HORSE is also used in the military language, to express the cavalry; or the body of soldiers who serve on horseback.
The horse includes horse guards, horse grenadiers, and troopers. Dragoons are also frequently comprehended under this name, though they fight on foot: of these there are now 18 regiments; besides three regiments of dragoon-guards raised in 1685. See GRANADIER, DRAGOONS, and GUARDS.
Master of the Horse. See MASTER.
Light-Horse, are regiments of cavalry, mounted on light swift horses, whose men are small and lightly accoutred. They were first raised in 1757. The denomination arose hence, that anciently they were lightly armed, in comparison of the royal guards, which were armed at all points.
Hungarian Horse. See HUSSARS.