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• mechanized cavalry — noun The branch of the modern military that is transported by light fast vehicles (including jeeps and helicopters). These units now serve the function historically provided by the horse cavalry …   Wiktionary

• Cavalry (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= United States Army: Cavalry caption=Captain Charles A. May s squadron of the 2d Dragoons slashed through the enemy lines in an attack that climaxed the opening campaigns of the Mexican War. 2,500 American soldiers …   Wikipedia

• Cavalry — Cavalrymen redirects here. For the 1955 French film, see Les Hussards. French 4th Hussar at the battle of Friedland, 1807 …   Wikipedia

• cavalry — /kav euhl ree/, n., pl. cavalries. 1. Mil. a. the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback. b. mounted soldiers collectively. c. the motorized, armored units of a military force organized for maximum mobility. 2.… …   Universalium

• horse cavalry — noun 1. troops trained to fight on horseback 500 horse led the attack • Syn: ↑cavalry, ↑horse • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• cavalry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. horse soldiers, horsemen, dragoons, hussars; armored or mechanized cavalry. See combatant. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hussars, dragoons, rangers, light cavalry, heavy cavalry, air cavalry, Cossacks,… …   English dictionary for students

• Cavalry mechanized group — A cavalry mechanized group was a type of military formation used in the Red Army during World War II against Germany and Japan. Organization A cavalry mechanized group normally consisted of a corps of cavalry (a unit smaller than a standard… …   Wikipedia

• Cavalry division (Soviet Union) — Regular Red Army cavalry divisions in 1941 had four cavalry regiments, a horse artillery battalion (eight 76 mm guns and eight 122 mm howitzers), a tank regiment (64 BT series tanks), an anti aircraft battalion (eight 76 mm anti aircraft guns and …   Wikipedia

• Mechanized corps (Soviet) — A mechanized corps was a Soviet armoured formation used since before the beginning of World War II. Pre war development of Soviet mechanized forces In Soviet Russia, the so called armored forces ( Bronevyye sily ) preceded the mechanized corps.… …   Wikipedia

• horse — horseless, adj. horselike, adj. /hawrs/, n., pl. horses, (esp. collectively) horse, v., horsed, horsing, adj. n. 1. a large, solid hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties …   Universalium

• 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=7th Cavalry caption=7th Cavalry coat of arms nickname=Garry Owen motto=The Seventh First colors=Yellow march=Garry Owen ceremonial chief= type=Armored Cavalry branch=Regular Army dates=September 21, 1866 ndash;… …   Wikipedia