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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

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...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-