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	Cavalry History
		Cavalry performed a variety of functions including mounted charges, but it was during this period that they began begun to concentrate on modern cavalry functions, such as raids, security operations, and reconnaissance.
		When the US entered the war in 1917, the cavalry forces deployed to France were used as couriers and to man remount posts for the transport corps.
		There are five major types of cavalry forces in the US Army: division light cavalry; division armored cavalry; the armored cavalry regiment; and the light cavalry regiment; and air cavalry.
	louisdimarco.com /CavalryHist.htm (1474 words)

	United States Cavalry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 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.
		Chief, the Cavalry's last horse of the original tactical horses, died in 1968 at the age of 36.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/US_Cavalry (1057 words)

	US ARMY CAVALRY 1931
		The US Army cavalry of the early 1930's still relied largely on horses, but a first step toward mechanization had been taken with the addition of an armored car troop to most regiments.
		Regimental standards for cavalry were made of yellow silk, 3 feet at the hoist by 4 feet on the fly, with a 2 1/2-inch yellow silk fringe.
		The cavalry's regimental troop guidons were of the traditional red-over-white pattern with the regimental number centered on the red stripe and the troop designation on the white stripe.
	tmg110.tripod.com /usarmyh4.htm (491 words)

	The Role of Cavalry
		The US cavalry differences were a reliance on pistols and carbines versus bladed weapons and dismounted fighting once in contact with the enemy.
		The operations of the newly organized Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg campaign were a substantial factor in the Union's success.
		Cavalry shows the commander where to move forces to ensure their uninterrupted advance to objectives despite battlefield conditions, such as impassable routes, blown bridges, unfordable streams, contaminated areas, refugee columns, converging friendly units, and enemy forces.
	www.aircav.com /cavrole.html (2326 words)

	6th US History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Cavalry, under the command of Major Samuel Henry "Paddy" Starr (pictured) to Fairfield PA to seize a Confederate wagon train rumored to be foraging there.
		The 6th Cavalry collided with the 6th Virginia, the 11th Virginia, and elements of the routed 7th Virginia.
		In 1973 the Regiment was re-designated as the 6th Cavalry Brigade (Air Combat) at Fort Hood, TX, and served as a test bed for new tactics and strategies involving attack helicopters on the modern battlefield.
	www.bufordsboys.com /6thUSHistory.htm (1466 words)

	US Army Equestrian Olympic Team
		Thus the US was not represented in a full one third of the competition due to an inability to prepare adequately.
		In jumping, the US horses and riders were not as experienced as their European counter-parts and were only able to finish 8th of sixteen competitors.
		For the US team however, this was their Olympics and with the mentorship of General Henry they prepared for the 1932 Olympics as they had for no other games.
	www.militaryhorse.org /features/dimarco/team1.asp (2427 words)

	Cavalry SPV I
		Cavalry SPV I, LLC was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Hawthorne, New York.
		Cavalry SPV I, LLC has taken a proactive approach to the acquisition of distressed consumer receivable portfolios.
		Cavalry is committed to providing each customer with an affordable solution to their unique situation.
	www.cavalryspvi.com (170 words)

	6th Cavalry Brigade
		The 1st Cavalry Division 'Warfighter' exercise is a simulated scenario that tests the coordination and synchronization of moving units, which includes 1-6th from Camp Eagle and 3-6th Cavalry Brigade from Camp Humphreys, and the 1st Cavalry Division and III Corps out of Fort Hood, Texas, for a 'deep attack'.
		Organized in 1861, the 3rd Cavalry (redesignated in August 1861 as the 6th Cavalry) took to the field in March 1862 as part of the Army of the Potomac.
		On 20 December 1948, the former 6th Cavalry Regiment was reorganized and redesignated as the 6th Armored Cavalry.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/6cav.htm (1490 words)

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		Heavy cavalry was meant for mainly fighting missions and light cavalry were mainly used for scouting and screening missions.
		Heavy cavalry was mounted on large, heavy horses and were meant to fight on the battlefield.
		Between US active units and the volunteers units of the Mexican and Civil Wars there was probably just about every type of cavalry imaginable.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/2-16058.aspx (871 words)

	2nd Battalion - 7th Cavalry Regiment
		The 2-7 CAV was shortly later reactivated with the 4th Brigade, 1st US Cavalry Division at Fort Hood on October 18th, 2005.
		On 16 October 1986, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry was reorganized as an armored cavalry squadron and redesignated the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry.
		As the divisional cavalry squadron for the 1st Cavalry Division, 1-7 Cavalry is the only unit in the division organized and trained for reconnaissance and security missions.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/2-7cav.htm (1396 words)

