to 1797)

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• 1792 :
  • Battle at Grisvelle
  • Battle at Vernon (Eure)
  • Battle at La Croix-aux-Bois
  • Battle at Grand-Pré
  • Battle at Montcheutin
  • Cannonade at Valmy
  • Battle of Jemappes
• 1793 : with the army in Belgium, then fighting in Roussillon
  • Skirmish at Peyrestortes
  • Battle at La Roche
  • Battle of Hondschoote
  • Skirmish at Letrecies
  • Battle of Weissenburg
  • Battle at Edelsheim
• 1794 :
  • August 5, 1794: 2 escadrons belonged to the Desgranges brigade in the "Division Schaal" of the Armée du Rhin.
  • Skirmish at Marolles
  • Battle of Fleurus
• 1795 : Campaign in Holland under Pichegru
  • Battle near Schwalbach
  • Battle near Kreuznach
  • Capture of the Dutch fleet near Den Helder - Texel
  • 1797 : Battle of Neuwied

Operations during the Second Coalition War (1798 to 1800)

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• 1799 :
  • Battle near Hirschberg
• 1800 :
  • Battle near Bopfingen
  • Battle at Kelheim
  • Battle at Germersheim

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Operations during the Third Coalition War (1805)

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• 1805 :
  • Battle of Austerlitz

Operations during the Fourth Coalition War (1806 to 1807)

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• 1806 :
  • Battle near Halle
  • Battle at Crewitz
• 1807 :
  • Battle at Mohrungen
  • Battle near Braunsberg
  • Battle of Friedland

Campaign in Spain (1808 to 1813)

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• Battle of La Albuera

Deployments of the 3rd and 4th Escadron during the Sixth Coalition War (1813 to 1814)

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• 1813 : Campaign in Germany
  • Battle of the Nations near Leipzig

• 1814 : Campaign in Spain (1814) and Campaign in France (1814)
  • Battle of Orthez
  • Battle of Montereau

• 1815 : Rule of the Hundred Days
  • The regiment was commanded in the Belfort area and placed under the 2nd Brigade (Général Baron de Rambourg) of the 8th Cavalry Division. Three escadrons under the command of Colonel de Séganville carried out the last fighting of the Napoleonic Army on July 1, 1815 in the battle near Sevenans . An attack against Austrian infantry brought another 600 prisoners. One officer was killed and two officers wounded.

Wounded regimental commanders of this period:

• Chef de brigade barber: wounded December 2, 1805
• Colonel Gérard: wounded November 3, 1806
• Colonel Vinot: wounded 1808

Officer losses between 1808 and 1815:

• fallen officers: 7
• Officers who died from their wounds: 5
• wounded officers: 59

1815 to 1848

Battle of Sidi-Brahim 1845

On October 26, 1840, the 8 ^e régiment de hussards was set up again, the "2 ^e RH" gave away 166 riders and 75 horses.

In 1844, the governor of Algeria, Maréchal Bugeaud , requested reinforcements for the war against Morocco and the allies of Abd el-Kader . Thereupon the "2 ^e RH" and the 9 ^e régiment de chasseurs were set in motion. Embarked in Port-Vendres on July 18, 1844 , the four escadrons under the command of Colonel Joseph Gagnon reached Oran on July 20 . In August, Bugeaud had an army of 8,000 men at his disposal, with which he routed the Moroccan army of 30,000 riders and infantry at Isly. The Moroccans lost 800 dead and between 1,500 and 2,000 wounded. Nineteen flags, cannons, tents (including the king's tent with all furniture) and a large amount of other material were captured. On this occasion, the regiment was granted the honorable inscription "Isly" ​​on the flag. In 1845, in the battle of Sidi-Brahim, the 2nd Escadron, which fought alongside the 8 ^e bataillon de chasseurs à pied , was almost completely destroyed.

The deployment in Algeria earned the regiment the honorary name "Lions du Désert" (desert lions).

Second Empire

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• June 14, 1859 : Battle of Solferino :

After Emperor Napoléon III had allied himself with the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont against the Austrians in 1859 , 120,000 men were mobilized to displace them from northern Italy and thus promote the unity of Italy. The "2 ^e RH" was mobilized in Vesoul with four escadrons (3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th) of 150 men and 120 horses each under the command of Colonel L'Huillier. On April 20 and 27, Vesoul was left in two colonies. The regiment, together with the 7th ^e régiment de hussards , formed the "Brigade Clérembault", the 1st brigade of the Light Cavalry Division of Général Partourneaux, assigned to the 3rd Corps of Maréchal Canrobert .

The four escadrons were reunited in Tortona on May 21st, but immediately split up again to act as the vanguard of the divisions of the 3rd Corps. The 3rd Escadron was used to cover Maréchal Canrobert's staff. Ultimately, the 4th, 5th and 6th Escadron were brought together again on June 13th and used together with the other regiments of the Partourneaux cavalry division and two others of the Desvaux division to pursue the Austrians.

