The Circassian horse regiment: recruitment of sotnias and combat training of the first horsemen (August – October 1914) by Ruslan Sultanovich Kandor

“…Great importance is attached to the study of specific events that took place in the aul communities of the Kuban region during the formation of sotnias of the Circassian horse regiment.The author used the appropriate range of materials on the history of the Caucasian Native Cavalry Division, which included a large amount of archival material, suggesting a comprehensive coverage of his- torical facts on thу issue. …”
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Greek Gods and Ancient Mortals ‘Resurrected’ in Terracotta Figurines Discovered in Turkey by Yasemin Saplakoglu

“…Archaeologists have discovered dozens of terracotta figurines that are over 2,000 years old, including ones that depict gods, goddesses, men, women, cavalry and animals. Some of the figurines still had paint on them and some had inscriptions — and all opened a window into life in the ancient town of Myra, in what is now modern-day Demre in Turkey.…”
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With Fire and Sword by Mikolaj Dueholm

“…It identifies lack of a professional army, overreliance on cavalry, failed attempts at reform, funding problems, and unrestricted power of the magnates as the primary military factors leading to the eventual partition of the Commonwealth. …”
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Sappho 16 and the Sense of Beauty by David Konstan

“… It is argued that Sappho, in fr. 16, affirms that whereas some regard cavalry, infantry, or a fleet as the finest thing (this is the sense of κάλλιστον), she herself maintains that what is finest is that which one loves, i.e., that which one finds most beautiful (i.e., possessing κάλλος). …”
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Commander of the Yamburg Dragoon Regiment Nikolay Alekseyevich Stolypin and liberation of Vitebsk on the October 26, 1812 by S.V. Belousov

“…Sto-lypin’s leadership of the cavalry detachments attached to him. Conclusions. …”

Research on the Battle of White Wolf Mountain by Xing Cheng

“…What’s more, it was a classical battle that the army of the Han nationality defeated the nomads with cavalry.…”
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INCIDENT AT TREWIRGIE: FIRST SHOTS OF THE ZULU REBELLION 1906/PAUL THOMPSON by Paul Thompson

“…Callwell,<br />adopted the concept of small wars, a term applied to a variety of scenarios; Callwell,<br />in fact, enumerated seven categories of potential enemies ranging from wellstructured<br />armies to guerrillas and irregular cavalry.…”
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Claim of Status and Foreign Customs in the Medieval Funerary Record. Apropos of Two Examples of Cantabria by Enrique GUTIÉRREZ CUENCA

“…The first case connects with the development of noble cavalry in Castile in 13th Century, whereas in the second one the reasons for the presence of a funerary custom unconnected with the local tradition are analysed.…”
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THE PROGRESS OF THE ROMANIAN ARMS INDUSTRY IN THE INTERWAR PERIOD by SCURTU Costin

“…The analysis of the transformations which the national defense system underwent after 1918, showed that, at the time, it followed a few paths: training the higher military leading bodies and activating specific structures in order to coordinate the entire arms and services in the; modernizing the infantry and cavalry; training troops for combat in mountain areas and on the sea side, as well as ranger regiments; equipping the army with modern military technologies, particularly for the aviation, tank units and communication…”
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Oil and the Best Brain of the 20th Century by Ferdinand E. Banks

“…If you meet someone at a party who says that he is Napoleon, you don’t start discussing cavalry tactics at Waterloo ─ Professor Robert SolowWell that depends, Robert. …”
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Horseback fighting in Pietro del Monte’s Collectanea (1509) by Pierre-Henry Bas

“…In this succinct article, the goal is to present the two different types of cavalry that are covered directly or indirectly by Monte and to show his wide experience in the field, which led him to suggest some pragmatic techniques and not just write a book showing a wide range of technical and tactical possibilities.…”
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Language, the Uncanny, and the Shapes of History in Claude Simon's The Flanders Road by Lynn A. Higgins

“…The tangled and looped itinerary of a cavalry retreat finds its analog in the narrative "line"; generic variations emerge when (hi)stories are told again and again; these, and even certain kinds of wordplay make the novel, and ultimately history, seem uncanny. …”
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Reitergeschichten. Gaito Gasdanow und das Phantom des Hugo von Hofmannsthal by Stefano Apostolo

“…In 1947 the Russian writer Gaito Gasdanow published The Spectre of Alexander Wolf, a novel that appears to mirror various aspects of Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Reitergeschichte [A Cavalry Tale] (1899). Although at present it cannot be philologically proved that the Reitergeschichte directly inspired Gasdanow, several striking parallels can be drawn between the two works, such as the way the themes of war and revolution are addressed, the encounter with doppelgängers, their deaths, and how the capture of the horse ultimately deals the fatal blow to both protagonists. …”
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The genealogy of bureaucratism in history of the soviet komsomol by M N Novikov

“…The author has proved, that bureaucratism grew in Komsomol circles from year to year and leaders of the organization reported about it during congresses. Even «the easy cavalry» has not solved this problem. M.N. Novikov has come to conclusion, that the raised salaries, additional rations, personal automobiles and other privileges, and also replacement of an elective principle by «the biographical approach», have transformed workers of Komsomol into executors of orders from supreme power, and L.Y.C.L.S.U to the economic organization.…”
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Blade Weapons of the Perm Cis-Urals Region by Danich Andrei V.

“…The data on the role and place of the saber (cavalry sword) in the mortuary cult are analyzed.…”
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„Унгарска шпага“ или „турски кончар“? За едно мнимо оръжие от похода на владислав III Ягело през 1444 г.... by Deyan Rabovyanov

“…In reality this weapon is a ‘konchar’ from the second half of the 16th c., characteristic for the armaments of the Eastern European cavalry – the so-called ‘Hussars’. This konchar reflects the Hungarian military fashion in the confines of the Ottoman Empire. …”
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The court service of Baim Boltin by Vtyurin, Andrey S.

“…In the last years of Mikhail Romanov&rsquo;s life, he was a marshal&rsquo;s assistant and the first judge of the Ministry of Cavalry.…”
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L’emploi des foederati en bataille rangée: le cas de la Bataille des Champs Catalauniques (20 juin 451) by Guillaume Sartor

“…The present study shows how the Battle of the Calataunian Fields (June 451) illustrates the operational and tactical efficiency of an imperial army capable of using the foederati (Goths, Franks, etc.) and their tactical specialties (infantry, cavalry, archery) to defeat Attila’s army. This victory in pitched battle is based on cooperation and coordination between different types of combat formations of the imperial army, on the use of tactical practices of the gentes and their foederati by a Roman military command (Aetius) to thwart the “Scythian” tactical system. …”
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Transport morski koni w trakcie działań wojennych Boemunda na Bałkanach w latach 1107-1108 by Marcin Böhm

“…The Byzantines focused their attention on the elimination of the Normans cavalry. This formation could not function without adequate mounts and supplies for them. …”
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“Treason of the Crimean Khan” in the Battle of Berestechko: myths and facts by Amet-han Sheykhumerov

“…According to the almost unanimous opinion, the cause of the defeat of the allied forces was the successful actions of the Polish army under the leadership of the king John II Casimir, who dealt the main blow to the Crimean cavalry. Under the enemy`s cannonballs, the Crimeans suffered heavy losses and fled, and khan Islam III Giray himself was nearly killed. …”
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