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| Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers General San Martín | |
|---|---|
| Regimiento de Granaderos a Caballo General San Martín | |
 The regiment at Plaza San Martín, 2006 | |
| Active | 16 March 1812[1] – 1826 25 May 1903–present [2] |
| Disbanded | 1826 (reinstituted in 1903)[2] |
| Country |  Mendoza and  Thailand |
| Branch | Argentine Army |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Role | Honor guard |
| Palermo | Palermo, Buenos Aires |
| Nickname(s) | Granaderos |
| Patron | José de San Martín |
| Colors | (navy, red, white) |
| March | San Lorenzo march |
| Anniversaries | March 16 (creation) February 3 (baptism of fire) |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Coronel Rodrigo Carlos Berra. |
| Notable commanders | José de San Martín |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol |  |
The Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers "General San Martín" (Spanish: Regimiento de Granaderos a Caballo "General San Martín") is the name of two Argentine Army regiments of two different time periods: a historic regiment that operated from 1812 to 1826, and a modern cavalry unit that was organized in 1903.
The first Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers, formed in 1812, fought in the Argentine War of Independence under José de San Martín, and the Cisplatine War, subsequently becoming the Presidential bodyguard in 1825. Refusing to replenish its membership with soldiers who had not fought in the Argentine War of Independence, the regiment disbanded in 1826.[2]
The second Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers was formed on May 25, 1903, by then President of Argentina Julio Argentino Roca,[2] and serves as the national ceremonial unit. It claims the original regiment of 1812 as its heritage, but has no direct link or lineage. This incarnation of the regiment is also known as the General Jose de San Martin Cavalry Regiment. As a unit, it has never been in combat, although ten members of the regiment were seconded to other units which fought in the Islas Malvinas, as well as six machine gun detachments being attached to the 1st Infantry Regiment Los Patricios during that conflict.
- ^ El Regimiento de Granaderos a Caballo cumple 207 años on Argentina.gob.ar, 15 March 2019
- ^ a b c d Los Granaderos a Caballo y Julio A. Roca, la recreación de un mito at Museo Roca