1st (Silesian) Life Cuirassiers "Great Elector"

1st (Silesian) Life Cuirassiers "Great Elector" Uniform, Leib-Kürassier-Regiment „Großer Kurfürst“ (Schlesisches) Nr. 1, Tafel 12, Paul Casberg.jpg 1674-1919 Prussia Army Heavy cavalry Silesian Wars and the War of the Sixth Coalition 1919 Prince Frederick of Prussia The 1st (Silesian) Life Cuirassiers were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was originally formed as Dragoon Guards in 1674 and reorganized as a cuirassiers unit in 1718. The regiment fought in the Silesian Wars and the War of the Sixth Coalition 1813–15, the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. The regiment was disbanded in 1919. Between 1815 and 1863, its commander was Prince Frederick of Prussia (1794–1863). See also List of Imperial German cavalry regiments References Schulz Hugo Die preussischen Kavallerie-Regimenter 1913/1914 nach dem Gesetz vom 3. Juli 1913 Weltbild Augsburg 1992 3893503439 14–16 Category:Cuirassiers of the Prussian Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1674 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1919 Category:1674 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire Category:Establishments in Brandenburg–Prussia Category:1919 disestablishments in Germany