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...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

...n the High Middle Ages|High and Late Middle Ages, knights formed the heavy cavalry units of many medieval armies. In later times, mostly in the United Kingdom ...l'' (''keval''), Italian ''cavallo'', and (borrowed from French) English ''cavalry''. This formed the basis for the word 'knight' among the European Romance l

Graduating from West Point in the class of 1936, he moved from Cavalry to Armor as soon as it was a branch, first serving in staff roles, then com ...taff School. Following command of the United States Army#Units|2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, he graduated from the Army War College. By 1960, he was a major g

...at [[Luzon]] with units of the [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]]. ...e 20th when she moved to [[Batangas]] on Luzon to load elements of the 1st Cavalry Division for [[Occupied Japan|occupation duty in Japan]]. On [[24 August]],

...ademy, after which, as a lieutenant colonel of one of the newly authorized cavalry regiments, he served in Texas until 1860 with the exception of two years, 1 ...ar looming, President [[Abraham Lincoln]] wanted Lee. Lee was a colonel of cavalry, but the overall U.S. commander, Scott, offered a senior rank with the sugg

...Under I Field Force was the first operational U.S. airmobile unit, the 1st Cavalry Division, commanded by MG Harry Kinnard. <ref name=Hay>{{citation | year = 1999}}</ref> where Moore's unit, the 1/7 Cavalry fought the 7/66 PAVN battalion under Nguyen Huu An. They said that this had

...Cavalry Division pushed into the northern outskirts of Manila and the 8th Cavalry passed through the northern suburbs and into the city itself.

In 1803 a Spanish cavalry unit consisting of one hundred men was sent to occupy the former mission. January of 1839 Texas Cavalry under the command of Captain George Howard entered the Alamo and used it as

...arty of savage Injuns dash out to rescue the whites from a massacre by the cavalry.<ref>"Aztec Curse, Open Skylight", by Gerald Walker, ''The New York Times''

...is sent Austin his resignation as captain but remained as a private in the cavalry. By December Travis joined the Texans in the all-volunteer forces that laid ...Texas came when he was appointed as a lieutenant colonel of the Legion of Cavalry on 24 December and chief recruiting officer for the fledgling Texan army.

...t these would serve as artillery bases for the defense of the city against cavalry, expected to gallop down the avenues and into the muzzles of the cannon. Un

...apan for wartime operation, ''Oglethorpe'' carried equipment for the [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)]] to Po Hung Dong, Korea, where the troops landed

...d Combatant Command]]. In addition, he has been Chief of Staff of the 1st Cavalry Division, Operations Officer and Chief of Staff, [[V Corps]]. He has had du

...n 851 at the battle of Jengland, thanks to the tactics of the Breton light cavalry; and the submission later that year of the Breton king, Érispoë, who was

...ave stayed mobile, using missile weapons as much as possible. Carthaginian cavalry might have made occasional shock attacks on the Romans, but for the battle

...ere routed. His infantry was wiped out: only the commander and some of his cavalry escaped. ...elins, then advanced in a wedge formation. Then the auxiliary infantry and cavalry entered the fray. The British line broke, but their flight was blocked by t

...ties, ''Mount Olympus'' arrived [[Tokyo Bay]] [[2 September]] with the 1st Cavalry Division on board for [[Yokohama]].

...ordered to march on Mexico City. On May 4th a force of some 6,000 French cavalry and infantry commanded by General Lorencez made camp outside of the city of

..., Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron (Brigade Combat Team)|Scout/Cavalry/Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadrons of Brigade Co

...thy ranch owners to kill a number of alleged cattle rustlers, and the U.S. Cavalry was subsequently called in to rescue the gunmen from an armed militia of sm

...Parthian Army]. Iran Chamber Society. Retrieved 2007-06-11</ref> The heavy cavalry fought together with heavy infantry and made the difference in many battles ...frontal assault against a line could be effective when conducted by horse cavalry. However, as the accuracy and range of firearms increased, this procedure p

...o 1995, taught history at West Point, and served as a division planner and cavalry squadron executive officer. He again taught history before going to his fir

...directed infantry brigades forward to replace the lightly armed dismounted cavalry (acting as infantry) holding Seminary Ridge just west of the town. Suddenly ...hree a few miles from the main battlefield. But they were checked by Union cavalry (especially a brigade under General [[George Armstrong Custer]], age 23) wh

...d infantry companies, and an engineer company. They also have the armored cavalry/RSTA squadron and an artillery battalion with two M109 howitzer battery (mi ...engineer company is part of the headquarters battalion. They also have a cavalry/RSTA squadron in HMMWVs and an artillery battalion with two howitzer batter

...ervice. His grandfather was the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 4th U. S. Cavalry. His father was a Newspaper Editor for a regional newspaper and was the com

Infantry comprised the very first forms of military, before cavalry and artillery were invented. The Macedonian phalanx, the Roman legions, the

...this regiment. Another man of the same name later served in the 8th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian wars; if this is the same as the Kentucky soldier, then t

...and Picture") written by the recognized father of the breed, Rittmeister (Cavalry Captain) Max von Stephanitz, in 1921 included a photo of a White German She

...perations with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, and the deployment of the [[1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)]]. Apropos of the 1st Cav, separate articles already e {{Image|Viet-huey.jpg|left|350px|UH–1 Hueys pick up soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division during operations on the Bong Son Plain in 1966}}

...] tactics with phalanxes of heavy infantry combined with archers and light cavalry.

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