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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