Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Brooklyn
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Henry_Lee_III
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
gptkb:Congress_of_the_Confederation
1783 |
| gptkbp:formed |
gptkb:1776
|
| gptkbp:fought_in |
gptkb:military_unit
Continental infantry |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
various locations
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first organized cavalry in the Continental Army
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Continental Dragoons
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
cavalry tactics in the U. S. Army
|
| gptkbp:is_active_in |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:is_engaged_in |
gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Battle_of_Cowpens gptkb:Battle_of_Monmouth raids hit-and-run tactics |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
infantry units
|
| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Politician effective communication mobility courage discipline strategic importance reconnaissance missions flanking maneuvers quick maneuvers strategic retreats high mobility tactical flexibility training and drills gathering intelligence on enemy movements maintaining morale skirmishing supporting infantry assaults pursuing retreating forces disrupting enemy communications capturing enemy supplies coordinating with other units adapting to battlefield conditions conducting reconnaissance missions. conducting raids on supply lines conducting surprise attacks engaging in ambushes engaging in direct combat establishing supply routes operating at night operating in difficult terrain providing cover for retreats providing reconnaissance for larger forces supporting logistics using terrain to their advantage |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future cavalry units
|
| gptkbp:motto |
nan
|
| gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:Southern_theater_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:operates_under |
gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:George_Washington |
| gptkbp:operational_range |
gptkb:North_America
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Continental_Army
|
| gptkbp:recruitment |
various states
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:U._S._Cavalry
|
| gptkbp:size |
varied
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
light cavalry tactics
|
| gptkbp:type_of |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:uniform |
blue coat with white facings
|
| gptkbp:utilizes |
gptkb:horse_race
gptkb:weapon sabre |