	U.S. Cavalry Association Tribute Revolver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The U.S. Cavalry is undoubtedly best known for its role in taming the American West.
		Despite post-Civil War cutbacks, the U.S. Cavalry was still the most efficient and resourceful force of its kind anywhere in the world.
		Today, America Remembers is proud to present the U.S. Cavalry Association Tribute Revolver, a handsome, Single Action Revolver, which is issued in cooperation with the United States Cavalry Association at Fort Riley, Kansas.
	www.americaremembers.com /products/USCATRE/USCATRE.asp (608 words)

	Light Cavalry vs Dragoons (Essay) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It was followed in 1856 by the 2nd US Cavalry, which ranked among its early officers Edwin V. Sumner and colonel, RE Lee as lt. colonel, and a young lieutenant named John Bell Hood.
		A new regiment was recruited in the summer of 1861, which became the 6th US Cavalry, which was the only Regular cavalry regiment formed during the Civil War.
		The 6th US, of course, is the unit that got chopped to shreds at Fairfield.
	www.civilwarhome.com /cavalry.htm (356 words)

	Horses of the U.S. Cavalry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The US cavalry was successful due to a tradition of good horsemanship and cavalrymen who cared for their mounts.
		The cavalry was known as "the hardest branch there is in the service." Most men regarded their enlistment in the cavalry, which drew $12 a month in pay, as a serious and purposeful act.
		The US Army is not one to forget it's rich history and even modern military imagery reflects reminders of its past.
	www.kbrhorse.net /her/cavalry1.html (506 words)

	Rantings of a Civil War Historian » The Cavalry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the 1850’s, the 1st US Cavalry was formed, which was followed by the 2nd US Cavalry in 1856.
		Ultimately, this poor use of the cavalry retarded the development of the Federal mounted arm for at least a year and a half, and this is the reason why the Confederate cavalry literally rode rings around the Northern army in the spring and summer of 1862.
		However, Hooker blamed Stoneman for the disaster that befell the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville, and the cavalry chief was relieved of command.
	civilwarcavalry.com /?page_id=11 (1540 words)

	Introduction To Civil War Cavalry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		At the onset of the Civil War in 1861, there were five regiments of U. cavalry: the 1st and 2nd Dragoons, the 1st Mounted Rifles, and the 1st and 2nd Cavalry.
		Shortly after the 3rd Cavalry was organized in 1861, all the regiments were renumbered from one to six and the twelve troops organization adopted.
		Traditionally, cavalry was considered the "eyes" of the army, keeping their commander informed of the enemy’s movements.
	ehistory.osu.edu /uscw/features/regimental/cavalry.cfm (2058 words)

	U.S. 2d Cavalry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The stars are taken from the coat of arms of the 2d Cavalry Regiment, which was formerly a unit of the division.
		The 4th Cavalry Brigade activated during February 1941 with the 9th Cavalry Regiment and 10th Cavalry Regiment as its cavalry regiments.
		The 2d and 14th Cavalry were inactivated and their personnel transferred into the newly formed 2d and 14th Armored Regiments, both elements of the new armored division.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/US_2nd_Cavalry_Division (1491 words)

	2nd US Cav
		However only one year later, in 1942, new cavalry units were formed: the units were the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reiter Regiment under the command of the Army Cavalry Command (Oberst Holste).
		Adolf Hitler, who never cared much for the cavalry was persuaded by the successes of German and also Russian cavalry units in 1944 that this might be one of the "miracle-weapons" he always looked for.
		While there was some limited success of German cavalry units in the east, the German horse-drawn convoys were smashed by the bombs of the American "flying fortresses" and low flying attack aircraft on the Western Front in 1944/45.
	groups.msn.com /2ndUSCav/ww2germancav.msnw (935 words)

	US Army Equestrian Olympic Team
		The US team went to the games with high hopes of repeating and building upon the success of its efforts in Los Angeles, however that was not to be.
		After the dressage phase of the competition the US team was slightly behind the leading Germans but sitting well for the most important and their strongest phase -- the cross country obstacle course.
		Unfortunately, within months of the Olympic success the Cavalry branch was dissolved, thus officially ending the military use of the horse in the US Army.
	www.militaryhorse.org /features/dimarco/team2.asp (2604 words)

	Welcome to the 2-1 Cavalry
		The 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Association is a non-profit, non-political, fraternal organization.
		Our principal objective is to preserve our history, to bring old friends and comrades back together, to make new friends and to remember those fellow Blackhawk troopers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
		Let us know what you think of the site and where you are from.
	www.2-1cavalry.com (119 words)

	US ARMY BORDER
		(U) This historical study began with a question, a very common question: "Why, almost 40 years after the war, are we still conducting border patrols in Germany?" It is a question "old German hands" have been asked for years, but in 1982 it was asked by a Congressman.
		Research revealed that in any given period US Army border operations were a 'microcosm of then-current US Army doctrine and operations in Europe.
		All photographs are officially US Army photographs from official histories, unit scrap books, and the European Stars and Stripes reference collection.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/documents/BorderOps/content.htm (514 words)

