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38-451: (Redirected from Third Cavalry ) 3rd Cavalry , 3rd Cavalry Division , 3rd Cavalry Brigade or 3rd Cavalry Regiment may refer to: Corps [ edit ] III Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée) III Cavalry Corps (German Empire) Divisions [ edit ] 3rd Cavalry Division (German Empire) 3rd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr) 3rd Cavalry Division Amedeo Duca d'Aosta , of

76-538: A "timely charge" by Defrance's cuirassiers. Even so, the battle was a disaster for the French whose flight also carried away the barely-engaged XII Corps. Ney lost 22,000 men, mostly prisoners, and 53 guns. Allied casualties at Zahna, Dennewitz, and the pursuit amounted to 10,500, almost all of them Prussian. In subsequent operations, Lorge's division was detached from its parent corps. While Arrighi's corps continued to operate with Ney's northern army, by 27 September 1813 Lorge

114-456: A IV Corps infantry division, supported by Lorge and a second infantry division, attacked Tauentzien north of Dennewitz . At first the French were successful but the arrival of Bülow's corps from the west forced back Lorge and the IV Corps. The VII Corps came on the field at 1:00 PM and became involved in a see-saw combat at the village of Golsdorf on the left flank. The XII Corps belatedly arrived on

152-480: A Union regiment of the American Civil War 3rd Colorado Cavalry Regiment , a Union regiment of the American Civil War 3rd Regiment Indiana Cavalry , a Union regiment of the American Civil War 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry , a Union regiment of the American Civil War 3rd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry , a Union regiment of the American Civil War 3rd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry ,

190-483: A Union regiment of the American Civil War 3rd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment , a Union regiment of the American Civil War 3rd Ohio Cavalry , a Union regiment of the American Civil War 3rd Virginia Cavalry , a Confederate regiment of the American Civil War 3rd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment , a Union regiment of the American Civil War 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment ,

228-587: A Union regiment of the American Civil War [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. [REDACTED] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3rd_Cavalry&oldid=1066470772 " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

266-569: A cavalry combat, Bülow withdrew most of his troops. However, that night Oudinot conceded the Battle of Großbeeren to the Prussians when he ordered his army to retreat. For a loss of 1,000 casualties, the Prussians inflicted losses of 3,000 men and 13 guns on the French and Saxons. Napoleon was livid at Oudinot's poor showing and demoted him to the leadership of the XII Corps. Ney, now the new army commander,

304-536: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages III Cavalry Corps (Grande Arm%C3%A9e) The III Cavalry Corps was first constituted for the invasion of Russia and placed under the command of General Emmanuel de Grouchy . On 24 June 1812, the corps numbered 9,676 men in 50 squadrons and was supported by 30 horse artillery pieces. There were three divisions under Generals Louis Pierre Aimé Chastel , Jean-Pierre Doumerc , and Armand Lebrun de La Houssaye . Chastel led

342-617: The I , III, and V Cavalry Corps were withdrawn from the battlefield. The 5th Dragoon Regiment of Defrance's division was engaged at the Battle of Hanau on 30–31 October 1813. On 23 November, Arrighi's III Corps was stationed at Bonn on the Rhine River , with its left wing at Cologne and its right wing at Koblenz . By 1 December, the corps was shifted northward so that it guarded the Rhine between Wesel and Andernach . Historian Digby Smith 's catalog of Napoleonic War battles does not list

380-667: The II Cavalry Corps under General Horace François Bastien Sébastiani , and the III Cavalry Corps under General Jean-Toussaint Arrighi de Casanova . The last formation was to be created by taking one squadron from each cavalry regiment serving in Spain. On 1 May, the III Cavalry Corps was located at Hanau with 3,895 men present and fit for duty. On 15 April, the II Cavalry Corps counted 149 officers, 3,144 men, and 3,581 horses. At

