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    The Lightning Brigade, also known as Wilder's Brigade or the Hatchet Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade from the American Civil War in the Union Army...
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  • Lightning Brigade can refer to: Lightning Brigade (US Army of the Cumberland 1863), a brigade in the 19-century Union Army Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore"...
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    The 25th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Tropic Lightning") is a United States Army division based at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. The division, which...
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    erected to honor the Lightning Brigade (led by John T. Wilder) of the Northern Union Army's Army of the Cumberland. The brigade participated in the Battle...
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    Central Tennessee in June 1863. Wilder had personally ensured that his "Lightning Brigade" of mounted infantry was equipped with the new Spencer repeating rifle...
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    Rosecrans’ brilliant deception tactics and the high morale of Wilder’s "Lightning Brigade", equipped with the new Spencer repeating rifle. Following the Battle...
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    (Lightning) Armored Brigade is an Israeli armoured brigade, subordinate to Israel's Northern Regional Command. The emblem of the Barak Armored Brigade...
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    Theater. In that theater, it was known for its membership in the "Lightning Brigade." The 17th Indiana was organized at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Indiana...
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    The Danab Brigade (Somali: Ciidamada Danab, "Lightning Force"), also known as the Somali Danab, is an elite special operations force in the Somali National...
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  • included the Battle of Hoover's Gap (where Colonel John T. Wilder's "Lightning Brigade" of mounted infantry effectively demonstrated the firepower of repeaters)...
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  • Operation Lightning may refer to one of the following military operations: A full-scale amphibious landing by the 74th Indian Brigade of the British Indian...
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    Illinois Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment, as part of Wilder's Lightning Brigade. This regiment was organized at Camp Terry, Mattoon, Coles County...
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    first day of battle, which led to his unit's subsequent nickname, the Lightning Brigade. Their opponents, the 1st Kentucky Cavalry, skirmished briefly and...
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  • launched a campaign to take Chattanooga, Tennessee. Col. John T. Wilder's brigade of the Union 4th Division, XIV Army Corps, marched to a location northeast...
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    notable exception was Colonel John T. Wilder's mounted infantry "Lightning Brigade." Col. Wilder, a wealthy engineer and foundry owner, took out a bank...
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    weapons themselves. One of the most famous examples of this was the Lightning Brigade, whose wealthy commander, Colonel John T. Wilder, purchased Spencer...
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    1863, to November 1, 1864, notably as part of the Lightning Brigade (also sometimes, "The Hatchet Brigade"). during the Tullahoma and Chickamauga Campaigns...
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  • converted to mounted infantry and armed with repeating rifles. The Lightning Brigade at the Battle of Chickamauga was an example of these Union mounted...
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    became an element of "Wilder's Lightning Brigade", a unit that pioneered the use of mounted infantry. As part of that brigade, it performed admirably in the...
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    (paracadutisti). The name "Folgore" is Italian for lightning. The Folgore is one of three light infantry brigades of the Italian Army. While the Folgore specializes...
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  • brigades into autonomous modular brigades, debate has arisen as to whether brigades are units or formations; for the purposes of this list, brigades are...
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    2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment Lightning Horse 209th Aviation Support Battalion Lobos "25th Combat Aviation Brigade". U.S. Army. 19 November 2019....
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    Wilder (1830–1917), Civil War Union General, known for commanding Lightning Brigade and for success at Battle of Chickamauga Aldred Scott Warthin (1866–1931)...
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  • Base (FOB) Lightning, an American military base in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. It was closed in March 2020. Deployed units; 4th Brigade Combat Team...
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    unit in August 1862 when the unit was deployed to join the Lightning Brigade (1st Brigade - Wilder, 4th Division - Reynolds, 14th Corp. - Thomas) commanded...
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    Kentucky and Tennessee. Lilly's artillery unit was transferred to the Lightning Brigade, a mounted infantry under the command of Colonel, later General, John...
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    John T. Wilder of the XIV Corps moved his mounted infantry brigade (the Lightning Brigade, which first saw prominence at Hoover's Gap) to the north of...
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    174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade is an Air Defense Artillery brigade of the United States Army. It is one of six brigade-sized major subordinate commands...
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    Union General John T. Wilder, leader of the 17th Indiana Volunteers (Lightning Brigade) who fought in the Civil War Battle of Chickamauga. General Wilder...
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    The 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (48th IBCT) ("Macon Volunteers") is a modular infantry brigade of the Georgia Army National Guard. One of the oldest...
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