The Regiment "Piemonte Cavalleria" (2nd) (Italian: Reggimento "Piemonte Cavalleria" (2°)) is a cavalry unit of the Italian Army based in Villa Opicina in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.The regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Alpine Brigade "Julia".

In World War II the regiment participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia and afterwards served in Croatia on anti-partisan duty.

Both squadrons groups were then assigned to the newly formed Armored Brigade "Vittorio Veneto".

In 1993 the squadrons group was reformed as regiment and equipped with wheeled Centauro tank destroyers.

[4][5] In 1690 the Duke of Savoy Victor Amadeus II joined the Nine Years' War against the Kingdom of France.

On 27 March 1713 the regiment was reduced to eight companies, which were grouped into four squadrons.The same year the war ended with the Peace of Utrecht, which transferred the Kingdom of Sicily and parts of the Duchy of Milan to Savoy.

[4][5][6] In 1733 King Charles Emmanuel III joined the War of the Polish Succession on the French-Spanish.

In March 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte arrived in Italy and took command of the French forces, with which he defeated the Royal Sardinian Army in the Montenotte campaign within a month.

On 28 April 1796, King Victor Amadeus III had to sign the Armistice of Cherasco and on 15 May 1796 the Treaty of Paris, which forced Sardinia out of the First Coalition.

On 16 October 1796 Victor Amadeus III died and his eldest son Charles Emmanuel IV ascended the throne.

On 9 December 1798 the Sardinian troops were released from their oath of allegiance to the King and sworn to the Piedmontese Republic.

On 5 April 1799 the regiment fought in the Battle of Magnano, which the Austrians won, forcing the French out of Italy.

[4][5][6] In 1860-1861 the regiment participated in the Sardinian campaign in central and southern Italy and fought in the battle of Perugia and the Siege of Ancona.

[4][5][6] On 5 June 1869 regiment was awarded a Bronze Medal of Military Valor for having restored public order in Budrio after the introduction of a milling tax caused a popular revolt in the Emilia region.

In 1895-96 the regiment provided 68 enlisted personnel for units deployed to Italian Eritrea for the First Italo-Ethiopian War.

On 1 October 1909 the Piemonte Reale ceded one of its squadrons to help form new Regiment "Lancieri di Mantova" (25th).

In 1917 the regimental depot in Rome formed the 1496th Dismounted Machine Gunners Company as reinforcement for infantry units on the front.

[4][5] After the war the Italian Army disbanded 14 of its 30 cavalry regiments, which did not affect the Piemonte Reale Cavalleria.

During the war the regiment's depot in Meran formed the LII Dismounted Group "Piemonte Reale Cavalleria".

After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 invading German forces disbanded the regiment in Meran.

[4][5] On 16 November 1946 the Divisional Reconnaissance Group "2° Cavalieri" was formed in Meran and assigned to the IV Army Corps.

On 1 October 1975 the Regiment "Piemonte Cavalleria" (2nd) and its III Squadrons Group in Trieste were disbanded.

[1][2][5] After the end of the Cold War the Italian Army began to draw down its forces and the Vittorio Veneto was one of the first brigades to disband.