10th Cavalry Regiment (United States)

10th Cavalry Regiment
10th Cavalry coat of arms
Active1866–1944, 1958–
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeCavalry
SizeRegiment
Nickname(s)"Buffalo Soldiers"[1]
Motto(s)Ready and Forward
Engagements
Decorations
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Benjamin H. Grierson

Guy V. Henry

Samuel Whitside

George Grunert
Insignia
Regimental distinctive insignia

The 10th Cavalry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army. Formed as a segregated African-American unit, the 10th Cavalry was one of the original "Buffalo Soldier" regiments in the post–Civil War Regular Army. It served in combat during the Indian Wars in the western United States, the Spanish–American War in Cuba,[2] Philippine–American War and Mexican Revolution. The regiment was trained as a combat unit but later relegated to non-combat duty and served in that capacity in World War II until its deactivation in 1944.

The 10th Cavalry was reactivated as an integrated combat unit in 1958. Portions of the regiment have served in conflicts ranging from the Vietnam War to Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The current structure is one squadron, the 4th Squadron 10th Cavalry Regiment unit, and one separate Armored Cavalry Troop, C Troop 10th Cavalry, in active service. 4-10 CAV is assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division at Ft Carson, Colorado. C Troop, 10 CAV is assigned as the Armored Cavalry Troop to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Cavazos, Texas.

  1. ^ "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Pursuing Pancho Villa - Presidio of San Francisco (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 7 May 2023.