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Lighthorse (or Light Horse) is an official or colloquial name for the police forces of federally recognized tribes in the United States. Some tribal governments officially refer to their police as Lighthorse while others do not. Historically, the term referred to the Five Civilized Tribes of the United States' mounted police forces. The ...
The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian war film about the men of a World War I light horse unit involved in Sinai and Palestine campaign's 1917 Battle of Beersheeba. The film is based on a true story and most of the characters in the film were based on real people. (Elyne Mitchell wrote the novelization based on the screenplay.)
Australian light horsemen on Walers in 1914, prior to their departure from Australia to serve in World War I. Australian Light Horse were mounted troops with characteristics of both cavalry and mounted infantry, who served in the Second Boer War and World War I. During the inter-war years, a number of regiments were raised as part of Australia ...
Lighthorse or Light Horse most often refers to Light cavalry, but may also refer to: 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment, Australian Army Regiment;
Bonny Light Horseman is an American folk band consisting of Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats, The Shins), and Josh Kaufman (The National, Hiss Golden Messenger, Josh Ritter). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They released their debut eponymous album in January 2020. [ 3 ]
[4] Mojo commented that "Bonny Light Horseman probably could've said just as much over half the tracks, but the fact they had the courage to keep digging ever deeper into their emotional turbulence has bourne spectacular results", [5] while Uncut felt that "only a couple of tracks into Bonny Light Horseman's third album, it's clear this is ...
Contemporary details of the rescues performed by Shanahan are sparse, but fleshed out in later accounts. In Light Horse: The Story of Australia's Mounted Troops (1978), Elyne Mitchell, daughter of Sir Harry Chauvel, recounts how Shanahan, while checking his forward listening posts one dark night, came upon four troopers who had lost their mounts and were outflanked by the enemy.
Light cavalry played a key role in mounted scouting, escorting, and skirmishing during the Napoleonic era. Light horse also served a function in major set-piece battles. While lacking the sheer offensive power of heavy cavalry, light cavalry were still extremely effective against unprepared infantry, cavalry, and artillery.