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The 2nd Cavalry Regiment's unit colour patch

The 2nd Cavalry Regiment is a regiment of the Australian Army and is the second most senior in the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The regiment serves in the armoured reconnaissance role. The regiment was formed in 1965 as 1st Cavalry Regiment through the regimentation of regular squadrons in CMF regiments: A Squadron, 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse, B Squadron - A Squadron, 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment. The regiment has seen action in East Timor as part of INTERFET and Iraq in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion. The regiment's mascot is an Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle named Corporal Courage II after the original mascot Courage I.