Cavalry: Did you mean...?

Reenactor at Hadrian's Cavalry Turma! Bitts Park, Carlisle, 2017.

The Battle of Yellow Tavern (11 May 1864) was a pivotal engagement of the American Civil War (1861-1865), not so much for any grand strategic reason than for the loss of Major General J. E. B. Stuart, the famed Confederate cavalry commander...

The Battle of Zama (202 BCE). Scipio and Hannibal rearrange their troops in a single line and battle remains stalemate until Roman cavalry returns and attacks Hannibal's infantry at the rear.

An illustration by Robert Talbot Kelly showing a Mahdist camel cavalry charge against the Anglo-Egyptian-Sudanese lines at the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898 during the Mahdist War (1881-99).

An earthenware cavalry rider from the Tang dynasty, China. 618-906 CE. Height: 24 cm. (The British Museum, London)

Reenactors at Hadrian's Cavalry Turma! Bitts Park, 2017.

Golden Cavalry Face-Mask Helmet (Type Ribchester) dating from 80-125 CE, found on the bed of the Corbulo Canal (Fossa Corbulonis) near the Roman fort of Matilo (modern Leiden). (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, Netherlands)

A typical buff coat worn by cavalry in the English Civil Wars (1642-51). The thick leather was much lighter than armour but could protect against sword slashes. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

An earthenware cavalry rider from the Northern Wei dynasty. 386-534 CE. Height: 21.5 cm. (Brtish Museum, London)

This military face mask is one of the most exceptional finds at the Kalkriese battle grounds. As 'The Kalkriese Type' it stands as the prime example for masks with a small face, the eyes are not particularly even, but give good sight. It...