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16-17 century CE Ottoman sipahis in battle at Vienna, holding the crescent banner (by Józef Brandt)

Armour for a cavalryman and his horse, produced c. 1500 CE. From the Mamluk Sultanate or Ottoman Empire. Collection of the Hermitage Amsterdam.

A scene from the 11th century CE Bayeux Tapestry showing the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE. (Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux, France)

A 17th-century painting by Jan Martszen de Jonge showing the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus (r. 1611-1632) in battle.

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...

French Marshal Joachim Murat leads a cavalry charge at the Battle of Jena (14 October 1806). His cavalry pursued the defeated Prussian army for miles, maximizing Napoleon's victory. Image by Henri Chartier, from Life of Napoleon Bonaparte...

A cavalry helmet typical of those used during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). Often known as a "three-bar pot" for its shape and face protection bars. Made of steel with copper, gold, and silver inlay. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York...

During his assault on the Russian left flank, Marshal Michel Ney's VI Corps is attacked by Russian cavalry during the Battle of Friedland (14 June 1807). Image by Rougeron-Vignerot and Charles Morel, 1892. National Libary of France, Paris.

The Battle of Waterloo: The British Squares Receiving the Charge of the French Cuirassiers (18 June 1815), oil on canvas by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux, 1874. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

On the morning December 21st of 1866, a squad of US Army cavalrymen sets out in pursuit of a raiding party composed of Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapahoe warriors under the direction of the legendary Chief Red Cloud. By noon, every single soldier...