1st Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Regiment or 1st Cavalry Battalion may refer to:

Armies

1st Cavalry Army __NOTOC__ The 1st Cavalry Army (), or ''Konarmia'' (Кона́рмия, "Horsearmy"), was a prominent Red Army military formation that served in the Russian Civil War and Polish–Soviet War, Polish-Soviet War. History Formation On 17 Novem ...

, Soviet Union

Corps

I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée) The I Cavalry Corps of the ''Grande Armée'' was a French military unit that existed during the Napoleonic Wars. History For one month in 1806–1807, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte split his Reserve Cavalry Corps into the I and II Cavalry Co ...

I Cavalry Corps (German Empire) The I Cavalry Corps ( literally: Higher Cavalry Command 1) was a formation of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 and disbanded in March 1918. I Cavalry Corps The Corps initially s ...

* 1st Cavalry Corps (Russian Empire)

Divisions

1st Cavalry Division (Australia) The 3rd Armoured Division was an armoured unit of the Australian Army during World War II. Originally raised in 1921 as the 1st Cavalry Division, the formation had been converted into a motor division in early 1942, before adopting the armoured ...

1st Cavalry Division (Belgium) The 1st Cavalry Division (French: ''1ere Division de Cavalerie'') was a cavalry division of the Battle of Belgium order of battle, Belgian Army that fought against the Wehrmacht, German Armed Forces in the Battle of Belgium. History World W ...

1st Light Cavalry Division (France) The French 1st Light Cavalry Division ''(1er Division de Cavalerie Légère)'' was a French Army division active during World War II. The 1st Light Cavalry Division was formed alongside the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Light Cavalry Divisions in February ...

1st Foot Cavalry Division (France) The 1st Foot Cavalry Division () was a French Army formation during World War I. Heads of the Foot Cavalry Division *1 January 1918 – 16 February 1919 (dissolution of the DCP): Général Brécard First World War The foot cavalry div ...

1st Cavalry Division (German Empire) The 1st Cavalry Division () was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army afte ...

1st Cavalry Division (Reichswehr) The 1st Cavalry Division was a unit of the ''Reichswehr'', the armed forces of Germany during the Weimar Republic. It consisted of 6 cavalry regiments, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th (Prussian) Regiments. It was subordinated to ''Gruppenkom ...

, Germany *

1st Cavalry Division (Wehrmacht) The 1st Cavalry Division () was formed in October 1939. It fought in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and on the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front. It was officially transformed into the 24th Panzer Division in late 1941. Formation T ...

, Germany *

1st Cossack Cavalry Division The 1st Cossack Cavalry Division () was a Cossack division of the German Army that served during World War II. It was created on the Eastern Front mostly with Don Cossacks already serving in the Wehrmacht, those who escaped from the advancing Re ...

, a unit of the Wehrmacht, Germany *

1st Indian Cavalry Division The 1st Indian Cavalry Division was a division of the British Indian Army which was formed at the outbreak of the First World War. It served on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front, and was renamed the 4th Cavalry Division on 26 Novem ...

* 1st Cavalry Division Eugenio di Savoia, a unit of the Royal Italian Army * 1st Cavalry Division (Poland) * 1st Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) *

1st Guards Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) The 1st Guards Cavalry Division was a Guards heavy cavalry division of the Imperial Russian Army. Organization 1857–1918: *1st Cavalry Brigade ** Chevalier Guard Regiment ** Life Guard Horse Regiment, also called the Leib-Guard Horse Regiment ...

1st Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) The 1st Zaporozhye Red Cossack Cavalry Division (1st CD) was a Red Army cavalry division. It was based in Proskurov for most of its existence. Formed from the 8th Cavalry Division, it became the 32nd Cavalry Division in 1938. History On 6 May 192 ...

* 1st Mountain Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) *

1st Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) The 1st Cavalry Division was a regular Division of the British Army during the First World War where it fought on the Western Front. During the Second World War it was a first line formation, formed from Yeomanry Regiments. It fought in the Mi ...