On June 24th, the Partourneaux and Desvaux cavalry divisions were subordinated to the 4th Army Corps of Général Niel . Its mission was to take the village of Guidizzolo on the Medole plain , south of the French positions. The center of the fighting soon shifted around the farm of Casa-Nuova, which the 2nd Infantry Division of the Corps massively attacked. This courtyard was surrounded by ditches and hedges, behind which the Austrians found cover and maintained a deadly defensive fire. At 2:00 p.m. General Vinoy was still stuck at the Casa Nuova farm. He asked General Partourneaux to come to the aid of the exhausted and lacking ammunition infantry. After General Partourneaux had initially used the "7 ^e régiment de hussards" for support, he also threw the "2 ^e RH" forward through the mulberry fields . Colonel L'Huillier took the lead of the 5th Escadron, ordered the 6th Escadron to his left and the 4th Escadron to support him. The regimental music joined the 4th Escadron without being ordered. The attack was a complete success, a large number of the Austrians were killed, the others fled. The French infantry were able to resume the offensive. When the hussars of the "2 ^e RH" bivouacked on the battlefield that night after sitting in the saddle for 18 hours, three officers and 36 hussars had died, but the regiment had the honor of giving the Battle of Solferino an Honorable Mention to have his standard immortalized. Fifty years later, in 1909, the city of Milan awarded the regiment its gold medal in memory of this glorious event.

Franco-German War

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In 1870, the "2 ^e RH" formed together with the "7 ^e régiment de hussards" the 1st Brigade (Général Montaigu) of the Cavalry Division (Général Legrand) in the 4th Corps (Général de Ladmirault). In the bivouac near Thionville , the regiment took part in a violent reconnaissance to Germany on July 27, 1870 with three escadrons. After the border at Sierck-les-Bains had been crossed, Perl (Moselle) was occupied and the telegraph systems there destroyed.

The Legrand Division took part in the battle at Boulay-Moselle on August 9, the Battle of Colombey on August 14, the Battle of Mars-la-Tour on August 16 and the Battle of Gravelotte on August 18 .

In the battle of Mars-la-Tour the regiment was used in the largest cavalry attack of the entire war. The Legrand division gathered behind the Ferme de Grizières on the right side of the French line-up. After 6:00 p.m., the division received orders to attack the Prussian cavalry in the direction of Mars-la-Tour. The two brigades were drawn up in an arc from left to right; on the left the brigade Montaigu with the "2 ^e RH", which attacked the Schleswig-Holstein Dragoon Regiment No. 13 and, beforehand, the front of the 11th Prussian Cavalry Brigade (General von Bardy), consisting of the King's Uhlan Regiment (1 . Hannoversches) No. 13 , the Oldenburg Dragoon Regiment No. 19 , the Cuirassier Regiment "von Driesen" (Westphalian) No. 4 and parts of the 2nd Hanover Dragoon Regiment No. 16 and the Magdeburg Hussar Regiment No. 10 , had to cross.

Farthest to the east, Général Legrand attacked at the head of the 3 ^e régiment de dragons , soon reinforced by the Brigade Général de France ( Régiment de dragons de la garde and Régiment de lanciers de la garde ). A big mess of about 2900 German and 2500 French riders developed with no countable result. In the "2 ^e RH" 23 of 32 officers were dead or wounded after this attack, 83 hussars were killed.

After the battle of Saint Privat, the regiment was surrounded by the "Armée de Metz" during several attempts to break out, for example at Sainte-Barbe (August 30), Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe (August 31) and Sainte-Ruffine ( September 28), it could stand out. The hussars, who sacrificed their horses to alleviate the famine of the people of Messina , earned what Général de Cissey called “5. Infantry Regiment of his Division ”designated title. On October 27, 1870, the regiment was included in the surrender of the place, but many officers fled to continue the fight.

A "2 ^e régiment de hussards de marche" ( March regiment ) was established on November 1, 1870 in Poitiers from parts of the 4 ^e régiment de hussards , 5 ^e régiment de hussards , 6 ^e régiment de hussards and "7 ^e régiment de hussards" as Part of the Loire Army and then the Bourbaki Army. It fought in January 1871 under the command of Lieutenant-colonel de Pointis in the battle of Villersexel and Héricourt . This regiment formed the basis for the new "2 ^e régiment de hussards".

1871 to 1914

During the Paris Commune in 1871, the regiment took part in the Bloody Week with the Army of Versailles .

The "2 ^e RH", set up again from the marching regiment and the regimental depot, was stationed in Saint-Germain-en-Laye , in 1873 in Pont-à-Mousson and then in 1878 in Nancy. Together with the “4 ^e RH” from Pont-à-Mousson, it formed the 2nd Hussar Brigade of the 5th Cavalry Division of the 6th Corps.

From October 1880 to September 1887 the regiment was stationed in Orléansville in Algeria. Equipped with Arabian horses, it operated in the area south of Oran . When the regiment returned to Châlons-sur-Marne in 1887, it left the 3rd, 4th and 5th Escadron to set up the new "5 ^e régiment de chasseurs d'Afrique" in Algeria. An escadron of the 11th ^e régiment de hussards and the 12th ^e régiment de hussards was then integrated to complete the project. From 1890 to 1894 garrison was occupied in Melun .

