MANILA, Philippines--The origins of the 1st Cavalry Division’s motto, “First Team,” can be traced back to World War II and the Battle of Manila from February 3 to March 3, 1945. This year marks the ...

Virginia is home to numerous historic sites and battlefields throughout the commonwealth going back to the dawn of our nation. Some of these events have a lasting importance or notable impact on the ...

The anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station is June 9. On that day in 1863, during the Civil War, battle ensued for more just over half a day. Today, the American Battlefield Trust has preserved ...

Captain and medical doctor James E. Kreisle’s Dec. 6, 1944 letter, posted from Clervaux, Luxembourg, begins with a chest thump: “Dear Mum, Dad and Peg: I’ve just returned to my outfit after a leave ...

First published by Associated University Presses in 1986, Edward Longacre’s outstanding study of cavalry operations during Robert E. Lee’s second invasion of the North that climaxed at Gettysburg on ...

It is where north is south and south is north; where barnyards and backyards abut battlefields; where mundane silos and monumental statues share the skyline; and where an Army general known best for ...

Portrait of Italian-American Medal of Honor recipient Luigi Palma di Cesnola, by Jacob D. Blondel. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. James Bradley Cook, 1967) On June 17, 1863, Col. Luigi ...

Riders take part in a cavalry competition on the site of Battle of Waterloo, in Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium, Aug. 14, 2021. A cavalry competition named Memorial Trophy was organized by the Waterloo 1815 ...