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nountroops trained to fight on horseback
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nouna highly mobile army unittype of:
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- troop a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
- squadron a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
- cossack a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
- dragoon a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
- lancer (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
- hussar a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress
- battle of the little bighorn a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command
- little bighorn a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command
- zamburak a camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab, Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies
- cheval-de-frise defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry