Articles related to "Cavalry"
Civil War Horses
Army horsemasters were helpless to halt the misery of Federal and Confederate horses. Equine casualties were great on both sides.
civil war • horses • confederacy • army horsemasters • confederate cavalry
Army horsemasters were helpless to halt the misery of Federal and Confederate horses. Equine casualties were great on both sides.
civil war • horses • confederacy • army horsemasters • confederate cavalry
FORT RILEY: Cavalry Outpost to Infantry Powerhouse
Fort Riley was one of the earliest frontier forts in Kansas, evolving from an important outpost built to protect emigrants and settlers, to becoming an integral military homebase for today's U.S. Army.
fortriley • fortleavenworth • cavalry • emigrants • oregontrail
Fort Riley was one of the earliest frontier forts in Kansas, evolving from an important outpost built to protect emigrants and settlers, to becoming an integral military homebase for today's U.S. Army.
fortriley • fortleavenworth • cavalry • emigrants • oregontrail
Grierson's Cavalry Raid: An Essential Element in the Vicksburg Campaign
The story of the great cavalry raid by Col. Benjamin Grierson during the latter stages of the Vicksburg Campaign.
grierson's raid • american civil war • vicksburg campaign
The story of the great cavalry raid by Col. Benjamin Grierson during the latter stages of the Vicksburg Campaign.
grierson's raid • american civil war • vicksburg campaign
Baratov's Corps Combat Record
Baratov's cavalry corps in Persia, forgotten and far from home during the Russian Revolution, refused to stop fighting during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
Baratov's cavalry corps in Persia, forgotten and far from home during the Russian Revolution, refused to stop fighting during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
The Cavalry Corps of Gen Baratov
Composition and origins of the Russian Imperial Army's 1st Caucasian Cavalry Corps of General NN Baratov fighting the Turks in Persia during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
Composition and origins of the Russian Imperial Army's 1st Caucasian Cavalry Corps of General NN Baratov fighting the Turks in Persia during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
Formation of the Red Army Cavalry
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny was formed in 1918 to give the Red Army a mobile striking force and rapid reaction reserve in the Russian Civil War.
red army • russian civil war • kransov • mammotov • shkuro
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny was formed in 1918 to give the Red Army a mobile striking force and rapid reaction reserve in the Russian Civil War.
red army • russian civil war • kransov • mammotov • shkuro
Dont Hang up Your Spurs
in the opening battles of world war two cavalry was deemed worthless. However it never faded from use and still has a place.
horse • cavalry • greys scouts • rhodesia • horseman
in the opening battles of world war two cavalry was deemed worthless. However it never faded from use and still has a place.
horse • cavalry • greys scouts • rhodesia • horseman
Grierson's Raid: Part II
The continuation of the saga of this great cavalry endeavor.
american civil war • cavalry • grierson • vicksburg
The continuation of the saga of this great cavalry endeavor.
american civil war • cavalry • grierson • vicksburg
160 Years on The Border
The US Army is returning to the guard the southern border of its country. This is a mission that is nearly as old as its country.
pancho villa • columbus new mexico • border • border guard • national guard
The US Army is returning to the guard the southern border of its country. This is a mission that is nearly as old as its country.
pancho villa • columbus new mexico • border • border guard • national guard
Chaturangbala
Following the Aryan Invasions, ancient Indian armies were composed of the four limbs: chariots; elephants; cavalry and infantry.
elephants • chariots • infantry • cavalry • dagger-axes
Following the Aryan Invasions, ancient Indian armies were composed of the four limbs: chariots; elephants; cavalry and infantry.
elephants • chariots • infantry • cavalry • dagger-axes
Classical Agora, final chapter
At the end of the Classical period in Athens, the Agora stood as the central place for military strategy and commerce, as well as political intrigue.
athenian agora • athens • ancient history • army • navy
At the end of the Classical period in Athens, the Agora stood as the central place for military strategy and commerce, as well as political intrigue.
athenian agora • athens • ancient history • army • navy
Nadezhda Durova, Female Soldier
Nadezhda Durova joined the Russian army in the 19th century and lived her life as a man. In her fiction, she explored gender roles and broke societal norms.
nadezhda durova • the cavalry maiden • nurmeka • gender roles in russia • cross-dressing
Nadezhda Durova joined the Russian army in the 19th century and lived her life as a man. In her fiction, she explored gender roles and broke societal norms.
nadezhda durova • the cavalry maiden • nurmeka • gender roles in russia • cross-dressing
The Norman Knight
William the Conqueror's best troops at the battle of Hastings were his heavily armoured Norman Knights.
norman knight • norman warrior • norman weapons • norman armor • norman cavalry
William the Conqueror's best troops at the battle of Hastings were his heavily armoured Norman Knights.
norman knight • norman warrior • norman weapons • norman armor • norman cavalry
The Spatha and the Knightsword
Growing from the Roman Gladius, these swords became the legendary blades of the middle ages that lasted in combat in one form or another for over a thousand years.
spatha • straight sword • roman empire • cavalry weapon • arming sword
Growing from the Roman Gladius, these swords became the legendary blades of the middle ages that lasted in combat in one form or another for over a thousand years.
spatha • straight sword • roman empire • cavalry weapon • arming sword
Bono, Johnny Turk!
