Cavalry are soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat and are commonly known as cavalry (from French cavalerie).The designation was not usually extended to any military force that used other animals, such as camels or mules.Infantry who moved on horseback but dismounted to fight on foot were in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries known as dragoons, a class of mounted troops which later evolved into cavalry proper while retaining their historic title.From earliest times cavalry had the advantage of improved mobility, an instrument which multiplied the fighting value of even the smallest forces, allowing them to outflank and avoid, to surprise and overpower, to retreat and escape according to the requirements of the moment.A man fighting from horseback also had the advantages of greater height, speed, and inertial mass over an opponent on foot.In many modern armies, the term cavalry is often used for units that fill the traditional horse-borne light cavalry roles of scouting, screening, skirmishing and raiding. The shock role, traditionally filled by heavy cavalry, is generally filled by units with the "armoured" designation.Before the Iron Age, the role of cavalry on the battlefield was largely performed by light chariots.The chariot was quickly adopted by settled peoples both as a military technology and an object of ceremonial status, especially by the Pharaohs of the New Kingdom of Egypt as well as Assyrian and Babylonian royalty.The power of mobility given by mounted units was recognized early on, but was offset by the difficulty of raising large forces and by the inability of horses (then mostly small) to carry heavy armor.From the beginning of civilization to the 20th century, ownership of heavy cavalry horses has been a mark of wealth amongst settled peoples.For this reason, and because of their often decisive military role, the cavalry has typically been associated with high social status. This was most clearly seen in the feudal system, where a lord was expected to enter combat armored and on horseback and bring with him an entourage of peasants on foot. If landlords and peasants came into conflict, the peasants would be ill-equipped to defeat armored knights.In later national armies service as an officer in the cavalry was generally a badge of high social status. The Cavalry Crew is a core of highly skilled emcees. Today hip hop is in a state of disarray. So it's time to call in the Cavalry to help defeat the forces of wackness which pervade every facet of the hip hop culture. The Cavalry Crew members see themselves as the elite vanguard of a lost art form called lyricism.The Cavalry Crew's roots come from the rugged underground hip hop scene but the Cav doesn't specialize in a certain genre of music. The members of this elite group are the Mighty Odn and Blabbwona the 4 star generals on the mic. Together these men strive for excellence as they propell themselves onward towards thier destiny...er.jpg" size code : width="475" height="375" name="flashticker" align="left"/
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