Search results

An enlisted [[cavalry|cavalryman]] in the [[First World War]], he was commissioned on the battlef ...invasion of Southern France, he joined the regular forces, and commanded a cavalry regiment under [[Jean de Lattre de Tassigny]], who would be the French comm

...] operations and created the first division-sized heliborne force, the 1st Cavalry Division (Air Assault),a key unit in the [[Vietnam War]]. ...om [[West Point]] in 1930 and commissioned as a [[Second Lieutenant]] of [[Cavalry]], he served in various combat roles in the [[Second World War]]. As a Cold

...ith the [[cavalry]] prompted him to write ''On the Use of the Javelin as a Cavalry Weapon''. After leaving the army Pliny moved to [[Rome]], though details su

{{r|Cavalry}}

*1st Cavalry Division (Aimobile) *11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

{{r|Cavalry}}

...eeping besiegers in order to get through, but were surprised by a party of cavalry. They were encumbered by the booty they had taken, and Euryalus, betrayed

Not all these functions existed in older militaries. The term cavalry goes back to time immemorial, but its basic functions of reconnaissance and

* [[Terry's Texas Rangers]], the popular name of the 8th Texas Cavalry

...an [[equestrian]] nature which emphasized [[horsemanship]] of the [[Roman cavalry]]. It was encouraged by [[Julius Caesar]] to help his troops perfect their

...rejoin Lee until the battle was underway. Stuart had taken all Lee's best cavalry, leaving the main army with two third-rate, ill-equipped, poorly led brigad ...Stuart]]'s cavalry to provide timely reconnaissance. "Where on earth is my cavalry?" he kept asking every day. In fact Stuart was miles away sacking a mule-dr

From 1998-2000 he commanded the Second Cavalry Regiment, part of XVIII Airborne Corps, at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He served

'''Long Reach operation''' was conducted by the 1st Air Cavalry Division in the Chu Pong/Ia Drang complex, Central Highlands, Viet Nam from ...in charge of the concepts of operation and intelligence and the US 1st Air Cavalry Division was in control of the troops and the logistics.<ref name=VinhLoc>{

...2 recommended the formation and testing of an air assault division, an air cavalry combat brigade and an air transport brigade; only the first two were implem ===Air Cavalry brigade===

...[U.S. Army]], "regiment" is essentially a historical term. The 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment is organized as a heavy brigade. While the 75th Ranger Regiment do

Early in November Colonel Christopher Carson of the First Cavalry New Mexico Volunteers was sent by Carleton with several hundred enlisted me

...arly constituted military formation that combined infantry, artillery, and cavalry, an innovation of Napoleon Bonaparte. Before the invention of the division, ...rge step to face a new but advanced division, the 1st Cavalry Division|1st Cavalry Division (airmobile) under an experienced commander, Harry Kinnard, which w

...off tactic. As the day wore on the English numbers dwindled and the Norman cavalry established themselves on the plateau and broke into the shield wall. They

*[[11th Armored Cavalry Regiment]] ...e (Separate), and the IIFFV Command Post,was conducted by the llth Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 2d Battalion, 173d Airborne Brigade (Separate), in that se

...ational commander in Baghdad, as Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver), 1st Cavalry Division/and Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver), Multi-National Division-

...34, Alexander defeated the Persians at the Granicus. Alexander's Companion Cavalry crushed the Persian center, which had been weakened to strengthen their lef ...sundering them. Alexander's cavalry on their left held off Darius's elite cavalry, and when Alexander charges into the center toward Darius, the Great King f

...d the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, receiving his commission in the cavalry in 1909. ...eriors did not; the tank units were disbanded and he was reassigned to the cavalry.

