page_title: Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th)
hierarchical_section_title: Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th)
caption_attribution_description: Coat of Arms of the 4° Cavalry Regiment; Italian Army.
context_page_description: The Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th) is a cavalry regiment of the Italian Army based in Palmanova in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Originally a Dragoon unit of the Savoyard state its recruiting area was the Genevois. After the Genevois was lost to France the recruiting area was changed to the Duchy of Genoa.
  The "Genova Cavalleria" with its two Gold Medals of Military Valour is the highest decorated cavalry regiment of the Italian Army. The regiment is also the oldest cavalry regiment of the army and the only army unit, whose anniversary commemorates a pre-Risorgimento event. The regiment earned both its Gold Medals of Military Valour in the Battle of Mondovì on 21 April 1796, when the regiment charged Napoleon's five cavalry regiments of the 1st French Cavalry Division near Bricchetto and drove them off the field.
  Today the regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli".
context_section_description: The Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th) (Italian: Reggimento "Genova Cavalleria" (4°)) is a cavalry regiment of the Italian Army based in Palmanova in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Originally a Dragoon unit of the Savoyard state its recruiting area was the Genevois. After the Genevois was lost to France the recruiting area was changed to the Duchy of Genoa.
  The "Genova Cavalleria" with its two Gold Medals of Military Valour is the highest decorated cavalry regiment of the Italian Army. The regiment is also the oldest cavalry regiment of the army and the only army unit, whose anniversary commemorates a pre-Risorgimento event. The regiment earned both its Gold Medals of Military Valour in the Battle of Mondovì on 21 April 1796, when the regiment charged Napoleon's five cavalry regiments of the 1st French Cavalry Division near Bricchetto and drove them off the field.
  Today the regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli".
caption: Regimental coat of arms
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