Cavalry Brigade

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:armament gptkb:sage
shooting
lance
gptkbp:commanded brigadier general
gptkbp:composedOf cavalry regiments
gptkbp:function pursuit
screening
rapid movement
gptkbp:historicalPeriod pre-20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cavalry Brigade
gptkbp:motility horse-mounted
gptkbp:notableExample British Cavalry Brigade
Russian Imperial Cavalry Brigade
Union Cavalry Brigade (American Civil War)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:division
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:role reconnaissance
shock action
flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:size several hundred to a few thousand soldiers
gptkbp:usedBy various national armies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Comando_Brigata_Pozzuolo_del_Friuli
gptkb:Lancers_of_Aosta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7