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The companion cavalry were the shock cavalry of Alexander the Great's army. they were recruited from Macedonian nobility and were very important to Alexander's success in the conquest of persia. He commanded the companions personally in many of the battles
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Who is pandora's companion in pandora's box?
Pandora's box contained all the world's evils...and hope. So if Pandora had a "companion" in the box, I would say her companion would have to be hope.
Who was Athena's constant companion?
Nike
What dose Ruth mean?
a companion, friendship
Why were the Greeks able to beat Persians in the battle of marathon?
It was the army of Athens and its ally Plataia. They waited until the Persians were loading their cavalry on ships and attacked the inferior Persian infantry left without their cavalry support.
What is the name meaning of name Anissa?
Companion, faithful friend.
What was the function of the Hephaistion?
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What is a 7 letter word for mounted soldiers?
Cavalry. Cavalry
Who used Cavalry Swords?
The cavalry.
How did the ancient Greeks use cavalry?
No, they did not have guns yet. [You don't need guns to have cavalry in a pre-gunpowder era. All you need are horses and whatever military weaponry was available.] Chariots were used by the Egyptians and Sumerians, but the Hittites were the first to breed a horse large enough for a soldier to ride. Because the terrain of Greece was not conducive to large-scale cavalry operations, Greek cavalry were used mostly for scouting and skirmishing. Their Macedonian cousins to the North where the terrain was more level put a greater emphasis on cavalry. At the Battle of Chaeronea, a 16-year old Macedonian prince named Alexander and the Companion Cavalry were instrumental in defeating the Greeks led by the city-state of Thebes. Afterward, Alexander became king and defeated the Persian Army four times and the Indian Army once to carve the greatest empire the world had yet seen. Each time, he personally led the Companions which were the best heavy cavalry in the world at that time, while the general Parmenio led the Greco-Macedonian infantry phalanx. [If anyone is interested, you don't need guns to have artillery either. The Greeks had missile-launcing devices called catapaults. Greek infantry were armed with spears, swords, bows, slings, and javelins, but the principle is the same as modern infantry armed with guns. The Macedonian Companion Cavalry which united Greece and invaded Persia was considered heavy cavalry. After their contact with Persia and India, some Greek armies used war elephants as ultra-heavy cavalry.
How do you use cavalry in a sentence?
He was a member of a cavalry battalion.
Can i have a sentence with cavalry?
Custer's cavalry was sorely outnumbered.
What is a sir's companion?
companion
What help the seventh cavalry regiment in the Vietnam war?
The 7th Cav was a grunt unit (Airmobile Infantry, a fancy name for helicopter transported infantrymen). There were many Cavalry outfits in the Vietnam War: (Not full Regiments; the only full regiment was the 11th ACR), just to name a few: 1. 1st Cavalry Regiment 2. 4th Cavalry Regiment 3. 5th Cavalry Regiment 4. 8th Cavalry Regiment 5. 9th Cavalry Regiment 6. 10th Cavalry Regiment 7. 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (11th ACR) 8. 12th Cavalry Regiment 9. 17th Cavalry Regiment
What regiments were the buffalo soldiers in?
9th Cavalry and 10th Cavalry.
Is the confederacy the one who was cavalry?
No, both sides had cavalry soldiers.
When was Cavalry Club created?
Cavalry Club was created in 1890.
When was Stop the Cavalry created?
Stop the Cavalry was created in 1980.