418-592: The III Corps , Defrance was with the VII Corps except General Jean Charles Quinette de Cernay whose brigade was with the IV Corps. On the 17th, the divisions of Fournier and Lorge were driven back by Russian cavalry, losing 500 casualties and 5 guns. When the Saxons defected from Napoleon's army on 18 October, the troopers of Defrance's nearby division cheered them, believing that their allies were launching an attack. At 4:00 PM,

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456-502: The Württemberger 3rd Jäger zu Pferde Regiment. By this time, battle losses and illness had shrunk Grouchy's corps to only 700 mounted men. The 7th and 30th Dragoon Regiments from the 6th Heavy Cavalry Division were engaged at the Battle of Vyazma on 3 November 1812. Doumerc's division joined the remnants of the main army in time to fight at the Battle of Berezina . From 26 to 28 November, Napoleon's retreating army streamed across

494-509: The 3rd Light Cavalry Division, Doumerc directed the 3rd Heavy Cavalry Division, and Houssaye commanded the 6th Heavy Cavalry Division. The Grande Armée captured Vilnius and Napoleon entered the city on 28 June. Four days later, a freak storm with freezing rain blew all night long, causing the deaths of thousands of horses. Colonel Lubin Griois of Grouchy's corps artillery claimed that the storm killed one-fourth of his horses. Soon after, Grouchy

532-1214: The 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry mustered out of service at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas , on September 29, 1865. Company L mustered out on October 23, 1865, and Company L mustered out on October 27, 1865, also at Fort Leavenworth. Moved to St. Louis, Mo., March 26–28, 1862, and duty at Benton Barracks, Mo., until May 23. Moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., May 23–27. Assigned to frontier and provost duty in Kansas until September 1862. Company D at Atchison; Company G at Shawnee; Company L at Aubrey; Companies B and H at Fort Leavenworth; Companies A, E, and K at Leavenworth City. Companies C, F, I, and M moved to Fort Scott, Kan., June 12–17. Company C stationed at Trading Post until August; Company I at Carthage until August. Action at Monticello August 5. Rocky Bluff August 7. Taberville August 11. Expedition to Montevallo August 14–24. Hickory Grove August 23. Regiment assembled at Fort Scott September. Expedition from Fort Leavenworth to Independence August 12–14, 1862. (Companies I and M at Fort Scott until May 1863; also Companies C and G, December 1862 to July 1863; Company G relieved and ordered to

570-517: The 4th Cuirassiers in a cavalry charge. These thrusts turned back the Russian assault. Three cuirassier regiments from Doumerc's division fought in the Second Battle of Polotsk from 18 to 20 October. Meanwhile, the two main armies fought at the Battle of Borodino on 7 September 1812. At Borodino, Grouchy's corps included the divisions of Chastel and Houssaye. In the final successful French attack on

608-470: The 4th Heavy Cavalry Division, Lorge commanded the 5th Light Cavalry Division, and Fournier directed the 6th Light Cavalry Division. Oudinot's army of 67,000 men and 216 guns was to be supported by Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout and 37,500 men with 94 guns from Hamburg , plus smaller forces. On 23 August 1813, the three divisions of the III Cavalry Corps were split among several formations as Oudinot's army advanced through broken terrain. Fournier accompanied

646-518: The 4th, 7th, and 14th Cuirassier Regiments. Casualties were horrific during the retreat and included General Denis Étienne Seron who vanished without a trace in November. In February 1812, the 8th Chasseurs-à-Cheval of Chastel's division left Italy 800 strong and a year later there were only 75 survivors. In 1813, Napoleon managed to fill the ranks of his infantry by conscripting under-aged youths and his arsenals were able to cast more cannons to replace

