U.S. Cavalry
Horse-riding military
The U.S.
Cavalry was the mounted military branch of the United States Army, prominent from the Civil War through World War I.
Cavalry units fought in frontier wars, pursued Native Americans, and patrolled Western territories—the iconic image of soldiers on horseback arriving to save settlers in danger.
Here comes the cavalry now means any last-minute rescue or reinforcement: The project was failing until the IT team showed up like the cavalry.
- sabersCurved cavalry blades
- scoutingObserving to gather information
- frontierEdge of settlement
- Old WestAmerican cowboy era
- Fort ApacheFrontier cavalry station
horse · horse soldiers · hat · charge · mustang · Civil War · bugle · bugle call · Custer's Last Stand · military traditions · reconnaissance · uniform · Indian Wars · saddles · riding boots · Spanish-American War · carbines · spurs
- Nez PerceNez Perce, Chief Joseph, Appaloosa, Clearwater, flight
U.S. Cavalryinfantry
Ground combat troops
foot soldiers · ground troops · U.S. Navy · naval forces · artillery
U.S. CavalryPlains Indians
Native Americans of grasslands
Lakota Sioux · Comanche · Sitting Bull · Crazy Horse · indigenous resistance
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