The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)

The Prince Edward Island Regiment
Cap badge of the PEIR
Active	1875–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Cavalry
Role	Armoured reconnaissance
Size	One regiment (140 soldiers)
Part of	36 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ	Charlottetown
Motto(s)	Latin: Parva sub ingenti "The small under the protection of the great"
Colors	Gold and black
March	"Old Solomon Levi"
Battle honours	South Africa, 1900; Arras, 1917, '18; Ypres, 1917; Amiens; Hindenburg Line; Pursuit to Mons; North-West Europe, 1944–1945; Afghanistan
Website	army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/prince-edward-island-regiment/index.page
Commanders
Current commander	LCol S Wynne
Colonel-in-chief	Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces, 5th Canadian Division, 36 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment is based in Charlottetown and Summerside, Prince Edward Island.

The PEIR perpetuates the following units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force:

In 1946 the amalgamation of The Prince Edward Island Light Horse and The Prince Edward Island Highlanders created The Prince Edward Island Regiment, 17th Reconnaissance Regiment.

The Prince Edward Island Regiment was amalgamated with the 28th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment in 1955.

The Prince Edward Island Regiment is organized into the following components:

Battle honours in small capitals are for large operations and campaigns and those in lowercase are for more specific battles. Bold type indicates honours emblazoned on the regimental guidon.

The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) Museum collects, preserves, displays and studies the military history of the founding units of The Prince Edward Island Regiment, from the Islands formation (founding). The main concentration is on the period 1870 until the present. The RCAC museum is located at the Queen Charlotte Armouries in Charlottetown, PEI.