Which preposition to use with cavalry
But her son and heir went straight to the front with the cavalry of the first British army corps to take the field in Belgium during the Great World War of 1914.
No one is threatening it," Jack murmured, his eyes arrested by a long line of cavalry in undress, leading their horses up a circuitous and hitherto concealed road to the plateau.
Colonel Stanton, who was with the Fifth Cavalry on this scout, had been sent to Red Cloud agency two days before, and that same evening a scout arrived bringing a message from him that eight hundred Cheyenne warriors had that day left the Red Cloud agency to join Sitting Bull's hostile forces in the Big Horn region.
Arrival of the Fifth Cavalry at Fort HaysOut on a ScoutA little Skirmish with IndiansA Buffalo HuntA False Alarm in campA Scout on the BeaverThe Supply Camp is SurprisedArrival of General CarrThe new Lieutenant and his ReceptionAnother Indian HuntAn EngagementA Crack ShotI have a little Indian fight of my ownReturn to Fort WallaceWhile hunting Buffaloes with a small Party, we are Attacked by Fifty Indians.
One hundred cavalry under command of Major Brown were detailed as an escort.
The Bactrians and Scythians now began to give way; but Darius reenforced them by the mass of Bactrian cavalry from his main line, and an obstinate cavalry fight now took place.
By degrees the flames expired; the city faded from sight; all again became dark and quiet, and the Marquis of Cadiz returned with his cavalry to the camp.
Shortly after we reached Fort McPherson, which continued to be the headquarters of the Fifth Cavalry for some time.
The other cavalry with the green pelisses are also chasseurs, but I cannot tell from here what regiment they are.
It was not an easy thing to get cavalry into position for a mounted attack.
It was gained by the defeat of Pompey's cavalry by a fourth line of the best soldiers of Caesar, which was kept in reserve.
As the command was to remain here a few days, I accompanied General Sheridan to Red Cloud and back, taking a company of cavalry as escort.
Though they have some cavalry among the Gedges, I never saw a good Arnaout horseman, but on foot they are never to be subdued.
Phillips came to Mogador on a military speculation, and offered to take the command of the Emperor's cavalry against all his enemies.
The shelling of the cavalry during the day had been rather hot, and enemy airmen had occasionally bombed them.
He was informed and approved of the route taken by the cavalry before reaching the bridge.
The consul; therefore, came up with the cavalry about daybreak, having commanded the legions to follow in a square band.
He led ninety thousand infantry and twelve thousand cavalry across the Iberus.
The extraordinary disparity between the losses can only be accounted for first by the care taken to lead the cavalry along every depression in the ground, and secondly by rapidity of movement.
Stuart was meanwhile engaged in an obstinate combat with the Federal cavalry near Brandy, in the immediate vicinity of Fleetwood Hill, the scene of the great fight in June.
One of these is the king of Harez, who has very numerous forces, and is stronger in cavalry than all the other princes of the Indies.
Lælius and Masinissa, who had pursued the routed cavalry through a considerable space, returning very opportunely, charged the rear of the enemy's line.
Stuart, who had gone with his cavalry toward Ely's Ford to make a demonstration on the Federal rear, was therefore sent for, and rode as rapidly as possible to the scene of action, and the command was formally relinquished to him by General Rhodes.
Caesar said that he could not grant them even that; for he had learned that they had sent a great part of their cavalry over the Meuse to the Ambivariti, some days before, for the purpose of plundering and procuring forage.
He sent his cavalry after them to plunder them and get the spoil.