Cooke's Cavalry Tactics

 

Cavalry Tactics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalry_tactics

For much of history humans have used some form of cavalry for war. Cavalry tactics have evolved over time. Tactically, the main advantages of cavalry over infantry troops were greater mobility, bigger impact and a higher position.

Cavalry in modern warfare

Main article: Horses in the military today

Today soldiers (for example United States Special Operations Forces) still use horses for means of transport in remote areas such as the mountain regions in Afghanistan.

 

 

Horses in Warfare

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_horse

Horses have been used in human warfare for millennia, probably since the time of domestication of the horse. Horses were specially trained for a variety of military uses, including battle, individual combat, reconnaissance (scouting), transport, and supply. Technically, the term war horse usually refers in general to horses used for fighting, whether as cavalry in battle or in individual combat. The best-known war horse was the destrier, ridden by the knight of the Middle Ages. However, even horses used for purposes other than direct combat played a critically important part of successful military ventures. There are still some uses for horses in the military even in today's modern world.

 

AMERICAN WAR HORSES

U.S. ARMY HORSE DRAWN ARTILLERY

 

Horse Mounted Cavalry in Modern Armies - World Affairs Board

FORUM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON COMBAT CAVALRY

"Are there any countries that maintain horse mounted cavalry units for combat purposes? I am aware of the Household Cavalry in the British Army or Presidential Bodyguard in the Indian Army but im talking combat oriented rather then ceremonial."

"Before the US pulled out of the Phillipines the US Military used horse mounted patrols to guard against rebel inflitration."

"Yeah I believe it's not unusual for Armies in Jungle and mountain areas to use mules and other pack animals, I think some of the equipment used by Brazilian Jungle Warfare Troops has been designed to be broken down and carried by pack animals."

"Thanks guys; I looked around some of my books and I found some interesting info:

- the Mexican Army maintained horse mounted cavalry for combat purposes until the early 1990s when the last horse cavalry were converted to armored forces except for 1 squadron for ceremonial duties.

- the Swiss Army had a horse mounted dragoon regiment until 1973.

- The Portuguese Army used horse cavalry in Angola and Mozambique in the 1960s and 70s ... with a very good success ratio compared to the heliborne and mechanized infantry units.

- the US Army's last horse mounted cavalry charge took place in 1942 in the Philippines when the 26th Cavalry charged Japanese forces on horseback and actually routed the Japanese giving us a several hour period to build up our forces on Bataan. The last horse cavalry in the US Army were not converted to armored/mechanized/heliborne infantry until 1955 when the US Constabulary was disbanded. We still maintain a horse mounted squadron attached to the 1st Cavalry Division HQ command for ceremonial/educational purposes as well as a smaller detachment assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment.

I also found a neat Osprey magazine issue which deals with this. Ill try and scan the article and I will post it."

Horse Mounted Cavalry in Modern Armies - World Affairs Board

 

CAVHOOAH

Choosing Your Cavalry Mount

We are Horse Troopers; none the less we like Armor.

No doubt about it - Sometimes Armor is Better!

When the U.N. or N.A.T.O. & N.W.O. & Z.O.G. Police State Military Forces send some Mechanized Armor to your hometown in order to enforce the tyranny of the Global Plantation,

Git Some! Get Some Armor!

Take what you need and Burn the rest!

N.W.O.

New World Order

Upholding the Rights of Faggots and Lesbians Worldwide!

Stamping out Christianity and Constitutional Liberty to make the World safe and secure for Democracy, Communism, the Inter-Faith Religions, and the Multicultural Race-Mixing, Neo-Babylonian Globalists, North American UNION Elites!

The Backbone of the NWO is the US Federal Union

Defend your North American Homeland and your Home State Against International Terrorism by New World Order Professional Military Forces!

 

ISAF is part of the NWO

International Security Assistance Force

Helping to enforce the rule of the New World Order

Defending Democracy & Homosexuality in Afghanistan!

http://www.nato.int/isaf/index.html

The German Army is part of ISAF in Afghanistan allied with the United States fighting against the Taliban Rag-Head Muslim Militia.

Muslim Moon Worshippers of Islam

Is Al Qaeda a Kremlin Proxy?

Russia Funding Resurgent Taliban

I.S.A.F. is part of N.A.T.O.

N.A.T.O. is part of the N.W.O.

Mechanized Armor is part of Modern Cavalry, but Wheels and Tracks will never completely replace Hoofs and Horseshoes!

 

"This means, of course, that if we adopt horse mounted patrols on our borders, the wild mustangs just became a national asset. We’d also need to bring Icelandic horses and the Florida Cracker, and rebuild our national stud ranches, but it could be done fairly quickly, give us a capability that all other nations have lost ......."

--  Ralph Zumbro