heavy cavalry

English

Noun

heavy cavalry (countable and uncountable, plural heavy cavalries)

(military) A military unit consisting of troops mounted on large powerful horses, and often equipped with armor as well as either swords, maces, lances, or battle axes.

Translations

military unit

Chinese:
Mandarin: 重騎兵, 重骑兵 (zhòngqíbīng), 重騎, 重骑兵 (zhòngqí)
Finnish: raskas ratsuväki

German: schwere Kavallerie f
Russian: тяжёлая кавале́рия f (tjažólaja kavalérija)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

light cavalry

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