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U.S. Cavalry School

Curriculum


General:

  • Course Overview

 

 

Historical Setting:

  • History of the Cavalry
  • Native America
  • The Western Frontier
  • The United States After the Civil War
  • The Frontier Army

 

 

Uniform, Equipment, & Arms:

  • Uniform and Personal Equipment
  • Horse Equipment
  • Firearms, Sabers, and Other Implements of War
  • Live Fire Exercise

 

 

The Fighting Cavalry:

  • Federal Indian Policy/Military Strategy
  • Cavalry Missions & Tactics
  • Historic Battle Analysis (Available case studies)
    • Cowpens (as time permits)/li>
    • Gettysburg
    • Washita (as time permits)
    • Palo Duro Canyon (as time permits)
    • Rosebud
    • Little Bighorn
    • Dull Knife Fight (as time permits)

 

 

Drill and Horsemanship:

  • Dismounted Drill
  • Basic and Advanced Horsemanship
  • Saber & Pistol Skills Under Saddle
  • Mounted Formation Drills

 

 

Cavalry Operations:

  • Preparation for Campaign
  • March to Field Encampment
  • Orientation on Field Operations
  • Combat Formations – Practical Exercise
  • Cavalry Patrol and Skirmish
  • Defense of a Field Perimeter