Curriculum

• General
• Historical Setting
• Uniform, Equipment, & Arms
• The Fighting Cavalry
• Drill and Horsemanship
• Cavalry Operations

General:

• Course Overview

Historical Setting:

• History of the Cavalry
• Native America
• The Western Frontier
• The United States After the Civil War
• The Frontier Army

Uniform, Equipment, & Arms:

• Uniform and Personal Equipment
• Horse Equipment
• Firearms, Sabers, and Other Implements of War
• Live Fire Exercise

The Fighting Cavalry:

• Federal Indian Policy/Military Strategy
• Cavalry Missions & Tactics
• Historic Battle Analysis (Available case studies)
• Cowpens (as time permits)/li>
• Gettysburg
• Washita (as time permits)
• Palo Duro Canyon (as time permits)
• Rosebud
• Little Bighorn
• Dull Knife Fight (as time permits)

Drill and Horsemanship:

• Dismounted Drill
• Basic and Advanced Horsemanship
• Saber & Pistol Skills Under Saddle
• Mounted Formation Drills

Cavalry Operations:

• Preparation for Campaign
• March to Field Encampment
• Orientation on Field Operations
• Combat Formations – Practical Exercise
• Cavalry Patrol and Skirmish
• Defense of a Field Perimeter