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5th Cavalry Regiment
5th Cavalry Regiment coat of arms
Active
1861–
Country
United States of America
Branch
Regular Army
Type
Cavalry
Nickname(s)
"Black Knights, Lancers"[1]
Motto(s)
Loyalty&Courage
Colors
Yellow&Black
Engagements
Indian Wars American Civil War Spanish–American War Philippine–American War Border War Mexican Expedition World War II Korean War Vietnam War War in Southwest Asia Iraq War
Commanders
Notable commanders
Albert Sidney Johnston Robert E. Lee Wesley Merritt George H. Cameron Gordon B. Rogers Eric Shinseki
George S. Patton
Insignia
Regimental distinctive insignia
Military unit
U.S. Cavalry Regiments
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The 5th Cavalry Regiment ("Black Knights"[1]) is a historical unit of the United States Army that began its service on August 3, 1861, when an act of Congress enacted "that the two regiments of dragoons, the regiment of mounted riflemen, and the two regiments of cavalry shall hereafter be known and recognized, as the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth regiments of cavalry respectively..."[2] and continues in modified organizational format in the U.S. Army.[3]
^ ab"Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
^Price, George F., compiled by Captain Fifth Cavalry, U.S. Army. (1883) Across The Continent with the Fifth Cavalry. New York, D. Van Nostrand, Publisher, 23 Murray Street and 27 Warpen Street. p. 103, 104
^"History of the 2nd BN, 5th Cavalry Regiment". hood.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. (reproduced with permission)
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