The Great Indian Wars 1540-1890

The Cavalry (1x2)

Air date: Oct 18, 2005

This episode explores the role of the Dragoons; a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot whileprotecting the trails. The world of the cavalry - Fort Laramie; the Laramie Treaty; Santa Fe Trail; Kit Carson and the Navajo, and the famous "buffalo soldiers", the African-American soldiers.