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	Cavalry Encyclopedia Article @ Mountie.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		Cavalry was important at Maratha ([2]), Babylonian (Invasion), and socii (Polish cavalry), remaining a significant factor throughout the Canadian Army.
		Cavalry "Eras" proved effective, or at least cost-effective, in many campaigns—although an astute native commander (like Medieval in western Africa, Materiel in the screening, or any of the better Modern commanders) could turn the tables and use the greater mobility of their cavalry to offset their relative lack of firepower compared to European forces.
		In the Trench, all cavalry regiments were mechanised between 1929 and 1941, redefining their role from horse to armoured vehicles to form the Chasseurs d' Afrique together with the Categories.
	www.mountie.net /encyclopedia/Cavalry (5767 words)

	Cavalry Lasts - The Last Cavalry Charge
		Nondivisional regiments and squadrons were completely mechanized in the same manner as were the cavalry components of infantry and armored divisions.
		Neither of the two cavalry divisions took horses overseas, the explanation being that transportation of horses was too costly in ship tonnage and feeding and upkeep too complex for a motorized army.
		The last American mounted tactical cavalry unit in combat was the 26th Cavalry (Philippine Scouts) in Philippines, stationed at Ft Stotsenburg, Luzon, 1942, which fought both mounted and dismounted against Japanese invasion troops in 1942.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/cavalry-lasts.htm (1407 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/United States Cavalry
		The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division is the only division of the U.S. Army that retains the "cavalry" name, and the division retains one detachment of horse cavalry for morale and ceremonial purposes.
		The last horse cavalry charge by the U.S. Army took place against Japanese forces during the fighting in the Bataan Peninsula, Philippines, in the village of Morong in January 1942, by the 26th Cavalry Regiment of the Philippine Scouts.
		The patches on U.S. 1st Cavalry Division helicopters that served in Vietnam retained the symbol of a horse, symbolizing the mobility that characterized the original horse cavalry.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/United_States_Cavalry (1051 words)

	Philippine Scouts Heritage Society
		The 26th Cavalry Regiment (PS) supported by the 23rd and 24th FA Battalions, distinguished itself in the first days after the initial Japanese landings at Lingayen Gulf in late December by attacking the assault forces.
		Jonathan Wainwright to the Bataan Peninsula, the 26th Cavalry (PS) was the rear guard.
		Not only was their nemesis the 57th Infantry (PS), but also two battalions of the 57th's sister regiment, the 45th Infantry (PS) and the 86th and 88th Field Artillery Battalions (PS).
	www.philippine-scouts.org /History/history.html (1054 words)

	The Fall of the Philippines-Chapter 25
		Of the regiment's two battalions only one, the 2d, reinforced with a platoon of two tanks, was to attack.
		By late afternoon it appeared doubtful if the 26th Cavalry, which was now under fire from the tanks at the block, would be able to maintain its position.
		The 14th Engineer Battalion and the 26th Cavalry, which had withdrawn along Route 20, had found the march less trying, but had suffered other mishaps, and one element of the 26th Cavalry, covering the withdrawal, had been lost in the jungle and never again joined the regiment.
	www.army.mil /cmh/books/wwii/5-2/5-2_25.htm (5798 words)

	26th Meu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		26th Marine Expeditionary Unit - The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) is one of seven Marine Expeditionary Units currently in existence in the United States Marine Corps.
		California's 26th congressional district - The California 26th Congressional District is currently represented by Republican David Dreier.
		The unit was designated as an Aggressor Squadron on 22 April 1983, the 26th Aggressor Squadron began flying the F-5E Tiger II in 1977 and added T-33's to the unit in 1986.
	gr23.360mkt.info /26thmeu.html (189 words)

	Family In Crisis: The United States, the Philippines, and the Second World War
		He issued orders on September 1 that one regiment of each of the ten divisions was to report for duty along with the cadres of the other units.
		The second regiments were called early in November, but when war broke out on December 8 not a single division had been completely mobilized, not one of the units was at full strength, and no anti-tank units were formed because of the lack of equipment.
		The Artillery Regiment, under Colonel James F Hughes (KaNG’06), was in the same shape with only eight 75mm guns and the Anti-Tank battalion was never activated at all.
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	Blitzkrieg @ GamersInfo.net
		Wainwright's forces included the PA 11th, 21st, and 31st Infantry Divisions, the US 26th Cavalry Regiment (a PS unit), a battalion of the 45th Infantry (PS), two batteries of 144mm guns and one of 2.95 inch mountain guns.
		On 8 April, the US 57th Infantry Regiment (PS) and the Philippine 31st Division were overrun near the Alangan River.
		The Japanese began their assault on Corregidor with an Artillery barrage on 1 May. On the night of 5-6 May, two battalions of the Japanese 61st Infantry Regiment landed at the northeast end of the island.
	blitzkrieg.gamersinfo.net /glossary/?id=21 (1200 words)

