United States Army 7th Cavalry Regiment

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The United States Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is a historic cavalry unit best known for its role in the Indian Wars, including the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Wounded Knee Massacre, and later service in major 20th- and 21st-century conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army regiment
cavalry regiment
activeDuring Indian Wars
allegiance United States of America
associatedWith 1st Cavalry Division
branch United States Army
conflictPeriod 20th century
21st century
late 19th century American Indian Wars
country United States of America
engagedWith Lakota Sioux
linked to: Sioux people

Nez Perce
Northern Cheyenne
equipment armored vehicles (modern)
helicopters (air cavalry elements)
horses (historical)
formedIn 1866
garrisonLabel various U.S. Army posts over time
hasSubunit 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment
2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment
3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment
4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment
historicalCommander George Armstrong Custer
motto Garryowen
linked to: The Garryowen
nickname Garryowen
linked to: The Garryowen
notableEngagement Battle of the Little Bighorn
Iraq War
Korean War
Nez Perce War
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan
Wounded Knee Massacre
notableEvent defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876
participation in the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890
partOf United States Army
role air cavalry
armored cavalry
cavalry
serviceBranch U.S. Army Cavalry
subunitOf 1st Cavalry Division
theaterOfOperations Central Asia
Great Plains
Korean Peninsula
Middle East
Southeast Asia
tradition uses the Irish tune "Garryowen" as a regimental march
type combined arms unit (in modern era)

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Big Foot associatedWith United States Army 7th Cavalry Regiment
Alfred Terry notableEvent U.S. Army operations around the Battle of the Little Bighorn
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Edgar Rice Burroughs servedIn Seventh U.S. Cavalry
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Harold Gregory Moore Sr. commanded 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment
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1st Battalion, 33rd Regiment notableOpponentUnit 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
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Operation Silver Bayonet unitInvolved 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment
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Operation Silver Bayonet unitInvolved 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment
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Landing Zone Albany usedBy 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment
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Landing Zone Albany associatedUnit 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry
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LZ X-Ray associatedWithUnit 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment
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LZ X-Ray associatedWithUnit 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment
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LZ Albany notableUnit 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment
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Myles Walter Keogh militaryUnit Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry
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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument associatedWith U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment
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United States Army 7th Cavalry Regiment hasSubunit 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment
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Two Moons opponent U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment
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