From 1894 to 1913 the unit was stationed in Senlis and then relocated to Verdun until August 1914. The depot, the administration and the management were in Reims. The regiment belonged to the 4th Light Cavalry Brigade.

First World War

1914

• March to Belgium (in August in Arlon )
• August 28 and 29: retreat after the battle of the Guise
• Retreat fights on the Aisne (Courpoil, Ferme de la Gouttière, Épieds, Courbin, Maison-rouge on September 3rd, Fontenelle , Marchais on September 4th), First Battle of the Marne

1915

• May to June: fights at Beauval , Givenchy-le-Noble , Montdidier , Château-Thierry

1916

• Fight on the Aisne, Chilly , Vailly

1917

• Fights in Champagne , near Ludes (Marne)

1918

• Pursuit battles on the Somme, near Argicourt, Moreuil , Bois de l'Arrière-Cour (March 26th to April 6th), east of Château-Thierry (May 28th to June 10th). From October to November the regiment was in Flanders ( Ypres , Menen ).

After the armistice , the regiment marched via Eyseringhen (November 17) and Brussels (November 21) to Liège , where it took part in a parade on December 2 . The 4th Escadron took part in a parade in Aachen on December 7th . In the same month the 4th Cavalry Division was designated to occupy the left bank of the Rhine in the Koblenz region . The hussars crossed Luxembourg on December 18th and stayed in the area around Simmern / Hunsrück until March 11th . They then moved via Ingelheim to Bingen and Mainz , where they were to remain under the command of Colonel Boullaire until 1920.

Eight officers, 22 NCOs, 21 brigadiers , four trumpeters and 96 horsemen were killed in this war .

A total of 680 awards were given:

• a collective mention for the 3rd and 4th Escadron in the army command of the 1st Army
• a collective mention for the 2nd Escadron by the 4th Cavalry Division
• 32 individual mentions in the army command
• 34 individual nominations in the Army Corps Command
• 101 individual entries in the division command of the 4th Cavalry Division
• 36 individual mentions in the brigade command
• 475 individual mentions in the regimental order
• collectively for the regiment the British Military Medal

Interwar period

On August 1, 1921, the "2 ^e régiment de hussards" in Versailles was dissolved, on the same day the 10 ^e régiment de hussards in Tarbes was renamed "2 ^e régiment de hussards". The commandant was Colonel Pichon-Vendreuil.

At the suggestion of Général Debeney, Army Chief of Staff, War Minister Paul Painlevé issued Ministerial Order No. 4746 I / II of May 2, 1929, with which the active units had to maintain the tradition of the dissolved regiments. This arrangement was supplemented by circular no. 10796 I / II of October 27, 1930 and completed by circular no. 2010-4 / 2 of November 25. Accordingly, in 1930 the escadrons of the "2 ^e régiment de hussards" took over the tradition of the "6 ^e régiment de hussards", the "10 ^e régiment de hussards" and the "15 ^e régiment de dragons":

• 2nd Escadron: the tradition of the 6 ^e régiment de hussards ( Marseille )
• 3rd Escadron: the tradition of the 10 ^e régiment de hussards (Tarbes)
• 4. Escadron: the tradition of the 15th ^e régiment de dragons ( Libourne )

In June 1932, at a ceremony in the main courtyard of the Invalidendom, the "2 ^e régiment de hussards" were presented by Général Maxime Weygand , Vice-President of the Supreme War Council, with the flags of the disbanded units, whose tradition had been transferred to the regiment.

In the 1930s, the regiment was still divided into four mounted escadrons and one surplus escadron. Each Escadron had four pelotons and an extra peloton.

The surplus Escadron consisted of:

• a peloton of four horse-drawn machine gun groups
• a peloton with stringed 81 mm mortars and a Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP
• a covered telecommunication peloton
• a peloton with sidecar motorcycles from René Gillet
• a peloton of machine guns , the carriages pulled by trucks
• a peloton of three Laffly 50 AM armored cars with 37 mm cannons and machine guns

In January 1939, the hussars were stationed in Tarbes, where they belonged to the troops of the "Plan de barrage" (barrier plan) in the Pyrénées-Orientales . The aim was to turn away the members of the republican army defeated in the Spanish Civil War who, pursued by Franco troops, wanted to escape to France at Retirada .

