[[Image:2cav2 Cav UCP.gifPNG|right|150px125px|The 2nd Cavalry Regiment's unit colour patch]]
The '''[[Australian2nd Cavalry Regiment (Australia)|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 sqnssquadrons 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 of Iraq|2003 invasion]]. The regimentsregiment's mascot is an Australian [[Wedge-tailed Eagle]] named Corporal Courage II after the original mascot Courage I.
