Cavalry

:This article is about cavalry, mounted soldiers. Cavalry is also a common misspelling of the biblical hill Calvary.

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An army unit consisting of mounted soldiers is commonly known as cavalry. Cavalry fight from the backs of their mounts, which most often are horses or camels. Infantry travelling by horse and fighting on foot are instead known as mounted infantry or dragoons.

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Modern cavalry units are generally not mounted on horseback (save for ceremonies), but are generally armored forces, that fight from armored vehicles, or embark in aircraft.

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Army: Army (from French arm?e) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. More commonly, however, it is only used specifically to refer to a land force of the military....

Horse: :This article discusses ungulate mammals. For other meanings of horse, see Horse (disambiguation)....

Infantry: Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot, mainly with small arms and operate within organized military units. "Infantry" also refers to the branch of the military in which these soldiers serve....

Cavalry related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Cavalry Engage	A Cavalry Engagement	German Cavalry Charge	The Red Cavalry
Cavalry Charge of the Cossacks	Seventh Cavalry 1956	7th Cavalry UK Movie Poster 1956	An Austrian Cavalry Attack
Prussian Cavalry on Expedition c.19th	Cavalry Fight in a French Village. British Hussars Rout German Cuirassiers	Custer and Cavalry in Action	The Prussian Cavalry Charge at Vionville-Mars-La-Tour