. Military units on horseback are often seen as the supremely characteristic form of medieval warfare. Glorified in chivalric literature, the image is one of medieval armies composed primarily of knights engaged in mounted shock combat and of medieval...

Not to be confused with Calvary, which was also called Golgotha. See also: horses in warfare Cavalry (from French cavalerie) were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat. The designation was not usually extended to any military...