At Eupatoria in February a major Russian assault was soundly repulsed almost exclusively by Turkish units.
At Eupatoria in February a major Russian assault was soundly repulsed almost exclusively by Turkish units.
Pressing South: The Battle of Spotsylvania, Part I
An analysis of the Federal and Confederate movements following the Wilderness Campaign that led to the initial engagements at Spotsylvania (May 8, 1864).
spotsylvania • spotsylvania courthouse • wilderness • u.s. grant • george g. meade
An analysis of the Federal and Confederate movements following the Wilderness Campaign that led to the initial engagements at Spotsylvania (May 8, 1864).
spotsylvania • spotsylvania courthouse • wilderness • u.s. grant • george g. meade
The Combat Record of the Konarmia
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny fought the Whites, Poles, Armenians, Greens, and everyone else in the Russian Civil War.
red army • russian civil war • tachanka • kransov • mammotov
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny fought the Whites, Poles, Armenians, Greens, and everyone else in the Russian Civil War.
red army • russian civil war • tachanka • kransov • mammotov
A Ghost of a Dance
The massacre of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek in December 1890 came as a result of the practice of a visionary religion know as the Ghost Dance.
ghost dance • native americans • u.s. and indian relations • wounded knee creek • big foot
The massacre of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek in December 1890 came as a result of the practice of a visionary religion know as the Ghost Dance.
ghost dance • native americans • u.s. and indian relations • wounded knee creek • big foot
The French army of 1914
Beginning the war dressed for fashion and equipped with the most unreliable weapons, the redoubtable French "Poilus" stopped the German juggernaut and saved his country.
french soldier • poilus • kepi • marne • the anise
Beginning the war dressed for fashion and equipped with the most unreliable weapons, the redoubtable French "Poilus" stopped the German juggernaut and saved his country.
french soldier • poilus • kepi • marne • the anise
The Battle of the Pyramids
Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian victory at the Battle of the Pyramids against the Mamluk forces of Murad and Ibrahim Bey on July 21 1798.
battle of the pyramids 1798 • napoleon bonaparte's egyptian campaign 1798 • mamluk egypt • mamluk army • murad bey
Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian victory at the Battle of the Pyramids against the Mamluk forces of Murad and Ibrahim Bey on July 21 1798.
battle of the pyramids 1798 • napoleon bonaparte's egyptian campaign 1798 • mamluk egypt • mamluk army • murad bey
Tolkien's Middle-earth doesn't look like Medieval Europe
A refutation of the medievalist interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.
middle-earth • peter jackson • j.r.r. tolkien • medieval • feudalism
A refutation of the medievalist interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.
middle-earth • peter jackson • j.r.r. tolkien • medieval • feudalism
20th Century Genghis Khan
The crazy life of white russian Major General Baron Ungern von Sternberg, psychopathic warlord of Mongolia and Military Buddhist
sternberg • ungern-sternberg • ungern • russian • cavalry
The crazy life of white russian Major General Baron Ungern von Sternberg, psychopathic warlord of Mongolia and Military Buddhist
sternberg • ungern-sternberg • ungern • russian • cavalry
Chief Crazy Horse
An informative look at the life, times and death of this brave Native-American chieftain whose name is forever linked with that of General George Armstrong Custer
chief crazy horse • oglala sioux • grattan massacre • conquering bear • fetterman's massacre
An informative look at the life, times and death of this brave Native-American chieftain whose name is forever linked with that of General George Armstrong Custer
chief crazy horse • oglala sioux • grattan massacre • conquering bear • fetterman's massacre
George Armstrong Custer
The life, times and violent death of one of America's most controversial generals.
general george armstrong custer • military commander • seventh cavalry • battle of the little bighorn • civil war
The life, times and violent death of one of America's most controversial generals.