	US Cavalry Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Cavalry is a single word that can conjure up so many vivid images.
		The Cavalry Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the Cavalry.
		The lives and experiences of cavalry leaders and troopers form another part of the cavalry legacy.
	www.velocipedia.com (411 words)

	USV Cavalry
		The United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment is the largest Federal mounted and dismounted American Civil War Cavalry reenactment organization east of the Mississippi.
		The Regiment is comprised of numerous individual cavalry units representing and preserving the valor and deeds of the American Civil War Cavalryman.
		The USV Cavalry Regiment participates in most of the major Civil War reenactments on the east coast and western theater events like Morgan's Raid in Ohio, Part of the Ohio Bi-Centennial.
	www.usvcavalry.com (171 words)

	1861 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Of the cavalry battalion's casualties (13 wounded and 5 missing), 2 enlisted Dragoons suffered non-lethal wounds.
		Advancing slowly with the cavalry in front, Colonel Sigel cut off small parities of Rebels who were in the outskirts of their camp.
		During the ensuing engagement the cavalry was placed on the flanks.
	www.secondcavalry.org /1861.htm (1263 words)

	History Magazine - The US Cavalry
		The cavalry I am about to describe is the one that existed from 1865 to 1890 and was informally known as the Plains Cavalry.
		The Plains Cavalry was meant to operate primarily on the western frontiers of the expanding nation.
		One of the biggest challenges encountered in the cavalry was the language barrier.
	www.history-magazine.com /cavalry.html (1153 words)

	4th U.S. Cavalry. History
		When the two regiments of cavalry were authorized to be formed in 1855 it was with the understanding that all the field-officers and one-half of the company officers should betaken from the army, while the other half of the company officers should be taken from civil life.
		Cavalry, with his troop, had the advance and lost two men wounded and four horses killed (including his own, shot under him).
		U. Cavalry charged at this time an entire brigade of cavalry and routed them to such an extent that they disappeared from the field altogether.” Other details are given as follows:
	www.usregulars.com /UScavalry/4us_cav.html (2787 words)

	2nd US Cavalry Co A/9th VA Cavalry Co D (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The 2nd US Cavalry, Company A/9th Regiment Virginia Cavalry, Company D, is a mounted reenactment and living history group dedicated to accurately portraying US Regular Cavalry and Confederate troopers during the American Civil War.
		During the American Civil War the regiment served in the "Reserve Cavalry Brigade" in the Army of the Potomac and participated in most major combat engagements of the eastern theater including Bull Run, Peninsula Campaign, Antietam, Brandy Station, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Valley Campaign, etc.
		The 2nd Cavalry saw duty in the Spanish American War and served in France with their horses during World War I. Due to changes in modern warfare the 2nd Cavalry gave up their horses and sabers, and formed a mechanized unit during World War II.
	www.secondcavalry.org (534 words)

	U.S. Cavalry OnPoint
		âI also wrote that the war would go badly for us because there didnât seem to be any sort of mission statement out of Washington for our soldiers and Marines to follow.â Col Jacobs is not one of the typical talking heads on television.
		While they are no different in their dedication than any of the other 2,905 KIAs this country has suffered since the start of the war on March 21, 2003, we knew these three.
		Each one had stood out to us for different reasons during the time we were embedded as journalists in the Al Anbar province.
	uscavonpoint.com (633 words)

	5th US Cavalry and 2nd-12th US Cavalry 1st Air Cavalry Division Vietnam War
		11 you also joining in helping us through your prayers, that thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf for the favor bestowed upon us through the prayers of many.
		1st and 2nd Battalions 5th US Cavalry, 2nd Battalion 12th US Cavalry were the infantry battalions that made up the 2nd Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Division, Airmobile during the Vietnam War.
		The Vietnam war was no different and perhaps some of the worst terrain the US Army ever fought a war in.
	www.ranger25.com (1465 words)

	CAVALRY TACTICS:
		Cooke, 2d Cavalry, having been approved by the President, is now published fur the government of said service.
		formations, and movements of the cavalry of the army and volunteers of the United States.
		I found that it greatly simplified all cavalry movements; a great recommendation,— but especially in view of our national policy; it would go far toward lessening the difficulties, by many considered insuperable, of the efficient instruction of volunteer cavalry in a period of actual war.
	members.cox.net /ltclee/Cooke.htm (5124 words)

	9th Virginia Regiment Of Cavalry
		This is an American History site dedicated to cavalry, cavalry horses and mounted warfare of the American Civil War.
		We are known as the Ninth Virginia Cavalry, Inc., a non-profit corporation located on the west coast in the state of Oregon.
		The 9th Virginia Cavalry is a founding member of Civil War reenacting in the northwest.
	9thvirginia.com (538 words)

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