684-983: The Border October 1863 to January 1864. In District of Kansas to September 1864. District of South Kansas to April 1865, and District of North Kansas to September 1865, serving at different posts in Missouri and Kansas, Sub-District of Fort Scott, at Forts Insley, Mo., Hamer, Mo., Curtis, Mo., McKean, Mo., Pawnee Creek, Kan., etc. Arkansas Creek near Fort Larned November 13, 1863 (detachment). Dogwood Creek May 16 (Company C). Lane's Prairie, Marian County, May 26. Actions at Montevallo, Mo., June 12, 1864 (detachment). Big North Fork Creek Mo., June 16 (Company C). Near Dogwood July 7. Osage Mission, Kan., September 26. Operations against Price in Missouri and Arkansas September to November 1864. Lexington October 19 (detachment). Near Montevallo October 19. Little Blue October 21. Big Blue and State Line October 22. Battle of Westport October 23. Engagement at

722-693: The French artillery was superior to their opponents, the cavalry was poorly trained. Napoleon's army in Germany was split into two major groups. While Napoleon led the bulk of the army, Marshal Nicolas Oudinot commanded a northern group consisting of the IV Corps, VII Corps , and XII Corps , plus the III Cavalry Corps under Arrighi. Oudinot had orders to march upon Berlin . At this time, Arrighi's corps numbered about 6,000 horsemen in 27 squadrons supported by 24 artillery pieces. Arrighi's three divisions were led by Generals Jean-Marie Defrance , Jean Thomas Guillaume Lorge , and François Fournier-Sarlovèze . Defrance led

760-707: The Frontier , Department of Missouri , to November 1862. Cavalry Command, Herron's Division, Army of the Frontier, to June 1863. District of the Frontier, Department of Missouri, to December 1863. 3rd Brigade, District of the Frontier, to January 1864. Unassigned, District of the Frontier, VII Corps , Department of Arkansas, to April 1864. Unassigned, Little Rock, Arkansas, VII Corps, to September 1864. 4th Brigade, Cavalry Division, VII Corps, to February 1865. Cavalry Brigade, Post of Little Rock, VII Corps, to April 1865. Unassigned, 1st Division, VII Corps, to June 1865. District of South Kansas, to September 1865. All but two companies of

798-526: The Great Redoubt, Grouchy's III Cavalry Corps was to the left, Prince Eugène de Beauharnais ' IV Corps was in the center, and the II and IV Cavalry Corps were on the right. While the right flank cavalry and infantry overran the fortification, Grouchy's cavalry galloped into the area behind the Great Redoubt only to find that there was a second line of Russian infantry deployed in squares 800 metres (875 yd) to

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836-534: The Indian Army 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry , of the East India Company 3rd Madras Cavalry , of the East India Company 3d Armored Cavalry Squadron (South Vietnam) 3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States) 3rd Arkansas Cavalry , a Confederate regiment of the American Civil War 3rd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment , a Confederate regiment of the American Civil War 3rd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Union) ,

874-831: The Italian Army 3rd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) 3rd Cavalry Division (United States) Brigades [ edit ] 3rd Cavalry Brigade (Australia) 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade , of the Indian Army in the First World War 3rd (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade , of the Indian Army in the Second World War 3rd Cavalry Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) 3rd Cavalry Brigade (Poland) 3rd Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom) 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (United States) Regiments and battalions [ edit ] 3rd Cavalry Regiment (Australia) 3rd Cavalry (India) 3rd Bengal Cavalry , of

912-455: The Marmiton or Battle of Chariot October 25. Mine Creek, Little Osage River, October 25. Newtonia October 28. Drywood October 29. Company A changed to Company K, Company C to Company H, Company D to Company I, and Company M to Company G, April 16, 1865. Companies F and H on expedition to explore country from Fort Riley, Kan., to Denver, Colo., Smoky Hill Route, March to July 1865. The regiment lost

950-561: The Windmill Height and went into camp around 3:00 PM. General Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow 's 38,000-man Prussian corps soon arrived and a 90-minute artillery bombardment ensued. Bülow finally advanced and drove the VII Corps out of its positions after some stiff fighting. At 8:00 PM, Fournier came upon the battlefield and soon a melee was raging between his division and the Prussian hussars. Seeing that his foot soldiers were helpless in

