2nd (Pomeranian) Cuirassier Regiment "Queen"

Cuirassier Regiment "Queen" (Pomeranian) No. 2
*Kürassier-Regiment "Königin" (Pommersches) Nr. 2*
Cuirassier Regiment "Queen" (Pomeranian) No. 2; Kürassier-Regiment "Königin" (Pommersches) Nr. 2
Active	1717-1918
Disbanded	1919
Allegiance	Prussia; German Empire
Branch	Army
Type	Cavalry
Role	Dragoon and Cuirassier regiment
Size	10 squadrons
Garrison/HQ	Pasewalk
Nickname(s)	Bayreuth Dragoons
March	Hohenfriedberger Marsch
Engagements	War of Austrian Succession; • Mollwitz; • Chotusitz; • Hohenfriedberg; Seven Years' War; • Siege of Pirna; • Prague; French Revolutionary Wars; • Jena-Auerstedt; War of the Sixth Coalition; • Ligny; • Waterloo; Second Schleswig War; Austro-Prussian war; • Königgrätz; Franco-Prussian war; • Colombey; • Gravelotte; • Siege of Metz; World War I; • Belgium; • Northern France; • Polesia; • Flanders
Decorations	Diploma by Frederick the Great
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Major Queen consort Louise (1806-1810)

The Cuirassier Regiment "Queen" (Pomeranian) No. 2 (German: Kürassier-Regiment "Königin" (Pommersches) Nr. 2) was a Prussian cavalry regiment. Formed in 1717 as Dragoner-Regiment Nr.5 Bayreuth Dragoner it was originally a dragoon regiment and was part of the Prussian order of battle until 1918. The Bayreuth Dragoons achieved fame for their role in winning the Battle of Hohenfriedberg in 1745. In 1819 it was transformed into a cuirassier regiment.

Apart from short interruptions, the regimental garrison was Pasewalk in Western Pomerania from 1721 to 1919.

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