Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The Soldier of Liberty".
Pulaski mortally wounded by grapeshot while leading cavalry charge
United States postage stamp featuring General Casimir Pulaski. Issue of 1931, 2 cents
Statue of Pulaski at the Kazimierz Pułaski Museum in Warka, Poland.
Fort Pulaski, Georgia
The United States Cavalry, or U.S. Cavalry, was the designation of the mounted force of the United States Army. The United States Cavalry was formally created by an act of Congress on 3 August 1861 and ceased as a distinct Army branch in 1942. The name "cavalry" continues to be used as a designation for various specific United States Army formations and functions.
Mid-19th-century U.S. Cavalrymen (right).
Polish nobleman and soldier Casimir Pulaski was one of the founders and "fathers of American cavalry".
Captain Charles A. May's squadron of the 2d Dragoons slashes through the Mexican Army lines.
A US Civil war soldier Cavalry [North] with sabre and Lefaucheux pistol; he wears shoulder scales as part of his dress uniform.