988-409: The XII Corps on the left flank, Defrance marched with the IV Corps on the right flank, while Lorge was held back with two infantry divisions to guard the rear. On the right flank, the IV Corps skirmished with General Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien 's 13,000 Prussians and 32 guns. At 2:00 PM, the IV Corps abruptly pulled back. In the center, the 27,000-strong VII Corps occupied a feature called

1026-1199: The corps in any major actions during 1814. However, the III Cavalry Corps under Arrighi and the IV Cavalry Corps under Sébastiani served in Marshal Jacques MacDonald 's command during the first week of February 1814. After being defeated at Chouilly on the 6th, Arrighi's corps numbered no more than 500 sabers. III Cavalry Corps : General of Division Emmanuel de Grouchy Source: Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book . London: Greenhill. p. 391. ISBN   1-85367-276-9 . Source: "Order of Battle of Borodino" . napolun.com. 2007 . Retrieved 24 August 2013 . III Cavalry Corps : General of Division Jean-Toussaint Arrighi de Casanova (4,000) Source: Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book . London: Greenhill. pp. 462–463. ISBN   1-85367-276-9 . 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment

1064-419: The east. A Russian cavalry countercharge was blunted but the French were unable to advance beyond the captured redoubt. Houssaye was badly wounded at Borodino and became a Russian prisoner when the hospitals at Vilnius were abandoned on 10 December. Units of the corps were engaged at the Battle of Tarutino on 18 October. These were the French 6th Chasseurs-à-Cheval , 6th Hussar, and 23rd Dragoon Regiment and

1102-694: The end of April, the I Cavalry Corps had 172 officers, 3,343 men, and 3,705 horses along the Elbe River . On 15 May, the I Cavalry Corps in Napoleon's main army numbered 9,800 troopers in 45 to 50 squadrons. That same day, the II Cavalry Corps in Ney's army counted 3,000 horsemen in 15 squadrons. But the III Cavalry Corps is not otherwise mentioned in the spring campaign. When the summer armistice ended, Napoleon had amassed 400,000 infantry in 559 battalions, almost 40,000 cavalry in 400 squadrons, and 1,284 artillery pieces. Though

1140-471: The ice-choked Berezina River on makeshift bridges. On the 28th, a force of 30,000 Russians tried to advance up the west bank to cut Napoleon's line of retreat but was stopped in a desperate struggle by 14,000 French troops. During the struggle, Marshal Michel Ney ordered Doumerc's cuirassiers to charge. The heavy cavalrymen hurled back the Russians, capturing 2,000 men. The III Cavalry Corps units involved were

1178-414: The left flank starting at 3:00 PM. Just as the French began gaining ground on the left, Ney ordered the XII Corps to the right to support the badly shaken IV Corps. Though he could see it was a mistake, Oudinot obeyed the letter of his orders and marched off. Bülow, now supported by Swedish and Russian reinforcements, renewed his attack and broke through. The VII Corps might have been totally destroyed but for

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1216-517: The one thousand guns that were lost. But the loss of over 200,000 horses and trained horsemen in Russia crippled his ability to field an effective cavalry arm in the next campaign. After the disaster in Russia, Napoleon was determined to recreate four bodies of cavalry for his army in Germany. These were the Imperial Guard cavalry, the I Cavalry Corps under General Victor de Fay de La Tour-Maubourg ,