1st Cavalry Division (United States) The 1st Cavalry Division ("First Team") is a Armored brigade combat team, combined arms division (military), division and is one of the most decorated combat divisions of the United States Army. It is based at Fort Cavazos, Texas. It was for ...

1st Cavalry Division (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) The 1st Cavalry Division of the Royal Yugoslav Army was established in 1921, soon after the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929. In peacetime it consisted of two cavalry brigade he ...

Brigades

1st Cavalry Brigade (Australia) 1st Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Regiment or 1st Cavalry Battalion may refer to: Armies * 1st Cavalry Army, Soviet Union Corps * I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée) * I Cavalry Corps (German Empire) * 1st Cavalry ...

1st Mechanized Cavalry Brigade The 1st Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (1st Brigade C Mec), is one of the mechanized brigades of the Brazilian Army. Its headquarters is located in the city of Santiago, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is part of the Brazilian Army 3 ...

, Brazil *

1st Cavalry Brigade (France) The French 1st Cavalry Brigade was a military unit of the French Army which served during World War II. A partly horse-mounted unit, it fought in the Battle of Belgium and the Battle of France in May 1940. An element of the brigade was noted for it ...

1st Cavalry Brigade (Wehrmacht) 1st Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Regiment or 1st Cavalry Battalion may refer to: Armies * 1st Cavalry Army, Soviet Union Corps * I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée) * I Cavalry Corps (German Empire) * 1st Cavalry ...

, Germany *

1st Cavalry Brigade (Hungary) The 1st Cavalry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World wa ...

1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade The 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1906 as a result of the Kitchener Reforms. It remained in India during the First World War but took an active part in the Third Anglo-Afghan War in ...

, a unit of the Indian Army *

1st Cavalry Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) The 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Japanese Army was originally formed November 3, 1901. It was assigned to Kwantung Army The Kwantung Army (Japanese language, Japanese: 関東軍, ''Kantō-gun'') was a Armies of the Imperial Japanese ...

1st Cavalry Brigade (Poland) The Masovian Cavalry Brigade () was a cavalry unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period, which took part in the Polish September Campaign. It was created on April 1, 1937, out of the former 1st Cavalry Brigade. Its headquarters were in War ...

1st Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom) The 1st Cavalry Brigade was a brigade of the British Army. It served in the Napoleonic Wars (1st Household Cavalry Brigade), the Anglo-Egyptian War (1st (Heavy) Cavalry Brigade), the Boer War and in the First World War when it was assigned to t ...

1st Cavalry Brigade (United States) The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (the "First Iron Horse Brigade, First Cavalry Division") is a cavalry unit of the United States Army based in Fort Cavazos, Texas. History It was constituted 29 August 1917 in the Unite ...

1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (United States) The Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division is a divisional aviation brigade of the United States Army. It was activated on 16 September 1984. Current structure The brigade is composed of: *Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) ...

Regiments and battalions

France

1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment The 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment () is the only cavalry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. It is one of two armoured cavalry regiments of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade. The regiment has been stationed at Camp Carpiagne near ...

, a unit of the French Foreign Legion *

1st Polish Light Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard The 1st Polish Light Cavalry Lancers Regiment of the Imperial Guard (; ) was a foreign Polish light cavalry lancers regiment which served as part of Napoleon's Imperial Guard during the Napoleonic Wars. The regiment fought in many battles, distin ...

, a unit of Napoleonic France *

1st Spahi Regiment The 1st Spahi Regiment () is an armored regiment of the modern French Army, previously called the 1st Moroccan Spahi Regiment (). It was established in 1914 as a mounted cavalry unit recruited primarily from indigenous Moroccan horsemen. The regim ...

1st Parachute Hussar Regiment The 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment () is an airborne cavalry unit in the French Army, founded in 1720 by Hungarian noble Ladislas Ignace de Bercheny. It is stationed in Tarbes and is a part of the 11th Parachute Brigade. Creation and differen ...

