Here’s What You Need to Remember: Cavalry was all but useless after the opening weeks of the First World War, at least on the Western Front. The static trench lines made it impossible for cavalry to ...
The last charge by a United States cavalry unit took place in 1942 on the island of Bataan during World War II. Confronted with mounted troops, the Japanese scattered. The U.S. Cavalry began in the ...
Key Point: Cavalry had been a crucial part of armies since antiquity, beginning soon after the domestication of the horse. The Greeks and Romans were skilled horsemen centuries before the invention of ...
FORT BENNING, Georgia — The Sullivan Cup Best Tank Crew Gunnery Competition has taken place biannually at Fort Benning, Georgia since 2012, but for the first time in its history, “First Team’s” crew ...
They must have made an exotic sight in Moravian Bethlehem during the American Revolution, the two cavalrymen from central Europe. Not that the large number of aristocratic French military did not ...
Explore Plains cavalry history with a visit to the Cavalry Museum at Fort Riley. Join us as we look at the history of the cavalry on the Plains, including a visit to Calvary Museum at Fort Riley. Join ...
The cavalry has been part of America's history since before the nation was founded and is still in service today. Charge into the fight with this 5-part series chronicling one of the most important ...
STURGIS -- According to Bob Kusser, the days of the traditional infantry and cavalry ended at Fort Meade in 1917. The history on display at the Fort Meade Cavalry Museum, thankfully, doesn’t end there ...
FORT LIBERTY — Cavalry units in the 82nd Airborne Division have started inactivating, the division announced on its social media pages this month. The Army announced in March that it will cut 32,000 ...
FORT MCCOY, Wis. — Wisconsin Army National Guard cavalry troopers connected tough, mission-focused individual training with cavalry tradition and the centennial celebration of a historic Wisconsin ...