Second World War

1939 to 1942

From September 2nd, the regiment was split up and the individual escadrons were used as reconnaissance groups:

"16 ^e groupe de reconnaissance de corps d'armée" (16 ^e GRCA - 16th Army Corps Reconnaissance Group) under Lieutenant-Colonel Abrial to the 18th Army Corps

"23 ^e groupe de reconnaissance de division d'infanterie" (23 ^e GRDI - 23rd divisional reconnaissance group) under Chief d'escadrons Halna du Fretay to the 31st Mountain Infantry Division

"29 ^e groupe de reconnaissance de division d'infanterie" (29 ^e GRDI - 29th divisional reconnaissance group) under chief d'escadrons de Rolland to the 35th infantry division

"39 ^e groupe de reconnaissance de division d'infanterie" (39 ^e GRDI - 39th Divisional Reconnaissance Group) under Lieutenant-Colonel de Fontanges to the 36th Infantry Division

"71 ^e groupe de reconnaissance de division d'infanterie" (71 ^e GRDI - 23rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group) under Chief d'escadrons Massacrier to the 1st Colonial Infantry Division

"74 ^e groupe de reconnaissance de division d'infanterie" (74 ^e GRDI - 74th Divisional Reconnaissance Group) under Lieutenant-Colonel Roman-Amat to the 4th Colonial Infantry Division

"80 ^e groupe de reconnaissance de division d'infanterie" (80 ^e GRDI - 80th divisional reconnaissance group) under Lieutenant-Colonel de Lestapis to the 1st Moroccan Division

On August 9, 1940, the regiment was released under the command of Colonel du Bois de la Calande. On September 1 of the same year, it was re-established as part of the armistice army of the Vichy regime. It was a regiment of the type "régiment de réserve générale" with a strength of 31 officers, 156 non-commissioned officers, 817 riders and 1210 horses. The barracks in Tarbes were occupied until November 25, 1942, following the occupation of the rest of France by the German Wehrmacht ( Anton company ).

Liberation Army 1944 to 1945 (L'Armée de Liberation)

In August 1944, the "Commandant" Émile Darizcuren, chief of the "Armée Secrète" (Secret Army) of the Tarbes region and former leader of the polo team of the "2 ^e RH", de facto chief of the restored regiment. With the order no. 39 of December 19, 1944, General Collet, commander of the 17th military region, granted the initially so-called "1 ^er régiment de cavalerie de Bigorre" with garrison in Tarbes the favor, the standard and the traditions of the "2 ^e régiment de hussards ”. This regiment consisted of very different elements:

• “Corps franc de la Montagne Noire” (Black Mountains militants), mainly recruited from Languedoc . After the fighting at Prades and Galaube , the "Corps franc de la Montagne Noire" in Lyon and Dijon was incorporated into the 1st Army. The 6th Escadron was subordinated to the "Bigorre Cavalry Regiment" in Tarbes.
• “ Maquis de Lorris” ( Loiret department ). After the actions in the region of Châteauneuf-sur-Loire and Orléans , the participation in the liberation of Paris followed under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Marc O'Neill. The "Maquis de Lorris" was first used in the formation of the 95 ^e régiment d'infanterie and was then converted to the 5th escadron of the "2 ^e RH".
• “Maquis du Charolais”, then “Escadron du Charolais”, made up of two groups of volunteers - one from the Bourbon-Lancy region , the other from the Marly-sur-Arroux region . Determined to be the 3rd escadron of the Bigorre cavalry regiment, they became the 1st escadron of the "2 ^e RH".
• 8 ^e régiment de cuirassiers : The 2nd Escadron (Escadron Delong), still at the front in front of the German resistance nest Saint-Nazaire , was transferred to the regiment on April 1, 1945.
• former members of the "2 ^e RH"

The regiment then received parts of the 3 ^e régiment de hussards and the 9 ^e régiment de dragons in order to establish the reconnaissance regiment of the 36th Infantry Division. It left Tarbes on February 22, 1945 and moved into quarters in the region around Vic-en-Bigorre and Rabastens-de-Bigorre . On April 2, 1945, Lieutenant-Colonel O'Neill, the new regimental commander, was presented with the standard of the "2 ^e régiment de hussards" from the hands of Général de Gaulle .

American equipment was delivered from April 20, 1945, mainly light weapons and jeeps . After the war ended on May 8th, the regiment stayed in Bigorre until the end of the month. On June 2, it moved to Cagnes-sur-Mer and was now used as the reconnaissance regiment of the 36th Infantry Division with the task of monitoring the Italian border. On September 21, the 36th Infantry Division was placed under the General Command of the Occupation Forces in Germany. At the beginning of October, the "2 ^e RH" moved to Baden, where parts of the disbanded 18 ^e régiment de chasseurs à cheval were incorporated.

After 1945

• February 20, 1946 : Dissolution in South Baden
• April 1, 1946 : From parts of the "4 ^e régiment de hussards" set up again in the Sonis district in Orléans
• August 1955 to March 1956 : The 2nd Escadron was used to set up an operational group (Groupement opérationnel) in Morocco and deployed there.
• June 1, 1956 : The 2nd Escadron became the main unit of the Infantry Training Center (Center d'instruction d'infanterie).
• 1958 : Transfer of the 2nd Escadron to the armored troop and cavalry training center (Center d'instruction Arme Blindée et Cavalerie)
• September 1, 1962 : incorporation of the dissolved 12 ^e régiment de dragons and takeover of the tactical tasks of the dragoons
• July 1, 1979 to August 2009 : Garrison in Sourdun as successor to the 9 ^e régiment de hussards . Task as armored reconnaissance regiment of the 3rd Army Corps, equipped with AMX-10 RC and Peugeot P4 with MILAN . In 1998 it was reclassified as a long-distance regiment.

