Cavalry vs. Infantry

Cavalry vs. Infantry — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cavalry and Infantry

Cavalrynoun

The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

Infantrynoun

Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).

Cavalrynoun

An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service.

Infantrynoun

(uncountable) The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops

Cavalrynoun

The branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.

Infantrynoun

A regiment of infantry

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Cavalrynoun

troops trained to fight on horseback;

500 horse led the attack

Infantrynoun

an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot;

there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot

Cavalrynoun

a highly mobile army unit