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Light cavalry comprised lightly armed and
armored cavalry troops mounted on fast horses, as
opposed to
heavy cavalry,
where the
mounted riders (and sometimes...
- A
hussar was a
member of a
class of
light cavalry,
originally from the
Kingdom of
Hungary during the 15th and 16th centuries. The
title and distinctive...
- The
Charge of the
Light Brigade was a
military action undertaken by
British light cavalry against Russian forces during the
Battle of
Balaclava in the...
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Light Cavalry Overture is the
overture to
Franz von Suppé’s
operetta Light Cavalry (German:
Leichte Kavallerie),
premiered in
Vienna in 1866. Although...
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Pattern 1796
light cavalry sabre is a
sword that was used
primarily by
British light dragoons and hussars, and King's
German Legion light cavalry during the...
- ****ociated with the
light cavalry of the
early modern and
Napoleonic periods.
Originally ****ociated with
Central European cavalry such as the hussars...
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Madras Light Cavalry may
refer to: 1st
Madras Light Cavalry or 8th King George's Own
Light Cavalry 2nd
Madras Light Cavalry, or 16th
Light Cavalry 3rd Madras...
- on horseback.
Until the 20th century,
cavalry were the most
mobile of the
combat arms,
operating as
light cavalry in the
roles of reconnaissance, screening...
- The
Model 1860
Light Cavalry Saber (also
known as the M1862 as this was when the
first 80,000 were issued) is a long
sword made of
steel and br****, used...
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Numidian cavalry was a type of
light cavalry developed by the Numidians. They were used by
Hannibal during the
Second Punic War.
Numidian cavalry is first...