Until 2009 it was used:

• in ex-Yugoslavia ( Bosnia and Kosovo )
• in the civil war in Ivory Coast
• in Chad
• in the Central African Republic
• in Lebanon
• in Afghanistan
• in Mali

With the military reform of 2009, the garrison in Sourdun was given up and the regiment moved to the “Quartier Estienne” in the “Camp d'Oberhoffen” near Haguenau .

The regiment's motto

Noblesse oblige, chamborant autant
nobility obligated, chamborant as well

The de Chamborant family's motto, Oncque ne failli , became part of the regiment's tradition. The Stabsescadron has this as a traditional name.

Standard

The flag department

The regimental standard bears, in gold letters, the names of the battles in which the regiment fought gloriously.

Awards and weapons of honor

The Croix de guerre 1914–1918 with a star on the Escadron pennant (Fanion) of the 2nd Escadron. Below the white horse tail of the hussars.

Awards of the regiment

• The regiment of the "Hussards bruns" (Brown Hussars) or "Hussards de Chamborant" has been awarded the gold medal of the city of Milan for participating in the Sardinian War ( Battle of Solferino ).
• The 2nd Escadron, commanded by Capitaine de Labeau, was mentioned in a divisional order of the 4th Cavalry Division for having carried out a six-day reconnaissance mission in the Ypres region with proven energy and perseverance, which is worthy of all praise, with Lieutenant Le Mintier de la Motte-Basse deserves special mention. This earned the Escadron das Croix de guerre with a gold-plated star on the Escadron's fanion.
• The Croix de guerre 1914-1918 with a palm branch for a special mention in the army command was awarded the 3rd and 4th Escadron, who had set up a marching company under the command of Capitaine Douence: On April 4, 1918, they demonstrated under the leadership of Capitaine Douence had a brilliant spirit and great courage when she, along with other troops, carried out this brilliant counterattack, which again took an important position from the enemy. 25 prisoners were made and two machine guns captured (Army Order No. 59 of the 1st Army of July 2, 1918, signed Général Debeney).
• The Croix de la Valeur militaire with a palm branch was awarded to the regiment for use in Afghanistan in 2012 in a ceremony in the courtyard of the Invalides.
• With the Croix de la Valeur militaire with a bronze star, the 1st Escadron was decorated by Général Ract-Madou for use in Mali in 2014.

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  Croix de guerre with a palm branch to the 3rd and 4th escadron

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  Croix de guerre with a bronze star to the 2nd Escadron

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  Croix de la Valeur militaire with a palm branch to the regiment

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  Croix de la Valeur militaire with a bronze star to the 1st Escadron

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  Gold medal from the city of Milan to the regiment

The members of the regiment wear the word Sidi-Brahim on their left upper arm .

Awards to individuals

• Jean Baptiste Fuch , Maréchal des logis in the regiment, fought with distinction during the Revolutionary Wars between 1792 and 1799. He fearlessly attacked a battery with six field guns, killed several of the Austrian gunners and was able to bring back two of the guns. He handed this over to the artillery commander, Général Debelle, after the battle near Neuwied on April 18, 1797. He was mentioned again on October 16, 1799 when he attacked an enemy battery. On 4 pluviôse on XI (January 23, 1803), the First Consul gave him an honorary rifle (Fusil d'honneur). On the 1st vendémiaire to XII (September 23, 1803) he was awarded the Legion of Honor Cross. In 1805 he was promoted to head of Maréchal des logis.
• Jean Mellinger , trumpeter. At the Battle of Hohenlinden he pounced on the enemy at the head of his escadron, his trumpet in one hand and his saber in the other. On 4 pluviôse on XI (January 23, 1803) he was presented with an honor trumpet. On the 1st vendémiaire to XII (September 23, 1803) he was awarded the Legion of Honor Cross. He took part in the campaigns of 1805 and 1807 and then fell in 1808.
• Nicolas Muller (or Miller), Maréchal des logis. He distinguished himself during the campaign on the Rhine by his exemplary behavior and was able to stand out especially in the battle of Hohenlinden. On 4 pluviôse on XI (January 23, 1803) he was given a saber of honor. On the 1st vendémiaire to XII (September 23, 1803) he was awarded the Legion of Honor Cross. After the Peace of Lunéville, he retired from military service.
• Joseph Reissmann (or Recomann), Maréchal des logis. For extraordinary behavior in the campaign of 1800 he was awarded a saber of honor on 28 fructidor an X (September 15, 1802). During an infantry attack, he galloped towards a cannon, killed two gunners, drove the others to flight and seized the cannon. On the 1st vendémiaire to XII (September 23, 1803) he was awarded the Legion of Honor Cross.
• Claude Richard , Maréchal des logis. Distinguished himself during the campaign in 1800 on the Rhine. When a position defended by enemy infantry and two artillery batteries was attacked, he was the first to storm into the position under fire, seized a howitzer and brought it back with him. On 28 fructidor on X (September 15, 1802) he was awarded a saber of honor. On the 1st vendémiaire to XII (September 23, 1803) he received the Cross of the Legion of Honor.

