4th (Westphalian) Cuirassiers "von Driesen"

The 4th (Westphalian) Cuirassiers “von Driesen” were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed in 1717. The regiment fought in the Silesian Wars, the War of the Sixth Coalition, the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. The regiment was disbanded in 1919.

References

Schulz, Hugo (1992). Die preussischen Kavallerie-Regimenter 1913/1914 nach dem Gesetz vom 3. Juli 1913. Augsburg: Weltbild. pp. 22–24. ISBN 3893503439.

Coordinates: 51°44′43″N 8°42′38″E / 51.74528°N 8.71056°E / 51.74528; 8.71056

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