Talk:Mounted infantry

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The Dragoon has a long historical tradition and has become a recognised form of horse borne soldier with a historical pedigree whereas MOUNTED INFANTRY per se are raised only as a mounted unit due the nature of the distances and topography of the campaign involved and is also a seperate category from yeomanry as that is a territorial unit (reservists) (there is more but shall await further response) (Toverprins 18:05, 15 May 2006 (UTC))

[edit] History

Mounted infantry existed long before the invention of the musket or rifle. I do not know exactly the details of which cultures at which times used this method of battle, but it is certainly much older, and we would do well to represent that in this article. LordAmeth 14:12, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 21st century mounted infantry

isn't the way American Special Forces used horses during the beginning of the war in Afghanistan (2001) to be compared to mounted infantry ?