cavalryˈkæv əl ri
cavalry (n)
- plural
- cavalries
English Definitions:
cavalry, horse cavalry, horse (noun)
troops trained to fight on horseback
"500 horse led the attack"
cavalry (noun)
a highly mobile army unit
cavalry (Noun)
The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
cavalry (Noun)
Branch of military transported by fast light vehicles, the mechanized cavalry.
cavalry (Noun)
An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service.
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms. A soldier in the cavalry is known by a number of designations such as cavalryman, horseman or trooper. The designation of cavalry was not usually given to any military force that used other animals, such as camels or mules. Infantry who moved on horseback, but dismounted to fight on foot, were known in the 17th and early 18th centuries as dragoons, a class of mounted infantry which later evolved into cavalry proper while retaining their historic title. From earliest times cavalry had the advantage of improved mobility, making it an instrument which multiplied the fighting value of even the smallest forces, allowing them to outflank and avoid, to surprise and overpower, to retreat and escape according to the requirements of the moment. A man fighting from horseback also had the advantages of greater height, speed, and inertial mass over an opponent on foot. Another element of horse mounted warfare is the psychological impact a mounted soldier can inflict on an opponent.
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