• 1805 – The regiment first saw combat in the
Battle of Austerlitz, in which it fought bravely, covering the retreat of units from the
Preobrazhensky and
Semenovsky Regiments of the Russian Imperial Guard infantry. The Chevalier Guards were countercharged and defeated by the
French Horse Grenadiers of the
Old Guard, who inflicted heavy casualties among the Russians. • 1807 –
Battle of Heilsberg • 1812 – The regiment distinguished itself during the
Patriotic War of 1812. The Chevalier Guards lost their colonel early in the
Battle of Borodino but, in concert with the Life Guard Horse Regiment, effectively stopped the decisive charge of Saxon cuirassier regiments and defeated French Horse Carabiniers. • 1813 –
Lützen,
Kulm,
Leipzig • 1814 –
Fère-Champenoise • 1831 –
Polish Campaign • 1914 –
First World War The regiment was disbanded in 1918. Many famous men served as Chevalier Guards including
Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès,
Grigory Potemkin,
Denis Davydov,
Mikhail Skobelev,
Alexander Rodzyanko,
Pavlo Skoropadskyi,
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim and
Alexander Ypsilantis. ==Gallery==