Category: 6th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
Categories: United States Army Infantry Regiments
The 6th was formed 11 January 1812. Zachary Taylor, later the twelfth President of the United States, was a commander of the unit. The motto, "Regulars, By God!" derives from the Battle of Chippawa, in which British Major General Phineas Riall noticed that the approaching regiment had on the uniforms of militia, which the British had defeated at Queenston Heights. Instead, the Americans pressed the attack. Riall is assumed to have said, "Those are Regulars, By God!"
In 1815 the consolidation of the 11th, 25th, 27th, 29th and 37th Regiments of Infantry into what is at present the 6th Infantry Regiment.
The 6th Infantry Regiment was assigned to:
Current primary subordinate units are:
For more detailed service information about the unit and the personnel who served in the 6th Infantry Regiment in specific wars/conflicts, see:
- War of 1812 (11th Regiment)
- War of 1812 (25th Regiment)
- War of 1812 (27th Regiment)
- War of 1812 (29th Regiment)
- War of 1812 (37th Regiment)
- Mexican-American War
- Spanish-American War
- World War I
- Vietnam War
For more information on the 6th Infantry Regiment See:
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