	World War II
		The 1st Regiment of the Philippines' national police force was inducted into USAFFE on October 15, 1941, and the 2nd Regiment was inducted on November 17.
		A 4th Constabulary Regiment was constituted on Bataan in January 1942, made up of members of the palace guard and individual constabulary stations that retreated to Bataan with the USAFFE army.
		Ralph Praeger, 26th Cavalry, was commanding officer of Troop C near Baugio in northern Luzon.
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	The Fall of the Philippines-Chapter 2
		Early in November the second infantry regiment of each of the divisions was called up, to be joined before the end of the month by the division headquarters and the service elements.
		The 31st Field Artillery Regiment began mobilizing on 12 December, after the outbreak of war, and was finally organized with two battalions on 26 December, after the division had already moved to Bataan.
		Each infantry regiment had two.50-caliber machine guns and six 3-inch trench mortars, 70 percent of the ammunition for which proved to be duds.
	www.army.mil /cmh/books/wwii/5-2/5-2_2.htm (6297 words)

	Line up for Balaclava
		Commanded the Heavy Cavalry Brigade, and later the Cavalry Division in the Crimea, including the Battles of Balaklava, Inkermann and the Chernaya, and the Siege and Fall of Sevastopol.
		You could only have the right number of officers per rank in a regiment as per the approved organisation - this was their regiment rank which carried the laid down approved responsibilities and the pay level which went with them.
		The basic cavalry unit was the Squadron composed of two Troops, each averaging 65 horsemen, but for the Light Brigade at Balaklava down to 35.
	www.suite101.com /discussion.cfm/crimean_war/63977 (2771 words)

	G-4 and Surgeon of Luzon Force Report
		Toward the latter part of this period and after forage for animals was exhausted, the horses of the 26th Cavalry (PS) (about 250) and about 48 pack mules were slaughtered for food on a priority basis.
		Companies A and B, 12th QM Regiment (PS), formed the nucleus of the 1st Regiment, MTS.
		The 2ns Regiment was formed from the Air Corps QM units as a nucleus.
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	US forces on horseback fighting Taliban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		The 26th Cavalry did see service in the Philippines in 1941/42, however, I seem to recall that General Patton mounted some units in France in late 1944 for use in rough terrain.
		The 1st Cavalry Division was dismounted (1943) and fought as an Infantry Division during the recapture of the Philippines.
		The last mounted cavalry unit in US service to see action was the 26th Cavalry (Phillipine Scouts), a regiment of Filipino troopers with American officers in the Philippines, stationed at Ft Stotsenburg, Luzon.
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	The Philippine Scouts - Armchair General Forums
		Following the cessation of substantial hostilities the PS units were grouped into battalions and regiments of Philippine Infantry.
		In 1919-1920 the regiments were reorganized and redesignated as the 43rd, 45th, and 57th Infantry Regiments (Philippine Scouts), the 24th and 25th Field Artillery Regiments (PS) and later the 26th Cavalry Regiment (PS).
		For example, in the summer of 1941 the average longevity among the enlisted ranks of the 26th Cavalry was 13 years.
	www.armchairgeneral.com /forums/showthread.php?t=14113 (1003 words)

	Cavalry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Massed infantry was deadly to cavalry but also offered an excellent target for artillery.
		Lancers or Uhlans, light cavalry armed with lances
		A more correct term should be "mounted infantry" instead of "cavalry", as horses were primarily used as a mean of transportation, for which they were very suitable in view of the very poor road conditions in pre-war Poland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cavalry (5360 words)

	Comando Supremo: Italy at War :: View topic - Italian Army of the Ethiopian Conquest
		2 regiments of infantry of Africa (4° and 5° «Grenadiers of Savoia») -
		1 regiment artillery of Africa of the Division «Grenadiers of Savoia»
		The source names a 26th Colonial Battalion, and a "Massawa Bande" in the ambush/battle in the Enda River Gorge 12 Nov. 1935.
	www.comandosupremo.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=165 (1642 words)

	26th Cavalry Regiment (PS) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 26th Cavalry Regiment, consisting mostly of Philippine Scouts, was the last US cavalry regiment to engage in horse-mounted warfare.
		The 26th CAV was formed, in 1922, at Fort Stotsenburg, from elements of the 25th Field Artillery Regiment and the 43d Infantry Regiment (PS).
		Categories: Regiments of the United States Army
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/26th_Cavalry_Regiment (175 words)

	Polish Army During the Napoleonic Wars
		At the start of the 17th Century the army was composed mainly of cavalry and its commanders, though having fought in Batory's Muscovite campaigns, had more confidence in the use of cavalry than the methodical and thorough Western way of taking important towns and castles and then fortifying captured territories.
		The artillery corps was refounded; the cavalry was reorganized...
		The Vistula Regiment was awarded by Napoleon with 23 crosses of Legion d'Honneur for its actions at Soissons.
	web2.airmail.net /napoleon/polish_army.html (8089 words)

