2nd Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry "Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria"
The 2nd Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry "Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria" (Königlich Bayerisches Schwere-Reiter-Regiment „Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand von Österreich-Este“ Nr. 2) were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Bavarian Army. The normal peacetime location of the regiment was Landshut. The regiment was formed in 1815 as a cuirassiers unit and fought in the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. The regiment was disbanded in 1919.
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- Schulz, Hugo (1992). Die bayerischen, sächsischen, und württembergischen Kavallerie- Regimenter : 1913/1914 ; nach dem Gesetz vom 3. Juli 1913. Augsburg: Weltbild. pp. 20–23. ISBN 3893503420.
Categories:
- Regiments of the German Army in World War I
- Military units and formations established in 1815
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
- 1815 establishments in Bavaria
- 1919 disestablishments in Germany
- Cavalry regiments of the Bavarian Army