The 6th Regiment of Dragoons (6e Régiment de Dragons) is a French regiment of dragoon cavalry formed under the old regime, and dissolved in 1992. Creation and renames September 14, 1673: Creation as the Régiment d'Hocquincourt (Regiment of Hocquincourt) 1675: Renamed to Régiment de Dragons de la Reine (Dragoons of the Queen) 1791: Renamed to 6e Régiment de Dragons (6th Regiment of Dragoons) 1814: Renamed to Régiment de Dragons de Monsieur (Dragoons of Gentlemen) 1815: Renamed back to 6e Régiment de Dragons, dissolved after the Hundred Days 1815: Recreated as Régiment de Dragons de la Loire (Dragoons of the Loire) 1825: Renamed to 6e régiment de dragons 1940: Dissolved 1951: Recreated as 6e régiment de dragons 1963: Dissolved 1964: Recreated as 6e régiment de dragons out of the 3e Algerian Spahis Regiment 1992: Final dissolution Regimental Leaders Until the French Revolution, the regimental leader were called mestre de camp, who owned the regiment they commanded. Beginning in 1791, the leader was referred to as a colonel. In reality, only the first dragoon regiment leader had this quality, his followers, being only mestre de camp-lieutenant, corresponding afterwards to lieutenant colonel. 1673: Gabriel de Monchy 1675: Mestre de Camp de Brizay, Viscount of Enonville 1685: Mestre de Camp Nicolaï, Knight of Murçay 1692: Mestre de Camp Texier, Marquis of Hautefeuille 1704: Mestre de Camp Riencourt, Marquis of Orival 1731: Mestre de Camp Lamber of Herbigny, Marquis of Thibouville 1734: Mestre de Camp Chabannes, Marquis of Chabannes-Pionsac 1740: Mestre de Camp Durey of Sauroy, Marquis of Terrail 1748: Mestre de Camp Charles, Marquis of Morand 1762: Mestre de Camp Grossoles, Earl of Flammarens 1780: Mestre de Camp Franquetot, Knight of Coigny 1784: Mestre de Camp Grammont, Duke of Guiche 1788: Mestre de Camp Machault, Viscount of Machault 1791: Colonel Louis-Marthe of Gouy d'Arsy 1792: Colonel Marc Pierre de la Turmeliere 1792: Colonel Blaise Duval "Duval de Hautmaret" 1792: Colonel Adelaïde Blaise François "le Hare de la Grange" 1792: Colonel Jacques Louis François Delaistre de Tilly 1793: Chef de Brigade François Philibert Michel Pelicot 1794: Chef de Brigade François Jourdan 1794: Chef de Brigade Vincent 1794: Chef de Brigade Jean-Louis-François Fauconnet 1797: Chef de Brigade Jacques le Baron (Colonel in 1803) 1807: Colonel Cyrille-Simon Picquet 1809: Colonel Pierrre Alexis de Pinteville 1813: Colonel Claude Mugnier 1814: Colonel Jean-Baptiste Saviot 1815: Colonel Dornier 1823: Colonel Podenas 1830: Colonel Lacour 1834: Colonel Scherer 1845: Colonel Beltramin