Dauphin's Cavalry Regiment

Dauphin's Cavalry Regiment Dauphin's Regiment of Light Horse Dauphin's Cuirassier Regiment
Régiment du Dauphin Cavalerie
Regimental standard of the Dauphin Cavalry Regiment
Active	1668–1794 1814–1815 1815–1830
Country	Kingdom of France  First French Republic Kingdom of France
Allegiance	King of France
Branch	Armée Royale Armée Française Armée Royale
Type	Line Cavalry Cuirassiers (from 1814)
Size	Regiment
Depot	Caen, Normandy
Motto(s)	"In periculo ludunt" (The risk of play)[1]
Engagements	War of Devolution Franco Dutch War General Crisis War of the Spanish Succession War of the Quadruple Alliance War of the Polish Succession War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War War of the First Coalition Battle of Waterloo[2] Spanish Expedition

The Dauphin's Cavalry Regiment (French: Régiment du Dauphin Cavalerie) was a line, later heavy cavalry regiment of the French Royal Army, and the last of its type to be formed by the time of the French Revolution. Formed in 1668, the Dauphin's Cavalry would see service in multiple conflicts, notably the War of the Spanish Succession, Austrian Succession, and Seven Years' War. However, following the French Revolution, the regiment was transformed into a heavy cavalry regiment, and later a cuirassier regiment which ended the royalist lineage of the regiment. After a brief reformation in 1814, the regiment was once again recreated in 1815 after the Bourbon restoration. The regiment then limited action during the Spanish Expedition, and was finally disbanded in 1830 following that year's Revolution. The regiment's successor, the 12th Cuirassiers would serve notably in the Revolution and Republican periods and continues to serve today as an armoured regiment.