Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Sardegna"

Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Sardegna"
Reggimento "Cavalleggeri di Sardegna"
Regimental coat of arms
Active	1726 — 16 Oct. 1822 1832 — 21 April 1853 Dec. 1914 — Oct. 1915 10 Sept. 1936 — 5 Dec. 1944
Country	Italy
Branch	Royal Italian Army
Garrison/HQ	Cagliari
Motto(s)	"Solo in sa morte zedere"
Anniversaries	7 July 1918 - Battle of Fier
Decorations	1× Silver Medal of Military Valor
Insignia
Regimental gorget patches

The Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Sardegna" (Italian: Reggimento "Cavalleggeri di Sardegna" - "Chevau-légers of Sardinia") is an inactive cavalry unit of the Italian Army. In 1726, the Royal Sardinian Army formed the Dragoons of Sardinia, which were tasked with maintaining order on the recently acquired island of Sardinia. In 1776, the unit was renamed Light Dragoon Corps of Sardinia and in 1808, during the exile of King Victor Emmanuel I on the island, the corps was expanded and renamed Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Sardegna". In 1818, the regiment was renamed Musketeers Corps of Sardinia and one year later Royal Hunters Corps of Sardinia. In 1822, the corps was disbanded and its personnel transferred to the Royal Carabinieri Corps of Sardinia. Due to the sharp increase of brigandage on Sardinia, the Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Sardegna" was reformed in 1832. In 1853, the regiment was once more disbanded and its personnel transferred to the Royal Carabinieri Corps of Sardinia. In December 1914, shortly before Italy's entry into World War I, the Royal Italian Army formed the X Sardinian Squadrons Group in Ozieri, which consisted of two squadrons recruited on the island. In October 1915, the X Sardinian Squadrons Group was disbanded and the remaining personnel assigned to the 19th Sardinian Squadron, which was sent to the Albanian front. In April 1916, the 19th Sardinian Squadron was attached to the Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Lodi" (15th), with which the squadron served until the end of the war. After the end of the war, the 19th Sardinian Squadron was disbanded.

In 1936, the Squadron "Cavalleggeri di Sardegna" was formed in Cagliari with Sardinian personnel. The squadron received the traditions of the Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Sardegna" and the 19th Sardinian Squadron. In spring 1940, the squadron was expanded to Squadrons Group "Cavalleggeri di Sardegna". Initially the squadrons group was assigned to the 30th Infantry Division "Sabauda" and then in summer 1943 to the 184th Infantry Division "Nembo". In September 1943, the squadrons group was transferred to the XXXIII Coastal Brigade and in March 1944, to the 47th Infantry Division "Bari". On 5 December 1944, the Squadrons Group "Cavalleggeri di Sardegna" was disbanded. The regiment's anniversary falls on 7 July 1918, the day the 19th Sardinian Squadron distinguished itself in the Battle of Fier in Albania, for which it was awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor.