Fresh on his mind were events of the past day when his whole regiment was destroyed in the hills.

The Americans lost forty-four men, among them Major Joseph Morris of Morgan's regiment, an officer who was regarded with high esteem and affection, not only by his commander, but by Washington and Lafayette as well.

In his absence, the rifle regiment was under the command of Major Thomas Posey, another able Virginian.

The truth is, however, that when Mel Chandler first reported to the regiment the only steed he had ever ridden was a swivel chair and the only weapon he had ever wielded was a pencil.

Sergeant Early let the new CO know just how lucky he was to be in the best troop in the best regiment in the United States Army.

But what made the load lighter was the realization that every officer, non-com and trooper was ready and willing to help him carry it, for the good of the troop and the regiment.

It was no coincidence that Goulding was one of the most beloved platoon leaders in the regiment.

When the Korean war began, on June 25, 1950, the anniversary of the day Custer had gone down fighting at the Little Big Horn and the day the regiment had assaulted the beachhead of Leyte during World War 2,, the 7th Cavalry was not in the best fighting condition.

The regiment was dug in on the east side of the river and the North Koreans were steadily building up a concentration of crack troops on the other side.

For an instant his men hesitated, unable to believe that their lieutenant, the most popular officer in the regiment, was dead.

So filled was Mel Chandler with the spirit of Garryowen that after Korea was over, he took on the job of writing the complete history of the regiment.

Although it was at the Battle of The Little Horn, about which more words have been written than any other battle in American history, that the 7th Cavalry first made its mark in history, the regiment was ten years old by then.

In 1703, Alexei was ordered to follow the army to the field as a private in a bombardier regiment.

After graduation and a brief sojourn at the Military School of Paris Napoleon applied for second-lieutenancy in the artillery regiment of La Fère at Valence and after a time was given the position.

The regiment was in Auxonne when the revolution broke out in the summer of 1789.

After a brief return to his regiment Napoleon was promoted to First Lieutenant and came home again on leave in 1791.

After acquiring an initial fleet of utility and transport aircraft, the squadron was attached to an interarmy support regiment.

De la Colonie, with his Grenadiers Rouge regiment, together with the Cologne Guards who were brigaded with them, was now ordered forward from his post south of Ramillies to support the faltering counter-attack on the village.

Borthwick was killed, as was Charles O ’ Brien, the Irish Viscount Clare in French service, fighting at the head of his regiment.

Two officers from the regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross ; Lieutenant Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts and Lieutenant Llewelyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies.

12840 men of the regiment were killed while seven members were nominated and received the Victoria Cross and over 2, 000 further decorations were awarded.

Regimental flags were generally awarded to a regiment by a head-of-State during a ceremony and Colors may be inscribed with battle honours or other symbols representing former achievements.

Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the defenders of Rorke's Drift, seven of them to soldiers of the 2nd / 24th Foot – the most ever received in a single action by one regiment ( although not, as commonly thought, the most won in a single action or the most won in a day: 16 were won at the Battle of Inkerman, on 5 November 1854 ; 28 were won during the Second Relief of Lucknow, 14 – 22 November 1857 ).

The 60th King's Royal Rifle Corps ( later part of the Royal Green Jackets ) fought alongside the Sirmoor Rifles and were so impressed that following the mutiny they insisted 2nd GR be awarded the honours of adopting their distinctive rifle green uniforms with scarlet edgings and rifle regiment traditions and that they should hold the title of riflemen rather than sepoys.

Although he had received a shrapnel wound and four lesser injuries from rifle bullets, he organised, under heavy fire, a withdrawal of the survivors of his regiment, for which he was awarded one of the first batch of the Military Cross.

One Medal of Honor and many Distinguished Service Crosses were awarded to members of the regiment.

The French government awarded the regiment the Croix de Guerre with silver star for the taking of Séchault.

Although they did not feature in any major engagement as a unit, members of the regiment were awarded 1 Military Cross ( MC ) and 3 Military Medals ( MM ).

The regiment was awarded the theatre honour " Falkland Islands 1982 ".

After the war the regiment was awarded an arm badge depicting a glider, in recognition of its services as an airborne unit.

Major Robert Henry Cain of B-company, 2nd Battalion of the regiment was awarded the Victoria Cross for his participation during the Battle of Arnhem.

Lance-Sergeant John Daniel Baskeyfield of 2nd Battalion of the regiment was awarded the Victoria Cross.

Nine soldiers from the regiment have been awarded the Victoria Cross, and Corporal Wayne Mills of the 1st Battalion became the first recipient of the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross in 1994, whilst serving with the United Nations forces in Bosnia.

The regiment was awarded a Battle honour for the engagement.

* Acting-Sergeant Hanson Victor Turner-originally in the regiment he was serving with The West Yorkshire Regiment ( The Prince of Wales's Own ) when he was awarded his VC.

Nine Victoria Crosses were awarded to the regiment, the first in 1900 and the last in 1918.

Two more Victoria Crosses were awarded to the regiment in the final months of the war.

The regiment lost over 700 men killed and was awarded 252 medals including two Victoria Crosses.

Adjutant Claudius V. H. Davis of the 22nd Mississippi regiment was awarded the Confederate Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Battle of Peachtree Creek by the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Seven members who served with the regiment have been awarded the Victoria Cross, Canada's highest military award:

The following members of the regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross in the Great War:

The regiment was permitted to perpetuate the history of the 10th Battalion, CEF, and inherited that units battle honours ( granted in 1929 ) as well as inheriting the memory of two Victoria Cross holders, Acting Sergeant Arthur George Knight and Private Harry Brown, both of whom were awarded the VC posthumously in the last year and a half of the Great War.

For bravery displayed in Lorraine, Champagne-Marne, and Meuse-Argonne, the Medal of Honor was awarded to regiment members, including William Joseph Donovan and Richard O ' Neill.