Cavalry

his army out of camp and lined them up in his battle formation. Varro did the same. Paullus joined the Roman army even though he thought it was a mistake to fight Hannibal (Warrick 74-75). The army of Carthage was put in a half a circle with its cavalry put on its flanks. The Carthaginian infantry must have wondered what Hannibal was doing because he put the weakest infantry in the center, and his strongest men, hidden behind on the flanks. The Romans had over eight legions. These legions were…

is shot from beneath him. He takes up the responsibility of Joey. He is good with taking care of him but, Joey has to help him ride because he was not as experienced as Albert or Captain Nicholls. A few weeks later, Captain Jamie Stewart leads the cavalry of his regiment into machine guns. There are high casualties but he and Warren are taken prisoners and Topthorn and Joey are lead to a nearby German camp. Here they are used as labor. They pull carts filled with the injured or dead people from…

Custer graduated 35th of 35 students from West Point in 1861. “After joining the Army of the Potomac’s cavalry following his graduation, he gained notice for his daring cavalry charges, bold leadership style and tactical brilliance. In June 1863, Custer was promoted to the rank of brigadier general at the age of 23, and he cemented his reputation as the “Boy General” days later at the Battle…

• Forces made from basic fighting units (tumens) that each had 10000 warriors; commanders trained, armed, & disciplined men o Heavy cavalry: had lances w/ metal armor; light cavalry: bow & arrow w/ leather helmets & body covering; lighter armed cavalry: scouting parties – went ahead of armies & had flags & signal fires that updated main force of enemy action; messenger force: tightly bandaged so they could be on saddle for many days; carry…

and commanded 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry later to become a part of 11th Air Assault Division undergoing air assault and air mobility training and tests. Beginning on November 14, 1965, Lt. Col. Moore led the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division…

factors which contributed to William’s victory, mainly the superiority of his army, weaponry, tactics and a certain amount of luck on his side. William had a superior, well prepared and well balanced army. William’s army was stronger as his army of cavalry, archers and infantry are very well disciplined and well trained whereas Harold’s army which consisted mostly peasants. Also, most of the best soldiers of Harold’s army had been lost in The Battle of Stamford Bridge and most of his army had…

Why did the Franks lose the Battle of Hattin? The Battle of Hattin occurred on July 4, 1187. The Battle was between the Ayyubid Dynasty led by Sultan Saladin that was determined to retake the Holy lands in the name of Sunni Islam and Frankish Crusaders led by recently crowned King Guy of Lusignan that were attempting to defend the Principality of Galilee. The battle occurred after Saladin’s army crossed into Galilee and besieged the city of Tiberias on July 2 1187, the Franks marched to…

E. Lee started his military life out strong, graduating from West Point with a perfect score in artillery, infantry and cavalry. Later Lee went on to serve under General Winfield Scott as a tactician and a battle commander in the Mexican War. After the victory, he was recognized as a hero. Returning to war from working at his family plantation, Lee took the lower job as a cavalry outpost in Texas. That October, he was called to help end the John Brown Revolt that had occurred. Lee had great…

In 1214, Otto, the Holy Roman Emperor, the Counts of Boulogne, Flanders, Brabant, Salisbury and Dammartin lost a battle they should never have fought at Battle of Bouvines despite outnumbering the French by 10000 men. The chance to retake Normandy had gone. John had been unable to join Otto as his Lusignac/Poitevin allies refused to fight Prince Louis’ army at Roche aux Moins – an attack that had been designed to draw royalist troops away from Normandy. John retired to Aquitaine. Battle of…

moment. Communication to the Americans was essential for movement and tactics implementation, but from the onset there were issues. The officers that served under Custer sometimes questioned his judgment or the lack thereof. The limitation of the cavalry was distance and that was what the terrain at Little Bighorn put in between their elements. Making it impossible to coordinate, divert, or give additional execution orders. Additionally, this allowed the Sioux warriors to attack each element one…