Former uniforms

2 ^e régiment de Hussards, 1812

The regiment's traditional uniform consisted of brown fur, a brown dolman, and azure trousers.

Uniforms before the reform of March 25, 1776

From 1744 to 1763 all hussar regiments wore an azure blue uniform. The regiments differed temporarily in the color of the decorations, then in that of the hat and the wing of the hat.

In 1763 a royal decree introduced a dark green color for fur and dolman and red for trousers. The regiments differed in the color of the hat and the hat wing (dark green for the Régiment de Chamborant).

Reform of March 25, 1776

When Louis XVI. (Order of March 25, 1776) decided to distinguish the cavalry regiments by their color, Queen Marie-Antoinette maliciously suggested to the Marquis de Chamborant that his hussars (known as wild and proud) adopt the brown color of the capuchin monks' cowl should. The Marquis replied quickly: "The king will see my monks at work."

A few years later, when a second color became necessary to distinguish the regiments (decree of October 1, 1786), Marie-Antoinette Chamborant asked which second color he would choose. Chamborant replied, “If my queen likes it, I will choose the color of her eyes.” So now the Chamborant Houzards wore brown and azure.

The regiment "Chamborant Houzards", then "2 ^e régiment de hussards" wore these colors for almost 40 years without interruption, despite several reforms.

After 1825

The "2 ^e RH" was not affected by the reform of the uniforms of the hussars , and even with the reform of 1844, the unit kept the brown fur and dolman and red trousers.

The regiment today

Insinuation

Badge of the Brigade de renseignement

Détachement of the 2nd Escadron Sidi-Brahim in Strasbourg on May 8, 2013

2. Escadron Sidi-Brahim

The regiment is subordinate to the Commandement du renseignement . The hussars are an atypical case in the French army; here is a rare example of a radical change in the task at hand (as in the 13 ^e régiment de dragons parachutistes 1963).

At the instigation of the Chief of Staff of the Army (1998), who wanted to increase the French capabilities in the field of reconnaissance, the regiment undertook a complete change of duties at this time.

Possible uses

Provision of reconnaissance patrols that operate either with VBL or from the air. These patrols can provide valuable information, also useful for the Air Force and for the ALAT (Aviation légère de l'Armée de terre).

Specialized in infiltration and camouflage, the "2 ^e RH" is able to deploy its patrols in the shortest possible time.

The main task of this unit is education. The actions are carried out by small teams (patrols) with a strength of 6 men. These operate independently in the rear of the enemy. The target can be infiltrated with the VBL, by helicopter or in any other way appropriate to the conflict or crisis area. Under no circumstances will the means of transport (land or air) be used to reach the destination. The final phase of the approach is only possible on foot for camouflage reasons. Each of the patrols is given a specific target, which they have to reach by covert approach over a maximum distance of 80 to 150 kilometers, but today no longer distances are considered too great. The patrol sends the results of their observations in encrypted form to the relevant reconnaissance center, which analyzes them and forwards them to the operations command, which enables them to coordinate the upcoming actions. The unit has specialists for interrogating prisoners.

Some of these patrols are able to guide aircraft directly onto the target via radio.

The "2 ^e RH" has been known for several years for its ability to test and introduce "tailor-made" new reconnaissance methods that are tailored to the needs of the troops. Because of its effectiveness in crisis areas, it was also recommended to NATO and is referred to as the Eurocorps' remote spy unit.

In this regard, it offers the army a conventional reconnaissance function, the deployment of which is under the command of the "Brigade de Renseignement" (BR) - Intelligence Brigade (BR). Therefore, the hussars are constantly on the field in the various operational areas and are always on standby.

Beginning with Bosnia and Herzegovina , then Kosovo , Afghanistan , Côte d'Ivoire , Chad , Lebanon and the Central African Republic , there are gradually around ten reconnaissance missions with just as many detachements that have been armed and on their own in their operations .

education

In addition to the usual training course for the entire army, the "2 ^e RH" offers special training in armored reconnaissance: VAB driver training, self-defense techniques, use of optical, photographic and video means, telecommunications training and knowledge of the world of information, topography, etc.

composition

• 1 Escadron d'administration et de soutien (administrative and support escadron)
• 1 Escadron de commandement et de logistique (staff and logistics cadron)
• 4 escadrons de recherche du renseignement (educational escadrons)
• 1 Escadron de traitement de diffusion du renseignement (evaluation scadron)
• 2 escadrons de reserve (reserve cadrons)

Honorary names of the individual escadrons

French hussars capture frozen Dutch ships at Helder

• 1st Escadron : Texel

In memory of the capture of the Dutch fleet near Texel - Den Helder over the ice by the hussars.

• 2nd Escadron : Sidi-Brahim

Battle in the campaign in Algeria, in which the 2nd Escadron and the "8 ^e bataillon de chasseurs à pied" (8th battalion of hunters on foot) acquired immortal fame. The traditional celebrations of hunters on foot and Alpine hunters take place under the name “La Sidi-Brahim”.

• 3rd Escadron : Bois de l'Arrière-Cour

Skirmish during the First World War, in which the Escadron distinguished itself through heroic resistance in a small wooded area on the Somme.

