User:Norcandy/Sandbox/Royal Satavian Light Horse
| 1st Batallion, Royal Satavian Light Horse | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Royal Satavian Light Horse | |
| Active | 4 October 1874 - 22 February 1941 |
| Disbanded | 22 February 1941 |
| Country |  Dominion of Satavia (1894-1936) Union of Satavia (1936-1939) Republic of Satavia (1939-1941) |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Mounted infantry |
| Role | Light horse |
| Size | ~1,200 personnel |
| Part of | Western Military District (1874-1927) 1st Brigade (1927-1930) Satavian 1st Corps (1930-1937) Philipsbaai Division (1937-1939) 4th Cavalry Division (1939-1941) |
| Garrison/HQ | Macquire Barracks, Victoriaburg |
| Nickname(s) | "Royal Horsies" |
| Motto(s) | Equus Imitator Equitis (Solarian: "The Horse Imitates the Rider") |
| Colours | Fern Green and Glaucous Grey |
| March | Quick - The Fires of Hephaestus Slow - The Great Rhea |
| Mascot(s) | Rhea |
| Equipment | Horse, rifle and bayonet |
| Engagements | Estmero-Verizi War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Sir Thaddeus Crace Victor Hawksby |
| Insignia | |
| Unit colour patch |  |
The 1st Batallion, Royal Satavian Light Horse (1RSLH), commonly The Royal Satavian Light Horse (RSLI) was a mounted infantry batallion of the Satavian Army. Initially raised in the Western Freestate in 1874 as a colonial militia batallion, the Satavian Light Horse primarily dealt with supressing native unrest and policing large swathes of the Central Territory and Western Freestate. The batallion later saw active service abroad during the Estmero-Verizi War in the 1880s, after which the unit was awarded the distinction of the Royal title by Richard XII, and most notably during the Great War where the batallion served in Satavia before being evactuated to Euclea and later returned to Satavia during Operation Blind Summit. After the war, the batallion saw service in the occupied city of Philipsbaai and in Sainte-Chloé before it was disbanded in 1941. As a result of its long periods of foreign service, its battle honours include "Riziland" (Estmero-Verizi War), "Satavia", "Rolland", "Scitterland", "Swerdia" and "Hope" (Great War).