1254-2903: The regiment.) 1st and 3rd Battalions in Blount's Campaign in Missouri and Arkansas against Raines and Parsons September to December 1862. Cross Hollows September 27–28. Newtonia September 30. Occupation of Newtonia October 4. Cane Hill November 28. Battle of Prairie Grove, Ark., December 7. Expedition over Boston Mountains to Van Buren, Ark., December 27–29. Dripping Springs December 28. Carthage, Mo., January 13, 1863. Moved to Forsythe, thence to Springfield, Mo. Duty there and at Drywood until June. Scouting in southwest counties of Missouri and northwest Arkansas, and operating against Patty's, Livingston's and Quantrill's guerrillas, with numerous skirmishes in Barton, Jasper and Newton Counties. Action at Carrollton March 2. Yellville March 4. The Island March 30. Clapper's Saw Mill, near Crooked Creek, Indian Territory, March 31 (detachment). Jackson County April 2. Companies B, O, H, I, and M marched to Fort Blount, Cherokee Nation, as escort to train, May 14–30. Near Fort Gibson May 20 and 25, and near Fort Blount May 30. Regiment moved to Fort Blount June 20-July 5. Action at Cabin Creek July 1–2 (Company B). Honey Springs July 17 and August 22. Perryville August 26. Marias Des Cygnes August 31. At Schuyleyville, Cherokee Nation, until October· Expedition through Jackson, Cass, Johnson and Lafayette Counties September 8–23 (Companies B and L). Choctaw Nation October 2. Baxter Springs October 6 (Companies C and I). Fort Blair, Waldron, October 7. Choctaw Nation October 7. Waldron October 16. Clarksville October 28. Raid from Van Buren to Dallas November 12–22. Duty at Van Buren November 1863 to March 1864. Moved to Little Rock March 30-April 16. Veterans on furlough March 30-June 16, then moved to Little Rock via St. Louis, Memphis and Devall's Bluff June 16-July 27. Clarendon July 14 (non-veterans). Expedition from Little Rock to Little Red River August 6–16. Hickory Plains and Bull's Bayou August 7. Bull's Bayou and Jacksonport August 26. Pursuit of Shelby's forces August 28-September 7. Expedition from Little Rock to Fort Smith September 25-October 13 (detachment). Clarksville September 28 and October 19. Expedition from Lewisburg to Benton November 2–3. Duty at Little Rock until April 1865 (Companies B, E, G, H, I, K, and L). Expedition up White River to Devall's Bluff December 13–15, 1864. Regiment reorganized into 5 companies April 16, 1865. Moved to Duvall's Bluff April 21, and duty there until June 3. Moved to St. Louis, Mo., June 3, thence to Rolla and Springfield, Mo., and marched to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., July 18-August 3. Mustered out at Fort Leavenworth September 8, 1865. Companies A, C, D, F, and M served detached in District of

1292-525: Was a volunteer cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . The 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment was organized at Janesville, Wisconsin , from November 30, 1861, to January 31, 1862, and was mustered in on January 28, 1862, under the command of Colonel William Augustus Barstow . The regiment was attached to Solomon's 1st Brigade, Herron's 1st Division, Army of

1330-413: Was directed to place his cavalry under Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout in attempt to cut off General Pyotr Bagration 's Russian Second Army. Though Davout reached Minsk ahead of Bagration, the Russians were able to slip out of the trap because King Jérôme Bonaparte failed to pursue with energy. Doumerc's 3rd Heavy Cavalry Division was detached from the corps to operate on the northern front where it

1368-404: Was guarding the rear of Napoleon's armies. A few days later, Lorge had 1,500 troopers and 6 guns near Leipzig while Arrighi's other two divisions counted 2,500 horsemen and six artillery pieces. About this time, Arrighi was appointed governor of Leipzig, but it is not stated who commanded the corps. At the Battle of Leipzig on 16 October, Lorge was held back to guard Leipzig, Fournier was with

1406-455: Was in action at the First Battle of Polotsk from 16 to 18 August 1812. Engaged in the action were the 4th and 7th Cuirassier Regiments, each with four squadrons. During the battle, a Russian attack led by some Russian Guard cavalry squadrons pierced the French lines. General Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr personally ordered the 3rd Swiss Regiment to attack while General Frédéric de Berckheim led

1444-496: Was ordered to march east from Wittenberg to Baruth south of Berlin . Ney assumed command on 3 September and put his 58,000-man army in motion on the 5th. That day there was a sharp fight at Zahna in which Oudinot's corps drove Tauentzien's troops out of the town. As at Großbeeren, the III Cavalry Corps was distributed among the different units of the army. Fournier accompanied XII Corps and Lorge marched with IV Corps. The Battle of Dennewitz began at 11:00 AM on 6 September when

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