War of the Sixth Coalition Austro-Prussian War Franco-Prussian War The 5th (West Prussian) Cuirassiers “Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg” 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.
Schulz, Hugo (1992).
Die preussischen Kavallerie-Regimenter 1913/1914 nach dem Gesetz vom 3.