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4th Carabinieri Mounted Regiment | |
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4° Reggimento Carabinieri a Cavallo | |
Active | 1963-present |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Carabinieri |
Type | Gendarmerie |
Role | Mounted units Rural patrol |
Size | Regiment |
Part of | 1st Carabinieri Mobile Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | "Tor Di Quinto" Barracks, Rome |
Anniversaries | 30 April (Battle of Pastrengo) |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Col. Paolo Galvaligi |
The 4th Carabinieri Mounted Regiment (Italian: 4° Reggimento Carabinieri a Cavallo) is an Italian Carabinieri mounted police unit of the 1st Carabinieri Mobile Brigade. The regiment is tasked with riot control and rural patrol. It was formed on 1 April 1963 by merging smaller existing mounted units of the Carabinieri.
A Colonel commands the Regiment, which is located at the barracks "Tor di Quinto" in Rome. The Carabinieri Regiment is popular for their famous horse carousel that reaches reenacts the Carabinieri's charge at the Battle of Pastrengo.