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The 25th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army activated in 1866 and deactivated in 1957. One of the " Buffalo Soldier " units, the racially segregated regiment saw action during the American Indian Wars , Spanish–American War , Philippine–American War and World War II .
Bicycle infantry are infantry soldiers who maneuver on (or, more often, between) battlefields using military bicycles. The term dates from the late 19th century, when the "safety bicycle" became popular in Europe, the United States, and Australia. Historically, bicycles lessened the need for horses, fuel and vehicle maintenance.
The 25th Infantry Regiment arrived at Fort Missoula in May 1888. The regiment was one of four created after the Civil War that were made up of black soldiers with white officers. In 1896, Lieutenant James Moss organized the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps to test the military potential of bicycles. [ 6 ]
Buffalo Soldier sites from 1860–1900 Image taken in 1898 of the 9th U.S. Cavalry.. Sources disagree on how the nickname "Buffalo Soldiers" began. According to the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum the name originated with the Cheyenne warriors in the winter of 1877, the actual Cheyenne translation being "Wild Buffalo".
25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina) 25th Independent Mixed Regiment, a Japanese unit; 25th Infantry Regiment (United States) 25th Regiment of Foot, a British Army unit; 25th Punjabis, a British Indian Army unit; 25th Continental Regiment, a unit during the American Revolutionary War
War in Peacetime: the History and Lessons of Korea, Joseph Lawton Collins, 1969, page 90; Letters from a Soldier: 1941-1945, by Jim Larson, 2002, page 286; The Korean War, by Matthew B. Ridgway, 1967, page 192; Lightning Forward: a History of the 25th Infantry Division, Melvin C. Walthall, 1978; Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, October 1951
3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry [2]: 138 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry [2]: 138 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry (August 1970 – April 1971) [2]: 138 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry (July–December 1970) [2]: 140 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (December 1970 – April 1971) comprising: 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry [2]: 145
Ellis W. Williamson (June 4, 1918 – January 28, 2007) was a United States Army Major General who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.He led the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the first US Army unit to deploy to South Vietnam and later commanded the 25th Infantry Division there.