Cavalry vs. Infantry

Cavalrynoun

The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

Cavalrynoun

An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service.

Cavalrynoun

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

Cavalrynoun

That part of military force which serves on horseback.

Cavalrynoun

troops trained to fight on horseback;

Cavalrynoun

a highly mobile army unit

Cavalrynoun

(in the past) soldiers who fought on horseback

Cavalrynoun

modern soldiers who fight in armoured vehicles

Cavalrynoun

used to refer to a source of help or rescue in an emergency, especially as a last resort

Cavalry

Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from meaning ) are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry in the roles of reconnaissance, screening, and skirmishing in many armies, or as heavy cavalry for decisive shock attacks in other armies.

Infantrynoun

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

Infantrynoun

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

Infantrynoun

A regiment of infantry

Infantrynoun

A body of children.

Infantrynoun

A body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers, in distinction from cavalry.

Infantrynoun

an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot;

Infantry

Infantry is an army specialization whose personnel engage in military combat on foot, distinguished from cavalry, artillery, and armored forces. Also known as foot soldiers, infantrymen or infanteer, infantry traditionally rely on traveling by foot between combats as well, but may also use mounts (mounted infantry), military vehicles (motorized, and mechanized infantry), watercraft (naval infantry), or aircraft (airborne infantry) for between-combat mobility and logistics.