Twenty-seven cavalrymen charged Japanese infantry at Morong, Philippines, on January 16, 1942. They scattered hundreds of ...

The Eastern Front is a battleground of Blitzkrieg and Deep Battle; Panzers vs. T-34s; Nazism and Communism. You'd think that there would be no place for cavalry tactics here. But the Wehrmacht, Red ...

One of the most misunderstood periods of history is the Middle Ages, which ranged from the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

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 ...

Kabul, Afghanistan - The pounding of galloping horses and the thunderous growl of Stryker fighting vehicles may be generations apart but they both carry the troops, history and traditions of the ...

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The title of Howell Raines’ new Civil War book on Alabama troops who fought for the Union suggests it tells two stories. In fact it tells at least four, and while they don’t all pack the same punch, ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Cavalry is now relegated to parades and other ceremonial duties, but how it disappeared should still be viewed as a portent to what could come in the future. While ...

Members of the Commanding General's Mounted Color Guard charge the parade grounds atop their horses, sabres at the ready. The unique demonstration of 1860's era cavalry tactics was brought from Fort ...

Wyoming history came to life Saturday as the University of Wyoming U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corp mounted color guard rode their horses to practice battle tactics developed 150 years ago.

Introduction by R.H. Allen. "Text is based on Field Service Regulations, 1923 and Cavalry Training Regulations to be issued by the War Department."--Intro., iii ...