The United States Cavalry, or U.S. Cavalry, is 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. Fr
Mid-19th-century U.S. Cavalrymen (right) pursuing Plains Indians.
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.
The United States Army is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is designated as the army of the United States in the United States Constitution. As a part of the United States
United States Cavalry
…The United States Cavalry, or U.S. Cavalry, is 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. From the United States Declaration of Independence and the…
The storming of Redoubt No. 10 in the Siege of Yorktown during the American Revolutionary War, as depicted in a watercolor painting by H. Charles McBarron Jr. (1902–1992) prompted Great Britain's government to begin negotiations, resulting in the Treaty of Paris and Great Britain's recognition of the United States as an independent state.
General Andrew Jackson standing on the parapet of his makeshift defenses as his troops repulse attacking Highlanders during the defense of New Orleans, the final major and most one-sided battle of the War of 1812, mainly fought by militia and volunteers.
The Battle of Gettysburg, the turning point of the American Civil War