The mounted drill prescribed herein is designed primarily for organizations and units of horse cavalry. Some of the explanation is of a general nature which gives sufficient latitude for adaptation to specific organizations. Chapters detail...
A survey of the literature of the Tenth Cavalry revealed there was no history of the unit whi1e serving as a service detachment at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, between 1931-1941. This paper is an effort to establish the records of the unit's social...
Handbook for American Occupation troops shows how to transport prisoners, how to pull over a vehicle, etc. "This handbook contains most of the information which you will want to know as a member of the U.S. Zone Constabulary. It emphasizes the...
This work examines the establishment and operations of the US Constabulary in post-World War II Germany. It outlines the planning involved in the early stages and showcases some of the difficulties involved with implementing the command guidance....
This monograph explores the subject of organizational learning with a particular emphasis on how military units learn in combat. The challenges of today’s joint operating environment require groups of soldiers to adapt responsively to a wide...
Department of Equitation, the Army Service Schools
It is the aim of the course in Equitation at The Army Service Schools to give the officers the physical exercise called for in General Orders, No. 148, War Department, 1910; to begin their instruction in the training of an officer's mount; to...
This study investigates General Braxton Bragg's use of cavalry during the pivotal Tullahoma and Chickamauga Campaigns. As army commander, Bragg was responsible for organizing units, selecting commanders, and assigning missions. His decisions had...
This study investigates the American Civil War role and contributions of Major General John Buford. Buford, a 1848 graduate of the United States Military Academy, began his Army career on America's frontier with the First United States Dragoons....
The purpose of this briefing is to provide information on two black Calvary regiments and their contributions in the Southwest. On August 3, 1866, Gen. Phillip Sheridan, commander of the Military Division of the Gulf, was authorized to raise on...
This study is a historical analysis of the cavalry raids led by Confederate Major Generals Earl Van Dorn and Nathan Bedford Forrest in December 1862 and Union Colonel Benjamin Grierson in April 1863. Each raid is examined in detail based on the...
Serves as an introduction to the duties of a trooper in the United States Zone Constabulary. Looks at the U. S. Zone Constabulary as a whole, including its authority and powers, mission, duties, organization and its relationship with other forces....
Usually in history it seems that the technologically advanced society has a greater advantage in warfare than more primitive societies. For most battles this seems to hold true; however, there are exceptions to this rule. This document examines...
This study evaluates Confederate cavalry operations 12 June to 3 July 1862, as a prelude to and as a part of the “Seven Days Campaign.” General Robert E. Lee's Seven Days Campaign succeeded in defeating a Union offensive aimed at Richmond,...
Colonel John Singleton Mosby led the most successful partisan campaign during the Civil War. Major General J. E. B. Stuart, the Confederate Cavalry commander, allowed Mosby to form an unconventional unit with nine volunteers in December 1862. Mosby...
I was assigned to a Division Cavalry Unit in the Army as a first sergeant. Rumors were flying about the closing of Camp Garry Owens. Even though troopers were receiving multiple tasks, they continued to accomplish their mission. The transformation...
With two combat jumps under its belt, the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division was now ready for the most ambitious airborne operation of the war, Operation NEPTUNE, the airborne invasion of Normandy. The operation was...
Topics of this document include warfare, leadership and its means, tactics of the single arms (infantry and its auxiliary arms, artillery, cavalry, additional machine gun organization, pioneers, aerial fighting forces and defense, communication...
The buffalo Soldiers were present in the campaigns against such tribal nations as the
Apaches, Cheyennes, Comanches, Sioux, and Kiowas. They acted as a peacemaking force and helped to circumvent many other brewing wars with the Native American...
The demands of 21st century military operations require an organization that is trained and equipped for independent offensive, defensive, and stability operations. This type of organization, the armored cavalry regiment, is fading from the U.S....
The careers of the senior Army officers at the end of the nineteenth century were highlighted by extreme self-sacrifice and devotion to duty and country, but history has largely forgotten these patriots. One of these officers was Brigadier General...