8th Dragoon Regiment (France)

For the 8th Dragoons in the British Army, see 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars.

The 8th Dragoon Regiment (8e régiment de dragons or 8e RD) was a cavalry regiment in the French Army. It was set up in 1674 by the marquis of Heudicourt under the Ancien Régime. After a final African campaign (its 1st squadron landed during Operation Musketeer), its standard and number were transferred to the 4th Hussar Regiment, then based at Morhange, on 1 February 1964. Its battle honours were, , , , La Mortagne 1914, Flanders 1918 and Aisne 1918.