	Current_Knotes
		In 1935 a memo was circulated that M1913 Cavalry Saber was to be discontinued.
		It is strongly recommended that the Ordnance Bayonet M/15 be authorized as an article of issue to this regiment in lieu of the Quartermaster bolo.
		The 26th Cavalry was the last mounted cavalry unit of the US Army to fight on horseback against an enemy.
	www.usmilitaryknives.com /current_knotes.htm (5612 words)

	Aberjona Press: Odyssey Of A Philippine Scout
		Among the US Army defenders of the Philippines--then still a US Protectorate in the process of gaining independence--were several regiments of "Philippine Scouts," units consisting of well-trained, highly disciplined Filipino enlisted men and American Regular Army officers.
		One of these regiments, the 26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts, or PS) was the last US Army horse cavalry regiment to ever see action as a mounted unit; its soldiers fought in the desperate, ferocious battles on the island of Luzon in December 1941 and early 1942 against Japanese infantry, supported by tanks and artillery.
		Arthur Kendal Whitehead was one of the officers in the 26th, and was knocked out of action in one of the Regiment's first engagements against the Japanese.
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	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Fall of the Philippines [Chapter 25]
		Late on the afternoon of the 6th General King had taken the 26th Cavalry (PS) from I Corps reserve and ordered it to Trail Junction 2-10.
		By late afternoon it appeared doubtful if the 26th Cavalry, which was now under fire from the tanks at the block, would be able to maintain its position.[25]
		"To hold the Alangan River line," he concluded, "was now an impossibility."[26] Reluctantly he gave the order for the 14th Engineer Battalion and the 26th Cavalry to withdraw, and at 1830, as darkness settled over the battlefield, the men began to fall back again.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-PI/USA-P-PI-25.html (6829 words)

	May 26th (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		Government of the 26th DÃ¡il - The 26th DÃ¡il was elected at the 1989 general election on June 15, 1989 and first met on July 12 when the 25th Government of Ireland was appointed.
		It focuses on Sawyer's background, and was directed by Tucker Gates and written by Damon Lindelof.
		Man of Science, Man of Faith - Man of Science, Man of Faith is the 26th episode of Lost.
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	US Army's Philippine Scouts - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
		On Bataan, the 14th Engineers (PS) labored to prepare defensive positions.
		The author of this article, Col. John E. Olson, USA (Ret.), was adjutant of the 57th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Scouts.
		I heard that many Pinoys in america are descended and got there because of their Philippine Scout enlisted forefather.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=28525 (1588 words)

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		The real victor over Field-Marshal Rommel at Alamein was not Montgomery, the lucky man who had the job of adminitering the coup de grace with doble Rommel's rescources and the comfortable knowledge that an Allied invasion was due to go in behind Rommel's back.
		Carl D. Cavalry charges--Thread Drift 1/2/2005 5:10:15 AM It was reported that in 2001 US Special Forces rode with Coalition Tribal Forces in Afganistan when they over ran Taliban trench lines on horse back.
		Carl D. RE:PLA horse soldiers (vice cavalry) 1/2/2005 8:36:51 AM I remember seeing film of PLA mounted units either conducting an NBC exercise or doing manuevers in conjunction with a nuclear test with the troops and horses equiped with gas masks.
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	Johnny A. Kabahit, Jr.
		The 26th Cavalry Regiment (PS) supported by the 23rd and 24th FA Battalions, distinguished itself in the first days after the initial Japanese landings.
		During the withdrawal of the Northern Luzon Force the 26th Cavalry (PS) was the rear guard.
		The Scouts continually and aggressively counter-attacked the Japanese tanks and sacrificed their lives to protect the Filipino and American troops as they fell back.
	www.kabahit.com /Johnny.htm (373 words)

	The Women Who Gave Their Lives
		The regiment was sent to Tennessee and during the struggle for Chatanooga a minie ball pierced the side of the young soldier.
		Sgt Osbourne was assigned to the Army's Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
		Lt Campbell, 25, and an accompished pilot, was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment in Anchorage, Alaska.
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	CHAPTER IV Personnel
		After the mid-1930's, the trends in motorization of military units led to the removal of the office of division veterinarian in each of the 18 infantry divisions which were later inducted, and the horse-drawn field artillery regiments, with the exception of one, were converted into motorized units.
		In September and October 1940, the National Guard's 4 cavalry divisions, 6 cavalry brigades, and 17 cavalry regiments were disbanded or converted into other type units, with the result that the only cavalry units to be federalized included a brigade, 2 (horse) regiments, and 7 (horse-mechanized) regiments.
		The veterinary officers accompanying these units, which were now dismounted and brought into active military service, were frozen in their National Guard assignments until the fall of 1941 when they could be reassigned to corps areas and certain installations in the Zone of Interior.
	history.amedd.army.mil /booksdocs/wwii/vetservicewwii/chapter4.htm (12033 words)

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