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horse cavalry

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Noun1.horse cavalry - troops trained to fight on horsebackhorse cavalry - troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
military personnel, soldiery, troops - soldiers collectively
cavalryman, trooper - a soldier in a motorized army unit
2.horse cavalry - an army unit mounted on horseback
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
cavalry - a highly mobile army unit


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I think the police should have an economy drive to save money and the first thing they should get rid of is the horse cavalry, which is rarely needed.
Dumont’s miniscule war with token horse cavalry and a token tank and platoon-size charges in mountainous terrain seems an ahistorical and allegorical device to depict the disorientation of any soldiers far from home, and the strains on the women they leave behind.
horse cavalry units were sent to the Italian Apennine mountains for the use of pack animal skills for hauling supplies in inaccessible regions.
 
 
 
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