A report on Cavalry
Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback.
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Infantry
13 linksMilitary specialization which engages in ground combat on foot.
Military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot.
From the mid-18th century until 1881 the British Army named its infantry as numbered regiments "of Foot" to distinguish them from cavalry and dragoon regiments (see List of Regiments of Foot).
Heavy cavalry
10 linksHeavy cavalry was a class of cavalry intended to deliver a battlefield charge and also to act as a tactical reserve; they are also often termed shock cavalry.
Lance
10 linksA lance is a spear designed to be used by a mounted warrior or cavalry soldier (lancer).
Light cavalry
7 linksLight cavalry comprised lightly armed and armored cavalry troops mounted on fast horses, as opposed to heavy cavalry, where the mounted riders (and sometimes the warhorses) were heavily armored.
Chariot
9 linksType of cart driven by a charioteer, usually using horses to provide rapid motive power.
Type of cart driven by a charioteer, usually using horses to provide rapid motive power.
However, by this time, cavalry was far more effective and agile than the chariot, and the defeat of Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE), where the army of Alexander simply opened their lines and let the chariots pass and attacked them from behind, marked the end of the era of chariot warfare (barring the Seleucid and Pontic powers, India, China, and the Celtic peoples).
Dragoon
10 linksDragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot.
Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot.
From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry and trained for combat with swords and firearms from horseback.
Horses in warfare
6 linksThe first evidence of horses in warfare dates from Eurasia between 4000 and 3000 BC. A Sumerian illustration of warfare from 2500 BC depicts some type of equine pulling wagons.
The first evidence of horses in warfare dates from Eurasia between 4000 and 3000 BC. A Sumerian illustration of warfare from 2500 BC depicts some type of equine pulling wagons.
This was the original horse used for early chariot warfare, raiding, and light cavalry.
Mounted archery
5 linksA horse archer is a cavalryman armed with a bow and able to shoot while riding from horseback.
Equestrianism
5 linksEquestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (British English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting.
Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (British English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting.
In ancient times chariot warfare was followed by the use of war horses as light and heavy cavalry.