5th Hussar Regiment (France)

5th Hussar Regiment
Active1783-1992
CountryFrance
BranchFrench Army
TypeLight cavalry
RoleConventional warfare
Maneuver warfare
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Shock attack
SizeRegiment
Garrison/HQLaon 1980.
Couvron 1984.
Nickname(s)Légion de Lauzun (1780)
de Lauzun (1783)
Motto(s)Perit sed in armis (they die arms in hand)
MarchEugènie
Anniversaries24 June 1859 (Solférino)
Saint George
EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars, Mexico Expedition, First World War
DecorationsCroix de guerre 1914-1918 with palm
Médaille d'or de la Ville de Milan
Battle honoursValmy 1792
Iéna 1806
La Moskova 1812
Solferino 1859
Puebla 1863
Lorraine 1914
Champagne 1915
La Marne 1918
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Duc de Lauzun

The 5th Hussar Regiment (5e régiment de hussards or 5e RH) was a French Hussar regiment.