 Troops from the 3rd cavalry Regiment were among the first to enter Pleven, wading through the Vit with the flag before them.Following these acts of bravery, the military colors were decorated in a solemn ceremony on 8 October 1878.Units that participated in the Siege of Griviţa (6th line infantry Regiment, "dorobanţi" Regiments 6, 10, 13 and 14), that fought at Pleven (6th line infantry Regiment, "dorobanţi" Regiments 6 and 14, "vânători" Battalions 2 and 4, cavalry Regiments 3 and 7), and Smârdan and Vidin (6th line infantry Regiment, 3rd artillery Regiment) received the Danube Crossing Cross ("Crucea Trecerii Dunării").