1st U. S. Cavalry Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:active_years 1855-present
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:colors gptkb:Black_and_Yellow
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M1_Abrams_tank
gptkb:Humvee
gptkb:Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle
gptkb:helicopter
gptkb:Black_Hawk_helicopter
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Hood
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Bliss
gptkbp:historical_significance Served in World War I
Served in World War II
Served in the Gulf War
Served in the War on Terror
Served in the Vietnam War
Participated in the Indian Wars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st U. S. Cavalry Regiment
gptkbp:insignia Regimental crest
gptkbp:motto “ The First and the Finest”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_First
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_San_Juan_Hill
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:George_Armstrong_Custer
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:1st_Cavalry_Division
gptkbp:size gptkb:Regiment
gptkbp:symbol Cavalry saber
gptkbp:tradition Cavalry charge
gptkbp:type gptkb:Armored_Cavalry
gptkbp:unit_history Established in 1855
Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom
Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Participated in the American Civil War
Participated in Operation Inherent Resolve
Returned from deployment in 2011
Awarded multiple campaign streamers
Deployed to Iraq in 2003
Deployed to Afghanistan in 2009
Engaged in the Spanish-American War
Involved in the Philippine-American War
Received the Presidential Unit Citation
gptkbp:website www.army.mil/1cav
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Philip_Cooke
gptkb:Colonel_Samuel_D._Sturgis
gptkb:General_John_Buford
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7