1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment
| 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie) |
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Regimental Insignia of 1er REC
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| Active | 1921 – present |
| Country |
 France
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| Allegiance |
 French Foreign Legion
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| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Armoured Cavalry |
| Role | Reconnaissance & fire support |
| Size | 900 men |
| Part of | 6th Light Armored Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | (Bouches-du-Rhône), France |
| Nickname(s) | Royal Étranger |
| Motto(s) |
Nec pluribus impar |
| March | La Colonne (The Column) |
| Anniversaries | Camerone Day (30 April), Saint-Georges Day and Christmas |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel Valentin Seiler |
| Insignia | |
| Insignia of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment |  |
| Abbreviation | 1er REC |
Nec pluribus impar
A nul autre pareil
First Indochina War
Algerian War
Lebanese Civil War 1975-1990
Koweït 1990–1991
Global War on Terrorism (2001-present)
The 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (French: 1er Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie, 1er REC) is the only cavalry regiment in the French Foreign Legion. As of 2009 it was the only armoured cavalry regiment of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade. The regiment recently moved camp after being stationed at Quartier Labouche for 47 years in Orange, Vaucluse, France since it moved from Mers-el-Kébir, Algeria in October 1967.
The 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) was created on March 8, 1921, at Sousse following World War I from elements of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment ( the naming of the 1er REC would not be official until January 20, 1922, following decree n°6330-1/11 of January 20, 1922). The cadres of the new unit were drawn from existing French cavalry regiments. Only one junior officer (second lieutenant Antraygue) had previous Legion experience while one Non-commissioned officer had been in service with the 1st Foreign Regiment.
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