...tween 3 and 4 to 1 in overall forces, and slightly more than that in heavy cavalry. Worse, the stage was set for a pitched battle, in contrast to the hit-and-

Standard maneuver forces are two combined arms battalions and one Scout/Cavalry/[[Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron (Brigade Com

**2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment: Vilseck, Germany

...r armored cavalry "regiments" (approximately the equivalent of a U.S. Army cavalry squadron)

...emakers - "Boxer" Prisoners captured and brought in by 6^th U.S. Cavalry, Tientsin [Tianjin], China.}}

He was operations officer of the 2nd Squadron of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in the Battle of 73 Easting. ...001, he was transferred to a staff assignment, after commanding an armored cavalry squadron. Macgregor's ideas differed significantly from those of GEN Eric S

...d maneuver forces are three [[Stryker infantry battalion]]s and one Scout/Cavalry/[[Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron (Brigade Com

...ellow also rode with Colonel [[John Singleton Mosby]] of the 43rd Virginia Cavalry, most notably in the raid at [[Loudoun Heights]] on January 9, 1864.

===Cavalry=== ====2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment====

...1868 battle between a combined group of Native Americans and United States Cavalry.]] ..., Sheridan ordered his aide, [[Major]] George Alexander Forsyth of the 9th Cavalry Regiment, a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] veteran, to raise a company of

...Republic 1965; Vietnam 1966-67/68-69 (Vietnamese Airborne Division and 1st Cavalry Division); Iraq, 1991 (24th Mech Division).

...onto either side of the cargo hatch. The modified M113 was now an armored cavalry assault vehicle (ACAV).<ref name=Crist>{{citation

Standard maneuver forces are two infantry battalions and one Scout/Cavalry/[[Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron (Brigade Com

...Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade "Black Jack" Combat Team (2BCT), 1st Cavalry Division.<ref name=B13SB>{{citation

...became apparent when General [[Sir Hubert Gough]], Commander of the Third Cavalry Brigade based at [[Curragh Camp]] (the traditional headquarters for the Bri

...n 19. He served as a legate in [[Sicily]], then as ''praefectus equitum'' (cavalry commander), before returning to Sicily as its proconsular governor. He was

As a colonel, he commanded the artillery of the 1st Cavalry Division, and was designated as promotable to brigadier general and became

...rt mounted warriors, chariots became less valuable, and were replaced by [[cavalry]].

...tary column (including the [[7th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment]] commanded by Lieutenant Colonel [[George Armstrong Custer]]) wou

...isted in the Confederate Army and served as a private in the 12th Virginia Cavalry. Following the war, Wilson taught school for several years at Columbian Col

...soldiers for whom a longer-barreled rifle would be awkward, such as horse cavalry. The definition has expanded, in recent years, to include shorter weapons

...#Marine Expeditionary Unit|Marine Expeditionary Unit]] or (U.S.) [[armored cavalry regiment]].Typical strengths range from 3,000 to 5,000 troops.

...infantry fighting vehicle (IFV)''' and the closely related '''M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV)''' provide the infantry side of the team. While they ===Infantry and Cavalry Vehicles===

...of command expected his keeping casualties in the Civil Guard and armored cavalry to a minimum. ...rmored personnel carriers]], the 4th Mechanized Rifle Squadron, 2d Armored Cavalry, commanded by Captain [[Ly Tong Ba]], was attached to the provisional regim

...ans movements till nearly 11:00 and Urrea quickly ordered a pursuit by his cavalry and 360 infantry. The Texans two-hour lead was minimized by the overloaded ...which was less than a mile away when the Texans were overtaken by Mexican cavalry.

...d '''Philonoe''' who [[marriage|married]] [[Bellerophon]], the exceptional cavalry rider of [[Pegasus]], which was a winged horse given to Bellerophon by [[At

{{r|Fritz Ritter von Krausser}} (1888-1934) cavalry officer, Freikorps Epp, SA-Obergruppenführer, protege of [[Ernst Roehm]],

...mind to be a soldier." Running away from home at age sixteen, he joined a cavalry regiment and served, during the First World War, in Iraq and Palestine. "I