25th Infantry Regiment

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The 25th Infantry Regiment was a historic African American unit of the United States Army, renowned for its service on the Western frontier and in later conflicts as part of the Buffalo Soldiers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American military unit
Buffalo Soldiers unit
United States Army regiment
activeInConflict Indian Wars
Korean War
Mexican Expedition
Philippine–American War
Spanish–American War
World War I
World War II
allegiance Union (United States)
associatedWith Buffalo Soldiers
color Black troops
commandLanguage English
conducted 1897 bicycle corps expedition from Fort Missoula to St. Louis
consequenceOfEvent dishonorable discharge of many enlisted men in Brownsville Affair
country United States of America
dateOfEvent Brownsville Affair 1906
linked to: Brownsville Affair
decoratedFor service in Korean War
disbanded 20th century
duty frontier defense
garrison duty in Western forts
guarding settlers and mail routes
ethnicComposition African American enlisted men
formedFrom African American soldiers
garrison Fort Davis, Texas
linked to: Fort Davis

Fort Huachuca, Arizona
linked to: Fort Huachuca

Fort Missoula, Montana
linked to: Fort Missoula

Fort Randall, Dakota Territory
linked to: Fort Randall

Fort Snelling, Minnesota
linked to: Fort Snelling
hasHeritage African American military history
Buffalo Soldiers tradition
linked to: Buffalo Soldiers
integratedInto desegregated U.S. Army after 1948
involvedIn Brownsville Affair
knownFor bicycle infantry experiments
high discipline and low desertion rates
service on the Western frontier
laterOutcome Brownsville Affair discharges later reversed
militaryBranch United States Army
nickname Buffalo Soldiers
notableEngagement Battle of San Juan Hill
Santiago campaign
partOf United States Army
raceSegregation segregated African American unit with white officers
role infantry
stationedOn American Western frontier
type line infantry regiment

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Buffalo Soldiers hasUnit 25th Infantry Regiment
Buffalo Soldiers Monument at Fort Leavenworth commemorates 25th Infantry Regiment (United States)
linked to: 25th Infantry Regiment
Fort Concho garrisonedBy 25th Infantry Regiment
subject linked to: Fort Concho, Texas
Buffalo Soldier Monument dedicatedTo 25th Infantry Regiment (United States)
linked to: 25th Infantry Regiment
Camp Harry J. Jones garrisoned 25th Infantry Regiment (United States)
subject linked to: Camp Harry J. Jones, Arizona
linked to: 25th Infantry Regiment