United States Cavalry

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cavalry military branch

The United States Cavalry was a historic mounted combat branch of the U.S. Army that played a key role in 19th- and early 20th-century American military campaigns, including the Indian Wars, the Civil War, and the Spanish–American War.

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All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
U.S. Cavalry 3
United States Army Cavalry 3
United States Cavalry canonical 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cavalry ⓘ
military branch ⓘ
activeInConflict American Civil War ⓘ
United States–Native American wars ⓘ
surface form: Indian Wars

Philippine–American War ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
branchType horse cavalry ⓘ
mounted troops ⓘ
category history of the United States Army ⓘ
commandLanguage English ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
doctrineInfluence modern U.S. Army cavalry doctrine ⓘ
engagedIn United States–Native American wars ⓘ
surface form: Indian Wars in the American West

frontier warfare ⓘ
pursuit operations ⓘ
raids ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
screening operations ⓘ
equipment carbines ⓘ
horses ⓘ
revolvers ⓘ
sabers ⓘ
garrisonRegion Old West ⓘ
surface form: American frontier

Great Plains ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southwest United States
hasSuccessor United States Army Armor Branch ⓘ
United States Cavalry self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: United States Army Cavalry units
laterType armored cavalry ⓘ
mechanized cavalry ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ
Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Little Bighorn

Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ
notableUnit 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
surface form: 10th Cavalry Regiment

1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) ⓘ
surface form: 1st Cavalry Division

7th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
surface form: 9th Cavalry Regiment
notableUnitCharacteristic Buffalo Soldiers ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
role mounted combat ⓘ
serviceBranchColor yellow ⓘ
symbol crossed sabers insignia ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
transitionedTo airmobile units ⓘ
armored units ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Department of War → oversaw → United States Cavalry ⓘ
George S. Patton → memberOf → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Cavalry
Jonathan M. Wainwright → memberOf → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Cavalry
United States Cavalry → hasSuccessor → United States Cavalry self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Cavalry units
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri → garrisonFor → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army cavalry units
Army of the Potomac → branch → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Army cavalry
U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War → branch → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army cavalry
Blackhorse Regiment → partOf → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Cavalry
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon → portrays → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Cavalry
Fort Laramie → garrisonedBy → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Cavalry units
Frederic Remington → influencedBy → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Cavalry
United States Army Armor Branch → associatedWith → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Cavalry units
Fort Lyon, Colorado Territory → garrisonedBy → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Cavalry units
Ulzana's Raid → depicts → United States Cavalry ⓘ
Johnson County War → intervenedBy → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Cavalry from Fort McKinney
United States Army forces in Texas → hasPart → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army cavalry units in Texas
Victorio's War → belligerent → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States cavalry units
Fort C. F. Smith → garrisonedBy → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army cavalry units
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron → depictsOrganization → United States Cavalry ⓘ
Battle of San Pasqual → militaryBranchInvolved → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Dragoons
Battle of Rio San Gabriel → militaryBranchInvolved → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army dragoons
Philip Kearny → servedIn → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. cavalry
General Jonathan M. Wainwright → memberOf → United States Cavalry ⓘ
subject surface form: Jonathan M. Wainwright
this entity surface form: United States Army Cavalry (early career)
Soldier Blue → portrays → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Cavalry
regimental commander, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment → serviceBranch → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army Cavalry
Blackhorse patch → heritageFrom → United States Cavalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. cavalry units