>>>>And how many soldiers is that?
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>>>"Troop" as used by the cavalry refers to a company-sized unit. For example, I spent a (very long) year with "G" Troop, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, in 1987. I dismember the size but it was a hundred plus.
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>>Any relation to "F Troop"? < s > (assuming you're old enough to remember)
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>Nope, never watched it. I didn't even realize there were active cavalry regiments until I was assigned to one!
The British "Household Cavalry" - The Blues & Royals and the Lifeguards (those you see with the shiny plumed helmets, cuirasses, sabres, etc. riding on state occasions with the Queen) - are the ones that shoot about on the battlefield in Scimitar light tanks and stuff.
I remember F Troop.
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