general george armstrong custer • military commander • seventh cavalry • battle of the little bighorn • civil war
Missouri Guerilla Campaign Pt1
In the American Civil War one of the worst insurgent conflicts of modern history was fought between Confederate Partisan Rangers and Union Redlegs
kansas • missouri • cavalry • guerilla • bushwacker
In the American Civil War one of the worst insurgent conflicts of modern history was fought between Confederate Partisan Rangers and Union Redlegs
kansas • missouri • cavalry • guerilla • bushwacker
Missouri Guerilla Campaign Pt2
(Part Two)the insurgent conflict fought between Confederate Partisan Rangers and Union Redlegs
kansas • missouri • cavalry • guerilla • bushwacker
(Part Two)the insurgent conflict fought between Confederate Partisan Rangers and Union Redlegs
kansas • missouri • cavalry • guerilla • bushwacker
Modern Sword use 1700-Present
Relegated to a cosmetic role on the battlefield as firearms became the death dealer swords still had a place in the worlds military
fencing • boarding cutlasses • napoleonic wars • saber • squares of infantry
Relegated to a cosmetic role on the battlefield as firearms became the death dealer swords still had a place in the worlds military
fencing • boarding cutlasses • napoleonic wars • saber • squares of infantry
The Regimental System
A description of military unit designations, primarily ground forces.
army • navy • air force • marines • regiment
A description of military unit designations, primarily ground forces.
army • navy • air force • marines • regiment
Interventionists in the Far East
Japanese troops, assisted by the British, French and Americans, occupied the Russian far east for several years during the Russian Civil War.
intervention force • interventionists • allied interventionist • american expeditionary force siberia • major general ws graves
Japanese troops, assisted by the British, French and Americans, occupied the Russian far east for several years during the Russian Civil War.
intervention force • interventionists • allied interventionist • american expeditionary force siberia • major general ws graves
Take Sevastopol in a Week...
The Allies decide to seek out the Russians on their home territory and recklessly gamble on an ill-prepared invasion.
secretary for war newcastle • raglan ordered to attack sevastopol • no intelligence on crimea or russians • council of war • brown and canrobert in heron
The Allies decide to seek out the Russians on their home territory and recklessly gamble on an ill-prepared invasion.
secretary for war newcastle • raglan ordered to attack sevastopol • no intelligence on crimea or russians • council of war • brown and canrobert in heron
The Imperial Russian army of 1914
With 14 million peasant drafts lead by an officer corps one percent of that size, the Russian army was short of every single thing except soldiers, bravery and enemies.
russian empire • the ukraine • belarus • poland • baltic countries
With 14 million peasant drafts lead by an officer corps one percent of that size, the Russian army was short of every single thing except soldiers, bravery and enemies.
russian empire • the ukraine • belarus • poland • baltic countries
The Northern White Army 1918-1920
Centered in the frozen wind-swept White Sea region, a small force of White troops held out against the Reds with the help of a few thousand Interventionist troops.
allied forces • murmansk • archangel • general ek miller • admiral kolchak
Centered in the frozen wind-swept White Sea region, a small force of White troops held out against the Reds with the help of a few thousand Interventionist troops.
allied forces • murmansk • archangel • general ek miller • admiral kolchak
The Orders of Battle during Inkerman
As usual before describing a battle, this is a supplementary list comprising the Russian battle groupings and all allied combat units as at 5th November 1854
As usual before describing a battle, this is a supplementary list comprising the Russian battle groupings and all allied combat units as at 5th November 1854
The Red Army 1917-1923
Formed from mutinous soldiers, armed factory workers and peasant conscripts, the Red Army prevailed through force of arms in the six-year-long Russian Civil War.
red army • army order number 1 • red guards • raboche-krest'yanskaya krasnaya armiya • rkka
Formed from mutinous soldiers, armed factory workers and peasant conscripts, the Red Army prevailed through force of arms in the six-year-long Russian Civil War.
red army • army order number 1 • red guards • raboche-krest'yanskaya krasnaya armiya • rkka
The Southern White Army 1917-1920
Under the protection of the Cossacks and aided by a corps of Interventionists, the AFSR White Army of the South fought for three bloody years until defeated.
ukraine • don cossacks • kuban cossacks • kaliden • kransov
Under the protection of the Cossacks and aided by a corps of Interventionists, the AFSR White Army of the South fought for three bloody years until defeated.
ukraine • don cossacks • kuban cossacks • kaliden • kransov
Book Review: "Nagashino 1575" by Stephen Turnbull
This book gives a detailed analysis of the events leading up to the battle at Nagashino, the battle itself, and its aftermath. An essential addition to any bookshelf.
wargaming • war gaming • book reviews • references • turnbull
This book gives a detailed analysis of the events leading up to the battle at Nagashino, the battle itself, and its aftermath. An essential addition to any bookshelf.
wargaming • war gaming • book reviews • references • turnbull
1066 And All That
The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October. The Travelsleuth visits the site at Battle, in East Sussex and discovers a superb hotel nearby.
