A squadron of the Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry was at once ordered to charge the works with drawn sabres, which was done in good order.

World War I Drove Cavalry Into the History Books, But Not For The Reasons You Think Horses were still used in World War II, but their effectiveness had waned.

The last true “charge” took part during the Battle of Schoenfeld near the end of the Second World War in March 1945, when a small united of Polish cavalry, supporting Soviet infantry ...