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The 8th Cavalry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army formed in 1866 during the American Indian Wars. ... As the two sides opened fire on one another, the ...
8th Squadron is the cavalry squadron assigned to the 2nd Stryker BCT, 2nd Infantry Division, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. In July 2016, 8th Squadron - 1st Cavalry Regiment participated in Hanuman Guardian 2016, a Joint US-Thai training exercise held in Fort Adisorn, Thailand. [1]
The battalion became the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division for the defense of the Pusan Perimeter. Still with the 1st Cavalry Division, Johnson was later promoted to command the 5th and the 8th Cavalry Regiments.
After landing to exploit the site, they were engaged by a PAVN battalion, in fighting which was too close to allow for artillery or tactical air reinforcement. 1/12 Cavalry, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment and 2nd Brigade's 2/12 Cavalry rushed to the embattled troop's aid, air assaulting into the fight amidst intense ground fire. They ...
The firebase was first established on 17 March 1970 by the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 35 km northwest of Tây Ninh and approximately 5 km from the Cambodian border. [3] Twenty bunkers built into a 4 feet (1.2 m) high earthen berm formed the post's defenses, with Claymore mines placed outside the fortifications.
The 8th Indiana Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment from Indiana that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment mustered into service as the 39th Indiana Infantry Regiment on August 29, 1861, and fought at Shiloh and Stones River .
8th Lancers, later known as the 8th Cavalry, a regiment of the Indian Army until 1921; 8th Light Cavalry, a regiment of the Indian Army from 1922 onwards; 8th Lithuanian Cavalry Regiment; 8th Cavalry (Pakistan) 8th Cavalry Regiment, a unit of the United States Army; 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment, a Union regiment during the American Civil War
The 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment served the duration of the war, and was the only Illinois cavalry regiment to serve the entire war in the Army of the Potomac. They also aided in the hunt for John Wilkes Booth and served as President Lincoln's ...