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6TH CAVALRY REGIMENT

DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA	COAT OF ARMS

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a unicorn rampant, Or.

Symbolism: The Regiment took part in the eastern campaigns of the Civil War, its outstanding feats being at Williamsburg , Virginia, 1862, when it assaulted intrenched works, and at Fairfield , Pennsylvania , 1863. At Fairfield the unit engaged two enemy brigades of cavalry, completely neutralizing them and saving the supply trains of the Army, but in the process was literally cut to pieces. This is symbolized by the unicorn, held to represent the knightly virtues and, in the rampant position, a symbol of fighting aggressiveness, combined with speed and activity. The shield is blue, the color of the Federal uniform in the Civil War.

Background: The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 6th Cavalry Regiment on 11 August 1922 . It was redesignated for the 6th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) on 24 July 1944 . It was redesignated for the 6th Constabulary Squadron on 21 January 1948 . It was redesignated for the 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment on 18 March 1949 . The insignia was amended to delete the motto on 23 May 1957 . The insignia was redesignated for the 6th Cavalry Regiment on 9 September 1974 .

Coat of Arms.

Blazon:

Shield: Azure, a unicorn rampant Or.

Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Azure an imperial Chinese dragon rampant Or lined Azure, grasping in its dexter claw four arrows Sable, armed and feathered Gules.

Motto: DUCIT AMOR PATRIAE (Led By Love Of Country).

Symbolism:

Shield: The Regiment took part in the eastern campaigns of the Civil War, its outstanding feats being at Williamsburg , Virginia , 1862, when it assaulted intrenched works, and at Fairfield , Pennsylvania , 1863. At Fairfield the unit engaged two enemy brigades of cavalry, completely neutralizing them and saving the supply trains of the Army, but in the process was literally cut to pieces. This is symbolized by the unicorn, held to represent the knightly virtues and, in the rampant position, a symbol of fighting aggressiveness, combined with speed and activity. The shield is blue, the color of the Federal uniform in the Civil War.

Crest: The Chinese dragon represents the Regiment’s entrance into the Forbidden City in Peking in 1900. The arrows symbolize service in the Indian Wars.

Background: The coat of arms was originally approved for the 6th Cavalry Regiment on 3 March 1921 . It was amended to add a motto on 4 August 1922 . It was redesignated for the 6th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) on 24 July 1944 . It was redesignated for the 6th Constabulary Squadron on 18 December 1946 . It was redesignated for the 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment on 17 March 1949 . The insignia was amended to revise the symbolism on 27 June 1960 . The coat of arms was redesignated for the 6th Cavalry Regiment on 9 September 1974.

6th Cavalry
(The Fighting Sixth)

Lineage and Honors Information as of 11 January 2000

6th Cavalry Lineage

Constituted 4 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 3d Cavalry

Organized 18 June 1861 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Redesignated 3 August 1861 as the 6th Cavalry

Assigned 15 August 1927 to the 3d Cavalry Division

Relieved 1 December 1939 from assignment to the 3d Cavalry Division

Reorganized and redesignated 21 July 1942 as the 6th Cavalry, Mechanized

Regiment broken up 1 January 1944 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:

Headquarters and Headquarters Troop as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 6th Cavalry Group, Mechanized

1st and 2d Squadrons as the 6th and 28th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadrons, Mechanized, respectively

After 1 January 1944 the above units underwent changes as follows:

Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 6th Cavalry Group, Mechanized, converted and redesignated 1 May 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 6th Constabulary Regiment
Redesignated 2 February 1948 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Troop, 6th Constabulary Regiment

6th and 28th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadrons, Mechanized, converted and redesignated 1 May 1946 as the 6th and 28th Constabulary Squadrons, respectively

Above units converted and redesignated 20 December 1948 as the 6th Armored Cavalry (Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Troop, 6th Constabulary Regiment, as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 6th Armored Cavalry; 6th and 28th Constabulary Squadrons as the 1st and 2d Battalions, 6th Armored Cavalry, respectively)

(Battalions and companies redesignated 24 June 1960 as squadrons and troops, respectively)

Regiment inactivated 24 October 1963 at Fort Knox, Kentucky

Activated 23 March 1967 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland

Inactivated (less 1st Squadron) 31 March 1971 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
(1st Squadron inactivated 21 June 1973 at Fort Bliss, Texas)

Reorganized and redesignated 22 June 1973 as the 6th Cavalry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System

Withdrawn 16 July 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System

6th Cavalry Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

Civil War: Peninsula; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Wilderness; Spotsylvania; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Shenandoah; Appomattox; Virginia 1862; Virginia 1863; Virginia 1864; Virginia 1865; Maryland 1863

Indian Wars: Comanches; Apaches; Pine Ridge; Oklahoma 1874; Texas 1874; Arizona 1876; Arizona 1881; Arizona 1882; New Mexico 1882; Colorado 1884

War with Spain: Santiago

China Relief Expedition: Streamer without inscription

Philippine Insurrection: Streamer without inscription

Mexican Expedition: Mexico 1916-1917

World War I: Streamer without inscription

World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe

Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire