Cavalry Quotes

45 quotes by 39 authors

Cavalry is useful before, during, and after the battle. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Without cavalry, battles are without result. — Napoleon Bonaparte
And what do the Theban hoplites see in this extended rending of the sky, this white-bright glory of Enlil's lightning? The future, but not theirs:… — Janet Morris
The cavalry, in particular, were not friendly to the aeroplane, which it was believed, would frighten the horses. — Walter Alexander Raleigh
African cavalry mounted on rhinos or hippos would have made mincemeat of European cavalry mounted on horses. But it couldnt happen. — Jared Diamond
Altogether, Cavalry operations are exceedingly difficult, knowledge of the country is absolutely necessary, and ability to comprehend the situation at a glance, and an audacious… — Maurice de Saxe
Custer is said to have boasted that he could ride through the entire Sioux Nation with his Seventh Cavalry, and he was half right. He… — Vine Deloria, Jr.
You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming, — Chris Gardner
Knights are cavalry, bishops are archers, rooks are cannons and queens are wizards. — Jacob Aagaard
The most stirring battle-poem in English is about a brigade of cavalry which charged in the wrong direction. — George Orwell
Our world leaders ... need our help. They need the cavalry, and the cavalry's not going to come from Mars; it's got to come from… — Jamie Drummond
Galton's eccentric, sceptical, observing, flashing, cavalry-leader type of mind led him eventually to become the founder of the most important, significant and, I would add,… — John Maynard Keynes
No one can stop you from doing exactly what you want to do. If you can accept that the cavalry won't come, and if you… — Mark Duplass
Everything becomes agitated. Ideas quick-march into motion like battalions of a grand army to its legendary fighting ground, and the battle rages. Memories charge in,… — Honore de Balzac
I have a great-great-great-grandfather who was a Confederate cavalry colonel, and I still have his military composite photo on my wall. The chemicals in the… — Anson Mount
If the regulars are to be put together, I believe they would prefer me to the other Cavalry Commanders. — John Buford
The cavalries charged and the Indians died, oh the country was young with God on its side. — Bob Dylan
Charges of cavalry are equally useful at the beginning, the middle and the end of a battle. They should be made always, if possible, on… — Napoleon Bonaparte
Artillery is more essential to cavalry than to infantry, because cavalry has no fire for its defence, but depends on the sabre. — Napoleon Bonaparte
It is the business of cavalry to follow up the victory, and to prevent the beaten army from rallying. — Napoleon Bonaparte

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