The United States Cavalry was a horse-mounted cavalry force that existed in various forms between 1775 to 1942. Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ... Italian cavalry officers practice their horsemanship in 1904 outside Rome. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year. ...

The "plains cavalry" played an important role during the western Indian Wars. Jump to: navigation, search The Indian Wars were a series of conflicts between the United States and Native American peoples (Indians) of North America. ...

The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division is the only division that retains the "cavalry" name, and the division retains one detachment of horse cavalry for morale and ceremonial purposes. The division is otherwise divided into armored cavalry and air cavalry units, both of which perform the traditional cavalry tasks. The distinct Cavalry branch ceased to exist during World War II. Other regiments of both armored and air cavalry exist in the U.S. Army. Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 1st Cavalry Division. ... Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that...

Chief, the Cavalry's last horse, died in 1968 at the age of 36. Jump to: navigation, search 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

See also

• U.S. 1st Cavalry Division
• U.S. 2nd Cavalry Division
• 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
• 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment
• 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment
• 1st Cavalry Brigade
• 2nd Cavalry Brigade
• 4th Cavalry Brigade
• U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment
• 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
• 26th Cavalry Regiment (PS)
• Cavalry in the American Civil War

Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 1st Cavalry Division. ... The US 2nd Cavalry Division was a segregated combat division of the United States Army made up of African-American soldiers. ... Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Second Dragoons. ... The Third Armored Cavalry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army currently stationed at Fort Carson, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado. ... Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment. ... History The 1st (Iron Horse) Brigade was constituted 29 August 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Brigade. ... History The history of the 2nd Black Jack Brigade can be traced back to 29 August 1917, when it was constituted in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 2nd Cavalry Brigade. ... Constituted 1 February 1963 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 11th Air Assault Aviation Group, and assigned to the 11th Air Assault Division Activated 5 February 1963 at Fort Benning, Georgia Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1965 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 11th Aviation Group; concurrently, relieved... The 7th United States Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army cavalry unit, whose lineage traces back to the mid-19th century. ... Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the Blackhorse Regiment. ... The 26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts) (26th CAV (PS)) was part of USAFFEs Philippine Department, during World War II. Following the 1941 Japanese invasion, the 26th participated in the Allied withdrawal to the Bataan Peninsula. ... U.S. Army Cavalry Sergeant, 1866 Cavalry was a branch of army service in a process of transition during the American Civil War. ...

External links

• Horse Detachment, 1st Cavalry Division