A 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.
a unit of soldiers mounted on horseback is called what
That is cavalry.
That'd be cavalry
Almost, if not all states have some unit of mounted officers. Most states also have mounted search and rescue units. Larger towns and cities use horses for crowd control.
A herd, like horses.
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Cavalry/Infantry/DragoonCavalry rides to the battle and fights mounted. Traditionally on horseback, but motorized with humvees and helicopters nowdays.Infantry walks to the battle and fights on foot. But today, they may get to the front by truck, airplane, etc.Dragoons rode to the front but fought on foot. So today's infantry are really dragoons, but that term has disappeared.
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NYPD has a "Mounted Police Unit". It now has 79 police officers and 60 horses, down from the 130 officers and 125 horses it had before budget cuts a few years ago.
Most states have a mounted police unit. For crowd control the specially trained horses are perfect. Search and Rescue units also use horses to go over terrain that vehicles could never get to. And of course the Canadian Mounties and the Texas Rangers still rely on horse-power.