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Through the years and many countries, there have been different types and names of soldiers who fought on horse back.
Here are a few.
Mounted Infantry
Cavalrymen
Lancers
Hussars
Cuirassiers
Dragoons
Chasseurs
Carabineres
One of the Australian troops in WWI was the Light Horse Brigade, or Light Horsemen.
The Calvary were the soldiers that were on horseback. Chivalry was the word that was used when the knights would do the fighting while on horseback.
Generally they were 'cavalry' , -types included dragoons, lancers, uhlans, and light cavalry .
horsemen.
The general term used in USA is "cavalry". However, many different types of mounted soldiers were used by various nations; some fought on horseback and some rode into battle and fought dismounted. Some were heavily armed and wore breast plates and others were light cavalry. Other terms include: Dragoons Hussars Currasiers (wore a breast plate called the currass) Carabaniers Lancers (armed with a lance) Ulhans (German name for lancers)
In the 19th and 20th century when soldiers used to ride horses they were considered Cavlary.
Cavalry are horse soldiers although the term is now used almost exclusively with mechanized cavalry or air cavalry the US Army 1st Cavalry Division still keeps a horse detachment as a historical reminder and a recruiting tool stationed at Ft. Hood TX.
Cavalry.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 13y agoMounted soldiers on horseback are called cavalry.
Historically, this was a very noble position. Most kingdoms had cavalry and they were quite an advantage in fighting wars. Today, most armies do not maintain a cavalry unit that actually goes into battle.
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∙ 9y agoA Cavalry unit is made up of a,
Regiment
Squadron
Platoon
Troop
Squad
Unless of course they are a unit of Mounted Infantry, then they keep their normal Infantry sub-unit designations.
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∙ 10y agoYour question is vague. There were many names for Cavalry units used by various countries and various armies over the last 200 years. The names were adopted to signify their role in the army or the type of weapon or armor they wore. Here are a list of names of cavalry units.
Knight
dragoon
lancer (or uhlan)
carabiniers
curraissers
hussars
Chasseurs
Chevau-Legers
Eclaireurs a Cheval
Cossacks
During the American Civil War, some cavalry regiments were named Partisan Rangers which was intended to show they were meant to be used to defend their home state. Example: 56 Alabama Partisan Rangers.
Individual cavarly men were referred to as Troopers instead of the term soldiers.
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∙ 15y agoTroops mounted on horse back are called, Cavalry.
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∙ 9y agoA group of soldiers riding horses may be on a mission to find a missing person. This was also a way for soldiers to travel when going into battle.
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∙ 9y agoGood question. The Roman Calvary (In Latin: equites Romani) consisted of mounted soldiers called "Calvarymen". I hope I provided the answer you were looking for.
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∙ 10y agoThat is generally 'cavalry' - and there are a few different types of it.
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∙ 10y agoGenerally they were 'cavalry' , -types included dragoons, lancers, uhlans, and light cavalry .
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∙ 9y agoCavalry
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