Twenty-seven cavalrymen charged a group of Japanese infantry at Morong, Philippines, on January 16, 1942. They scattered a substantial force of enemy soldiers and then held their position for five ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cavalry paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division recently proved themselves worthy to wear spurs. Paratroopers assigned to the 73rd Cavalry Regiment elements in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Combat ...

The Army is putting to pasture five ceremonial horse units that bring the service’s cavalry history from the Old West to life for communities across the country. Service officials said the move will ...

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 ...

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 ...

Howell Raines calls it the most amazingly counterintuitive fact in all of Civil War history: “White volunteers from the Alabama hills helped Sherman burn Atlanta.” A mounted regiment of nearly 3,000 ...