6th Infantry Regiment (United States)

6th Infantry coat of arms
Active	1812–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Garrison/HQ	Fort Bliss, Texas
Nickname(s)	"Regulars"[1]
Motto(s)	Unity is Strength "Remember the Regiment"
Engagements	War of 1812 Mexican–American War American Civil War Indian Wars Spanish–American War Philippine–American War Mexican Expedition World War I World War II Vietnam War Panama War in Southeast Asia Iraq War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Zachary Taylor Henry W. Wessells Norman Schwarzkopf (1st BN) Carter Ham(1st BN) Courtney Hodges
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 6th Infantry Regiment ("Regulars"^[1]) 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 wore militia uniforms. Having defeated militia troops in the Battle of Queenston Heights, Riall assumed another easy victory. Instead, the American regiment pressed the attack. According to the memoirs of regimental commander Winfield Scott, later commanding general of the United States Army, when Riall realized his error, he remarked "Why, these are regulars!."