• 4. Escadron : Stockem

On August 7, 1914, when the French troops were thrown back by the German attack, the Escadron was able to maintain the superiority in the fight against a triple superior cavalry division of the German Jäger-Regiment on Horseback No. 7 near Stockem ( Arlon ) in Belgium. The Germans had around 50 dead and a number of prisoners. For this the Escadron was awarded the Croix de guerre.

• 5. Escadron (reserve): Wissembourg

USR (Unité spécialisée de réserve - special reserve unit)

• 6. Escadron : Oncques ne faillis (Ne faillit jamais) , motto of the House of Chamborant

ECL (Escadron de Commandement et de Logistique - Staff and Supply Escadron)

• 7. Escadron : Blangy - 1940 (RECINF)

Established on September 8, 2010 by the incorporation of the 1st company of the "Groupement de Recueil de l'Information". Takeover of the tradition maintenance of the GRCA and the GRDI, which were set up in 1940 and which were involved in the heavy fighting outside of Blangy in the same year, where the 23 ^e GRDI earned a special mention in the army command.

• 8. Escadron : Warburg - 1762 (RECINF)

Established on September 8, 2010 by the incorporation of the 1st company of the "Groupement de Recueil de l'Information". As a name of honor, leads the glorious action of the cavalry under the command of the Marquis de Chamborant.

• 9. Escadron : Montereau - 1814

Training unit of the regiment. Named in memory of the attack of the young recruits of the "2 ^e RH" under Capitaine Ducis in the battle of Montereau .

equipment

Quad "Polaris" of the "2 ^e régiment de hussards", July 14, 2016 in Paris

The majority of combat vehicles are made up of Véhicules Blindés Légers (VB2L - long version).

The regiment has been armed with the HK 416 rifle since November 21, 2018 .

The patrols are equipped with:

• optical and thermal day and night vision devices
• Devices for photo and video recordings up to 1500 meters
• HF, VHF radios, satellite telephones with encryption
• VB2L armed with ANF1 (7.62 mm) equipped with GPS and MAESTRO navigation system
• Tarn utensils
• equipped for 12 days regardless of any supply

The men have special camouflage clothing and equipment, special bags and weapon-carrying devices, which are designed for very heavy loads during infiltration on foot.

The armored reconnaissance patrol consists of six men:

• the commander
• the commander's representative
• two drivers
• a radio operator
• an observer

Fernspähabzeichen (Régiment blindé de recherche du renseignement (RBRR))

The following qualification badges can be awarded to members of the "2 ^e RH":

• Brevet d'observateur de patrouille de recherche profonde (étoile de bronze)

Scout patrol observer badge (bronze star)

• Brevet d'adjoint de patrouille de recherche profonde (étoile d'argent)

Remote Scout Badge Deputy Patrol Leader (Silver Star)

• Brevet de chef de patrouille de recherche profonde (étoile d'or)

Remote Scout Badge Patrol Leader (Golden Star)

• Brevet de transmetteur de patrouille de recherche profonde (étoile et foudres de bronze)

Scout patrol radio operator badge (bronze star with lightning)

• Brevet d'adjoint de station transmission (étoile et foudres d'argent)

Badge for the deputy commander of the radio station (silver star with lightning)

• Brevet de chef de station transmission (étoile et foudres d'or)

Badge for the commander of the radio station (golden star with lightning)

address

2 ^e régiment de hussards
Quartier Estienne
67504 Haguenau CEDEX

Tel .: + 33 3 88 06 82 59

Personalities who served in the regiment

• Jacques Dufilho (1914–2005), actor
• Charles de Foucauld (1858–1916), researcher, officer, priest, monk and hermit
• Général Frédéric Legrand (1810–1870), as a non-commissioned officer from 1830 to 1837
• Hubert Lyautey (1854–1934), Lieutenant from 1880 to 1882
• Jean Paul Egide Martini (1741–1816), composer, Sous-lieutenant surnuméraire from 1768 to 1772
• Général Henri Navarre (1898–1983), Sous-lieutenant 1918
• Charles Nungesser (1892–1927), Brigadier 1914
• Général Henri Christian Michel Stengel (1744–1796), General

