4e Regiment of Dragoons

 

This regiment traces its creation back to 1667, in 1684 they were named Chartres-Cavalerie. In 1724, they became Clermont and 1771 La Marche. Their name changed once again in 1776 to the Conti-Dragons, finally becoming the 4e Regiment de Dragons in 1791.

War Record  1792: Fontoy and Valmy,  1793: Martinses and Wissembourg, 1794: Aldenhoven, 1796: Passage of the Rhine, Memmingen, and Friedberg, 1800: Burg-Ebrach and Nuremberg, 1805: Passage of the Lech, Wertingen, and Diernstein, 1806: Golymin, 1807: Deppen, Hoff, Eylau, Heilsberg, and Friedland, 1809: Talavera-de-la-Reine, Ocana, and Medelin, 1811: Albuhera, 1813: Vitoria, 1813: Leipzig, 1814: Bar-sur-Aube, Sezanne, and Fere-Champenoise, 1815: Ligny

 Battle Honors:   Valmy 1792, Aldenhoven 1794, Eylau 1807, and Medelin 1809

3 officers of the regiment became Generals during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars:  Pierre Wathier - General de Brigade 1804,  Count of the Empire 1808, General de Division 1811; Auguste-Etienne-Marie Lamotte - Baron of the Empire 1808, General de Brigade 1809,  Commander of the Legion of Honor 1814; Pierre-Joseph Flour - Baron of the Empire 1812, General-de-Brigade 1813.

I need to add the regimental number to the wreaths in the corners  of their Guidon style flags; The flags are free downloads from Lucas Luber's Piano Wargames site, enhanced by some paint. The Figures themselves are Piano Wargames 28 mm metals, of course! Lucas' next Kickstarter will begin in less than 1 month on October 14, 2024. 

The trumpeter wears the usual reversed colors, in this case a scarlet jacket with green collar, cuffs, turnbacks, and pocket ornamentation. The colonel has outfitted him with a red shabraque instead of the regulation dark green one, like the troopers have. Actually, I couldn't find any documentation to support this, but I liked how it looks, so I went with it... just like the Colonel might have! White horsehair on the helmets was pretty standard for trumpeters, although the colors of the plumes for the trumpeters were quite varied. Elite company trumpeters are often shown wearing white bearskins.