cavalry
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Scott McTominay was at the heart of an intelligent first-half performance before the 4-0 lead and the cavalry coming off the bench made it a bit ragged.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
It bet the cavalry would arrive, every 12 months, for 36 months straight.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
The sovereign will then travel to the Houses of Parliament by carriage from Buckingham Palace, escorted by mounted cavalry.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
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
Hazel drew her cavalry sword and grumbled, “Fat chance, Octavian.”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
Their fierce cavalries struck fear in the hearts of anyone unfortunate enough to cross their path.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022
The twin developments of agriculture and military technology—especially cavalries and iron weapons—have predicted the rise of empires.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 28, 2022
Once a society adopted superior iron weaponry and formed cavalries, it could protect itself from rivals or overwhelm them, Turchin says.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 28, 2022
When hostile cavalries thus meet each other, there is usually but small loss on either side.
From A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry by Francis J. (Francis James) Lippitt
Broadly speaking, if two cavalries of approximately equal mobility manoeuvre against each other in open country, neither side can afford the loss of time that dismounting to fight on foot entails.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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