literature

• Maxence Andissac: Le 2 ^e Hussards à la veille de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. In: Vivat Hussar. Tarbes 1987, No. 22, pp. 99-102.
• Pierre-Edmé Andras de Marcy: Cinq mois de campagne d'un lieutenant du 2 ^e Hussards. Imprimerie Mazeron, Nevers 1917.
• Paul Azan: Sidi-Brahim. Lavauzelle, Paris undated, 810 pp.
• Yves Barjaud: Souvenir d'un demi-siècle: les hussards dans la tourmente. In: Vivat Hussar. Tarbes 1987, No. 28, pp. 75-80.
• Marcel Boulin: André-Claude, Marquis de Chamborant, sa famille, son régiment, 1732–1805. Self-published, Tarbes 1983.
• Robert Boissau (général): Avant Chamborant, le premier Esterhazy 1735–1743. In: Vivat Hussar. Tarbes 2001, No. 36, pp. 8-26.
• Buisson (capitaine), de Rancougne (lieutenant-colonel), de Mas-Latrie (colonel), Rey (capitaine): Les hussards de Chamborant (2 ^e Hussards). With a foreword by Colonel de Chalendar. Firmin-Didot, Paris 1897.
• Robert Dufourg, René Magnen: Chamborant, 2 ^e Hussards. Éditions Delmas, Bordeaux 1958.
• Marcel Dupont: Nos vieux houzards. Berger-Levrault, Paris 1934.
• Raoul Dupuy: Historique des régiments de hussards (1690-1892). Librairie militaire Dubois, Paris.
• Historique du 2 ^ème régiment de hussards. 1 ^er août 1914 - 11 novembre 1918. Berger-Levrault, Paris 1920 ( digitized on Gallica ).
• Gérard-Antoine Massoni: Historique du 2 ^e hussards. Imprimerie de l'Ormont, Saint-Dié 2002.
• André Mengelle (general): Attaque de la ferme Casanova par le 2 ^e Hussards. In: Vivat Hussar. Tarbes 1992, No. 27, pp. 57-67.
• Patrick Palosse (major): 2 ^e Régiment de Hussards. Éditions LBM, Paris 2007.
• Annie Philippon: Attaque de la ferme Casanova par le 2 ^e Hussards, le 24 June 1859. In: Vivat Hussar. Tarbes 1985, No. 20, pp. 50-51.
• RC Plancke: Chronique des régiments: Le 2 ^e Hussards. In: Vivat Hussar. Tarbes 1975, No. 10, pp. 133-148.
• Chamborant, 2 ^e hussards. In: Revue historique des armées. Paris 1959, No. 2, pp. 61-64.
• Jean de Rocca: Mémoires de la guerre des Français en Espagne. Gide, Paris 1814.
• de Rolland (commandant): Le 29 ^e GRDI dans la bataille. In: Revue historique des armées. Vincennes 1947, nos. 3 and 4.
• Bernard Roman-Amat: La charge, 8 août 1914, par un officier, membre de la Société d'études des Hautes-Alpes. In: Bulletin de la Société d'études des Hautes-Alpes. 1915-1916. L. Jean et Peyrot, Gap 1916, No. 8, 8 pp.
• Bernard Roman-Amat: Mémoire de guerre, 1914–1918. Sisteron 1994.
• Willy de Spens: Mémoires. Volume 1: Printemps Gris , Volume 3: Le hussard malgré lui . La table ronde, Paris 1974/1976.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Traditionally, the first five hussar regiments were called Houzards in memory of the Hungarian hussars .
2. ↑ Traditionally also called "les frères bruns" (the brown brothers)
3. ^ Historique du 2 ^e régiment de hussards. Website of the Amicale des Chamborant Houzards (PDF; 647 kB)
4. ^ François-Alexandre Aubert de La Chesnaye des Bois: Dictionnaire de la noblesse, contenant les généalogies, l'histoire et la chronologie des familles nobles de France. Volume 4, p. 164 f. ( limited preview in Google Book search)
5. ↑ Bitwa o Braniewo 02.26.1807 r. In: Historia Braniewa (Polish)
6. ^ René Grando, Jacques Queralt, Xavier Febrés: Camps du mépris: des chemins de l'exil à ceux de la Resistance (1939-1945). 500000 républicains d'Espagne indésirables en France. Llibres del Trabucaire, Perpignan 1991, 2nd edition, ISBN 2-905828-32-3 , p. 186
7. ^ Pierre-Armel de Beaumont: Le 8 ^e Cuirassiers dans la Resistance, avec le lieutenant colonel de Beaumont. 1942-1945. Éditions de l'Onde, Paris 2014, p. 126, 204 p., ISBN 978-2-916929-92-7 , BNF 43865060k
8. ↑ The cavalry called the barracks "quartier"
9. ↑ Décision n ° 12350 / SGA / DPMA / SHD / DAT du 14 septembre 2007 relative aux inscriptions de noms de batailles sur les drapeaux et étendards des corps de troupe de l'armée de terre, du service de santé des armées et du service des essences des armées. In: Bulletin officiel des armées. No. 27, November 9, 2007 (Regulation No. 12350 / SGA / DPMA / SHD / DAT of September 14, 2007 on the appearance of the inscriptions on the flags and standards of the armed forces, the medical service and the fuel supply industry. Published in the official Army Bulletin No. 27 of November 9, 2007
10. ↑ Provision AFN 1952–1962 on the assignment of the inscriptions on the flags and standards of the formations of the army and the services of November 19, 2004 (A) NORDEF0452926A by Michèle Alliot-Marie
11. ↑ Order No. 24 of the 4th Cavalry Division of October 29, 1914
12. ↑ Escadron pennant
13. ↑ 2 ^e Regiment de Hussards. Editions LBM
14. ^ Groupe de reconnaissance de corps d'armée
15. ^ Groupe de reconnaissance de division d'infanterie

Web links

• 2e régiment de hussards ( Memento of March 18, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the Armée de terre