Germany

* 1st Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry (Prince Charles of Bavaria's) * 1st Royal Bavarian Chevau-légers "Emperor Nicholas of Russia" *

1st Royal Bavarian Uhlans "Emperor William II, King of Prussia" The 1st Royal Bavarian Uhlans "Emperor William II, King of Prussia" (''Königlich Bayerisches Ulanen-Regiment „Kaiser Wilhelm II., König von Preußen“ Nr. 1'') was a light cavalry regiment of the Royal Bavarian Army. The regiment was formed i ...

1st Royal Saxon Guards Heavy Cavalry The 1st Royal Saxon Guards Heavy Cavalry (''Garde-Reiter-Regiment (1. Schweres Regiment)'') was a heavy cavalry of the Royal Saxon Army. Established in 1680 as a cuirassiers unit, the regiment fought in the Battle of Vienna (1683), the Nine Years' ...

1st King's Mounted Rifles The 1st King's Mounted Rifles were a light cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army from 1901 to 1918. When the Imperial German Army was reorganized as the Reichsheer, 'A Squadron'/'10th Horse' became bearer of the regiment's tradition. The 1 ...

* 1st (Silesian) Life Cuirassiers "Great Elector" *

1st Guards Uhlans Established in 1819 as the Garde-Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment, they were a light cavalry regiment of Uhlans of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was later reorganised as heavy cavalry Uhlans and renamed into 1. Garde Ulanen Regiment (1826) a ...

United States

1st Cavalry Regiment (United States) The 1st Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army regiment that has its antecedents in the early 19th century in the formation of the United States Regiment of Dragoons. To this day, the unit's special designation is "First Regiment of Dragoons ...

* 1st Cavalry Regiment (1855) *

1st United States Volunteer Cavalry The Rough Riders was a nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish–American War and the only one to see combat. The United States Army was small, understaffed, and diso ...

Union Army (American Civil War)

* 1st Regiment Alabama Cavalry (Union) * 1st Regiment Arkansas Cavalry (Union) *

1st California Cavalry Regiment The 1st Regiment California Cavalry was a cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. First formed as a battalion, the unit later expanded to regimental size. History The regiment was first formed as the 1st Battalion, 1st ...

1st California Cavalry Battalion The 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California Volunteers was a cavalry battalion in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Recruits were largely drawn from the Californio population (colloquially known as "Native Californians"), though i ...

1st Colorado Cavalry Regiment The 1st Colorado Cavalry Regiment was formed in November 1862 by Territory (country subdivision), Territorial Governor John Evans (Colorado governor), John Evans, composed mostly of members of the 1st Colorado Infantry Regiment and of C and D Comp ...

1st Connecticut Cavalry Regiment The 1st Connecticut Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 1st Connecticut Cavalry Regiment was organized at West Meriden, Connecticut, on November 2, 1861, initially as ...

* 1st Dakota Cavalry Battalion *

1st Florida Cavalry Regiment (Union) The 1st Florida Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment from Florida that served in the Union Army from October 29, 1863 – November 17, 1865 during the American Civil War. Organization and Recruitment The regiment was formed by General Nat ...

* 1st Illinois Cavalry Regiment * 1st Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Regiment * 1st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment (Union) *

1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The 1st Maine Cavalry Regiment was a volunteer United States cavalry unit from Maine used during the American Civil War. Service history The regiment was organized in Augusta, Maine, on October 31, 1861, and served for three years. The original ...

* 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Cavalry * 1st Maryland Cavalry Regiment *

1st Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The 1st Michigan Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was a part of the famed Michigan Brigade, commanded by Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer for a time. Service The 1 ...

* 1st Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry Regiment * 1st Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Cavalry *

1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry The 1st New Jersey Cavalry Regiment was a Union Army regiment from the U.S. state of New Jersey that participated in the American Civil War. Organization and unit history The 1st New Jersey Cavalry Regiment was organized at Trenton, New Jersey, un ...

