Cavalry

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment is comprised of The Life Guards and the Blues and Royals, two of the oldest Regiments in the British Army. They date back to the 1600's and have been the Sovereign's personal bodyguard ever since. Every year the Regiment takes part in a number of state ceremonial occasions such as The Queen's Birthday Parade and the State Opening of Parliament. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment employs approximately 240 Cavalry Black horses, 14 Greys and 4 Drum…

This battle had considerable significance for Canada, for it was the first instance in which all four Canadian divisions, made up of troops drawn from all pa...

The Winged Hussars (known also as the Polish Hussars) were a type of shock cavalry used by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Winged Hussars were formed during the 16th century and were used until the 18th century when they became obsolete as a result of the advances in military technology.

French Hussar and Peasant Girl 1810's by Nils Wadensten

Our group works and trains in conjunction with Bill Hutton and Hans-Dieter Bader for Roman cavalry displays at Pointways Pony Club . We have practiced vallum shield walls against advancing cavalry...

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It's official: People in the cavalry were INSANE--and we've got proof. Check out this craziness.... At cavalry school, riders learned many important skills, like jumping while holding a lance overhead... ...or jumping a four-foot fence with two horses and a loaded machine gun pack--that doesn't seem unsafe AT ALL! Sometimes, if actual jumps weren't available,...

John Pell Laundon (seated) Image from Private Family Collection of descendant, C. Birkmeier, provided to Veronica Williams May 2016. Source On April 6...