Light cavalry comprised lightly armed and armored cavalry troops mounted on fast horses, as opposed to heavy cavalry, where the mounted riders (and sometimes...

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...

Light Cavalry Overture is the overture to Franz von Suppé’s operetta Light Cavalry (German: Leichte Kavallerie), premiered in Vienna in 1866. Although...

Serbo-Croatian: husar / хусар [xûsaːr]) was a member of a class of light cavalry, originating in Central Europe (Hungary) during the 15th and 16th centuries...

The 7th Light Cavalry, previously the 28th Light Cavalry, was a regular army cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1784 under the...

associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as the hussars...

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...

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...

Light Cavalry Saber (also known as the M1862 as this was when the first 800 were issued) is a long sword made of steel and brass, used by US cavalry from...

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...

The 8th Light Cavalry traces its origins from the 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry which was formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 26th King George's...

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...

The 16th Light Cavalry is a regiment of the Armoured Corps, a primary combat arm of the Indian Army. Prior to India gaining independence from the British...

both light cavalry and heavy cavalry, for example, by the Numidia and Mongol light cavalry, and the Celtic, Cataphract, and Mamluk heavy cavalry. The...

– the heavy infantry phalanx, skirmish infantry, archers, light cavalry and heavy cavalry, and siege engines were all deployed in battle; each troop...

regiments, two serve as armoured regiments, three as armoured cavalry regiments, three as light cavalry, and one as a mounted ceremonial regiment. There are also...

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...

Division (China) 1st Light Cavalry Division (France) 1st Foot Cavalry Division (France) 1st Cavalry Division (German Empire) 1st Cavalry Division (Reichswehr)...

three armoured cavalry regiments and three light cavalry regiments. In the army reserve, there is one armoured regiment and three light cavalry regiments....

(European) Light Infantry 3rd Madras (European) Infantry 1st Madras Light Cavalry 2nd Madras Light Cavalry 3rd Madras Light Cavalry 4th Madras Light Cavalry 5th...

Dragoons, 2nd Constabulary Regiment, 2nd Armored Cavalry, 2nd Cavalry (Light), and 2nd Stryker Cavalry. Previous designations of the regiment: 2nd Regiment...

The Light Dragoons (LD) is a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment has a light cavalry role and specialises in mounted and dismounted reconnaissance...

Light Cavalry (horse) Light Cavalry (1927 film) Light Cavalry (1935 French film) Light Cavalry (1935 German film) Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)...

[xiˈnete]) is Spanish for "horseman", especially in the context of light cavalry. The word jinete (of Berber zenata) designates, in Castilian and the...

Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry 1903 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry 1911 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry 1921 33rd/34th Cavalry 1922 17th Queen...

There were two primary types of cavalry for different roles, heavy and light. The elite among all French heavy cavalry line formations, the two regiments...

The 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry, also known as the 3rd Bengal Native Cavalry, was a locally recruited regiment of the East India Company's Bengal Army. Raised...

name "cavalry" was retained. Armoured cavalry, or simply armoured units, may be primarily equipped with heavy tanks or lighter and faster light tanks...

The Light Cavalry HAC is a Ceremonial sub-unit of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC). Established in 1861 as an active military unit, the Light Cavalry...

mounts may also have been protected by barding. They were distinct from light cavalry, who were intended for raiding, reconnaissance, screening, skirmishing...