england • norman • king • william • harold
The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October. The Travelsleuth visits the site at Battle, in East Sussex and discovers a superb hotel nearby.
england • norman • king • william • harold
Prelude to Chancellorsville: Hooker Takes Command
An account of the events following the Battle of Fredericksburg that led to the appointment of General Joseph Hooker.
chancellorsville • joseph hooker • ambrose burnside • lincoln • american civil war
An account of the events following the Battle of Fredericksburg that led to the appointment of General Joseph Hooker.
chancellorsville • joseph hooker • ambrose burnside • lincoln • american civil war
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was one of the most respected chiefs of the Sioux tribe. His band was the last to submit to life on a reservation. This article tells the story of how he got his name and his rise to leadership of his people.
sioux • sitting bull • cheyenne • crow • arapaho
Sitting Bull was one of the most respected chiefs of the Sioux tribe. His band was the last to submit to life on a reservation. This article tells the story of how he got his name and his rise to leadership of his people.
sioux • sitting bull • cheyenne • crow • arapaho
The Battle of Chancellorsville, Part II
Part two of a three-part series on the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863.
chancellorsville • stonewall jackson • lee • sickles • hooker
Part two of a three-part series on the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863.
chancellorsville • stonewall jackson • lee • sickles • hooker
The Forgotten Battle: Globe Tavern- August 18-21, 1864
Battle of Globe Tavern.Four day battle preceding the siege of Petersburg & Richmond. August 18-21, 1864. Petersburg, Virginia.
american history • american civil war • war between the states • battle • yankee
Battle of Globe Tavern.Four day battle preceding the siege of Petersburg & Richmond. August 18-21, 1864. Petersburg, Virginia.
american history • american civil war • war between the states • battle • yankee
General Winter's Blitzkrieg Part 2
With administrative breakdown now almost total for the British, can they survive as an effective fighting force?
With administrative breakdown now almost total for the British, can they survive as an effective fighting force?
The British Army in 1914
In a war that began with million man armies of conscripts fighting it out toe to toe, the Royal Army distinguished itself in personal combat.
army british empire • royal army • world war one britian • england • english army
In a war that began with million man armies of conscripts fighting it out toe to toe, the Royal Army distinguished itself in personal combat.
army british empire • royal army • world war one britian • england • english army
The Pike as a Weapon in History
From the 1300s to as late as the 20th Century the Pike was a simple concept that revolutionized tactics and maneuver warfare.
pike • pikeman • pikesquare • swiss army • battle of bannockburn
From the 1300s to as late as the 20th Century the Pike was a simple concept that revolutionized tactics and maneuver warfare.
pike • pikeman • pikesquare • swiss army • battle of bannockburn
Who Might Steal The Kentucky Derby
Who will rise at Churchill Downs? Can Giant Moon, or Yankee Bravo, or Texas Wildcatter, or Isabull squeeze into the field and snatch the bouquet of roses?
kentucky derby second twenty • yankee bravo • giant moon • ez dreamer • other possible derby qualifiers
Who will rise at Churchill Downs? Can Giant Moon, or Yankee Bravo, or Texas Wildcatter, or Isabull squeeze into the field and snatch the bouquet of roses?
kentucky derby second twenty • yankee bravo • giant moon • ez dreamer • other possible derby qualifiers
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Guilford Courthouse was the decisive battle of the Southern Campaign in the American Revolution, and forced General Cornwallis to retreat to Yorktown.
battle of guilford courthouse • general nathaniel greene • general cornwallis • american revolution • grasshopper guns
Guilford Courthouse was the decisive battle of the Southern Campaign in the American Revolution, and forced General Cornwallis to retreat to Yorktown.
battle of guilford courthouse • general nathaniel greene • general cornwallis • american revolution • grasshopper guns
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great as one of the greatest warrior/statesmen in history.
alexander the great • army • military • history • statesman
Alexander the Great as one of the greatest warrior/statesmen in history.
alexander the great • army • military • history • statesman
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok had a short, but very exciting life. From plainsman, to army scout, to lawman, he made an impact on the west that will live on in history.
james butler hickok • wild bill hickok • abilene • phil coe • rock springs
Wild Bill Hickok had a short, but very exciting life. From plainsman, to army scout, to lawman, he made an impact on the west that will live on in history.
james butler hickok • wild bill hickok • abilene • phil coe • rock springs
Supreme Court tosses Pooh case
Top court refuses to hear copyright appeal by Clare Milne, grand-daughter of Winnie the Pooh creator.
winnie the pooh • lawsuit • supreme court • a.a. milne • disney
Top court refuses to hear copyright appeal by Clare Milne, grand-daughter of Winnie the Pooh creator.
winnie the pooh • lawsuit • supreme court • a.a. milne • disney
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