cavalry
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In another attack, against the town of Pisco, Miller’s troops ran into 760 Spanish infantry and cavalry, more than twice their number.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Opposition supporters marched behind horsemen dressed as hussars -- Hungary's historic light cavalry formation.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
Kilgore leads his cavalry into air battle to the strains of Wagner, taking out combatants in between swigs of coffee.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Japan’s debt, at 232% of GDP, is twice as large as its economy — and the cavalry is not coming anytime soon.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026
A similar cavalry charge of 26 horsemen routed the best troops of Emperor Manco himself, as he was besieging the Spaniards in Cuzco.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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