What do call soilders on horseback?

Answer 1

People who fight from horseback were called 'Cavalry.' This is a term descended from 'chivalry' when knights fought on horseback. Infantry who used horses as rapid transportation but fought on foot were called 'dragoons.' In Europe the terms have carried over - with tank crews inheriting the term 'cavalry' and mechanized infantry inheriting the term 'dragoons.' US practice differs however. In the US, the traditional fighting from horseback was obsolete by the time we began forming our first cavalry units so the term was inherited to a special force of dragoons who specialized in raids, scouting and long range patrols. The term 'the cavalry has arrived' came from the folklore of the old west when isolated towns and homesteads would have to hold out against indian raids until the local army fort sent a relief column (typically cavalry).

Answer 2

calvery