1st Ohio Cavalry The 1st Ohio Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 1st Ohio Cavalry Regiment was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio August 17-October 30, 1861, and mustered in for ...

* 1st Oregon Volunteer Cavalry Regiment *

1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment The 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry (14th Reserves / 44th Volunteers) was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army as part of the Pennsylvania Reserves infantry division during the American Civil War. Service The 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry (Co ...

* 1st Rhode Island Cavalry *

1st Texas Cavalry Regiment (Union) The 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment from Texas that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. This regiment, composed of eight companies, was organized at New Orleans, Louisiana from November 6, 1862, to February ...

1st Vermont Cavalry The 1st Vermont Cavalry Regiment was a three years' cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Eastern Theater from November 1861 to August 1865, in the Cavalry Corp ...

1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The 1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although it started slowly, it became one of the most active and effective of the West Virginia Civil War regiments—and had 14 Medal of Honor recip ...

1st Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The 1st Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment was a volunteer cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment is most notable as one of two cavalry regiments credited with the final capture of Confederate presid ...

Confederate Army (American Civil War)

1st Regiment Alabama Volunteer Cavalry (Confederate) The 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Service The 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment was raised at Montgomery, Alabama, in November 1861. Its men were raised out of the following counties: Montgo ...

1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Crawford's) 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment may refer to: * 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Confederate) * 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Union) * 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, a Confederate unit * 1st Cavalry Regiment, Arkansas State Troops, a Confederate uni ...

1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Dobbin's) The 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, colloquially known as Dobbins' Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, was a cavalry formation of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War commanded by Colonel Archibald S. Dobbins. Organization The Cavalr ...

1st Cavalry Regiment, Arkansas State Troops The 1st Cavalry Regiment, Arkansas State Troops (1861) was an Arkansas cavalry regiment during the American Civil War. The regiment was organized at Camp Walker, near Harmony Springs, Benton County, Arkansas. The regiment was officially designat ...

1st Florida Cavalry Regiment (Confederate) The 1st Florida Cavalry Regiment was a Confederate States of America, Confederate army unit during the U.S. Civil War, originally organized in July 1861 at Tallahassee. Members of the regiment came primarily from Alachua County, Florida, Alach ...

1st Florida Special Cavalry Battalion The 1st Florida Battalion Special Cavalry , nicknamed the "Cow Cavalry", was a Confederate States Army cavalry unit from Florida during the American Civil War. Commanded by Charles James Munnerlyn; it was organized to protect herds of cattle from ...

1st Georgia Cavalry The 1st Georgia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment in the Confederate States Army, during the American Civil War. It fought from 1862 to 1865, and mostly served in the Army of Tennessee. Service In late 1861 the 1st Georgia Cavalry assemb ...

1st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry 1st Georgia Cavalry Battalion was a battalion of cavalry that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It was first organized with five companies during the late fall of 1861 in Rome, Georgia, composed of men from ...

* 1st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment (Confederate) *

1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment The 1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment, initially formed as 9th Regiment, North Carolina State Troops, was a cavalry regiment from North Carolina that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Raised in 1861 it served ...

6th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment The 6th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment or the 1st Trans-Mississippi Cavalry Regiment (also known as "Fagan's regiment" or "Monroe's regiment") was a cavalry formation of the Confederate States Army in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the America ...

, also known as the 1st Trans-Mississippi Cavalry Regiment *

1st Virginia Cavalry The 1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. Organization The 1st Virginia Cavalry co ...

Others

1st Cavalry Regiment (Chile) The 1st Cavalry (Horse Guards) Regiment "Grenadiers" () is the senior cavalry regiment of the Chilean Army, which serves as the Horse Guards unit providing the ceremonial escort in parades and ceremonies to the President of Chile, the Supreme Co ...

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