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No, that was the cavalry.
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What were soldiers on horseback called during the US Civil War?
Is the word you're looking for "cavalry"? This is the general term for mounted troops. (In modern armies, it sometimes refers to mechanized divisions... i.e. tanks... rather than soldiers on actual horses.)
What is A unit of soldiers who ride horses?
That'd be cavalry
What are the infantry?
Infantry are foot-soldiers who carry a weapon by hand, opposed to cavalry, who rode on horses, or armor, which is divisions of tanks and artillery.
What is a word that means a unite of soldiers who ride horses?
cavalry
What is an infantry?
The infantry are the soldiers of an army which travel and fight on foot.
How do you spell infantry?
That is the correct spelling of "infantry" (foot soldiers).
What are horses used for in the war?
Horsee in the war were used as riding horses and pulling horses. Riding horses for the soldiers to ride so they could move faster then on foot. Pulling horses where used for pulling carts of useful items.
What did infantry soldiers do in World War 2?
Infantry soldiers were like the men who walked around on the ground with guns
What is a unit of soldiers mounted on horses called?
A Cavalry unit is made up of a, Regiment Squadron Platoon Troop Squad Unless of course they are a unit of Mounted Infantry, then they keep their normal Infantry sub-unit designations.
Name given to soldiers on foot?
Infantry or ground forces
What do you call infantry on horses?
Cavalry.
What do you call soldiers who fight with rifles on the ground?
infantry soldiers
