mounted infantry

In April 1863 the unit was given horses and changed to mounted infantry.

Cavalry and mounted infantry were all hot upon the scent.

We'll get a chance at their mounted infantry yet.

With a need for increased mobility, they were soon converted into mounted infantry.

That same month, the regiment was converted to mounted infantry.

They came with a large force of mounted infantry, known as hobelars.

The mounted infantry fell back, and encamped for the night out of range.

He began his service in mounted infantry and transferred to a machine gun unit.

The mounted infantry was still down by the bridge.

Elements of the 63rd's light company had become mounted infantry, in effect dragoons.

The regiment was converted to mounted infantry on September 8, 1863.

Some of the companies were trained as mounted infantry.

Thus, these archers were more a type of mounted infantry than true cavalry.

"Mounted infantry" would ride to battle, and then dismount to fight.

Such units were not used as cavalry but rather as mounted infantry.

To the right of these was Ridley's mounted infantry.

Mounted infantry can't force each other to fight, because the other side can just trot off.

In August 1863, the regiment was converted to mounted infantry for the remainder of the war.

In a hollow on one flank were the 18th Hussars and the mounted infantry.

Then two companies of the 7th Mounted Infantry came up, and were thrown on to each flank.

A British picket of 40 mounted infantry was overrun, taking 20 casualties.

In the opinion of many the tendency of the future will be to convert the whole force into mounted infantry.

Harmakros, get the cavalry and the mounted infantry horses back on the other side of the village.

The advantage of this approach was that in exploitation mounted infantry could keep pace with advancing tanks.

As a Captain, he led the first Australian contingent of mounted infantry.