History Quotes / TheCavalry

-->-- '''Agent Washington''', [[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheRecollection Red vs. Blue: Revelation]]

-> '''Lamar:''' Captain, your last-second victory ass pull has arrived.\\
'''Tari:''' You know… about a minute earlier would have been good too.\\
'''Lamar:''' Eh, but this was way more dramatic. I got to blow up their captain’s quarters, and I swiped you this bitchin’ hat from a storeroom!
-->-- ''WebAnimation/MetaRunner''

->'''Poe:''' [[DespairEventHorizon My friends...I'm sorry]]. I thought we had a shot. There's just too many of them.\\

-> ''"I would say that was the cavalry, but... I've never seen a line of horses crash into the battlefield from outer space before."''

-->-- '''Hugo''', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''

->Then [[UndeadChild a tiny figure, blackened and charred, its eyes burned from its skull]], emerged into the flickering light of the single torch that a ghoul had managed to keep burning. "[[TerrifyingRescuer Haqim sends me]]," it whispered. "I am [[TimeAbyss ur]]-[[HumanoidAbomination Shulgi]]. And I am of the Blood."

And the Winged Hussars arrive!\\

->'''Poe:''' [[DespairEventHorizon My friends...I'm sorry]]. I really thought we had a chance. There's just too many of them.\\
'''Lando:''' But there are more of ''us'', Poe. There are more of ''us''.\\

->'''Poe:''' I'm sorry everyone... there are just too many of them.\\
'''Lando:''' But there are more of ''us'', Poe.\\

-->-- '''Hugo''', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''

'''Lando:''' But there are more of ''us''.\\

'''Admiral Pryde:''' Where did they get all these fighters? They have no fleet!\\
'''Commander:''' This isn't a fleet, sir. They're just... people.

->There is a rich history behind the terms used by those who conduct war. Consider "cavalry." On Earth, warriors on horseback played a significant part in the rise of numerous empires. Cavalry had such an impact on Terran warfare that the term remained in use far longer than the horse did. Fleets of armored limousines might be called "cavalry corps." Tank divisions were often called "armored cavalry." And "orbital cav" patrolled Lunar skies. In popular entertainment, "cavalry" became synonymous with rescue of some sort.\\
We might ask what the ancient warriors would think of the modern units bearing the name they made famous.\\
[[HeroicComedicSociopath Sergeant Schlock]] has no horse, no armor, and no sword. But even [[ProudWarriorRace the mightiest Mongol horse-warrior]] would see in him a fit heir.

-> ''"[[BadassBoast Venimus, vidimus, deus vicit.]]"''[[note]]"We came, we saw, God conquered"[[/note]]
-->-- '''Jan III Sobieski''' after lifting the Turkish Siege of Vienna

-> ''"I have seen war in all its forms. I have seen feral world savages braining each other with stones, and I have monitored the death of a whole planet at the hands of a virus bomb. I have seen Space Marines drop to certain death, and win. I have seen Titans crush whole platoons underfoot. But there is no more stirring sight in war than the charge of massed cavalry."''
-->-- '''Dravin Gratz''', 14th Tharinga Regiment, Imperial Guard, ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''

-> ''"We stood at the edge of destruction and would have fallen, if not for the might of the GodEmperor and his angels of death."''
-->-- '''Sgt. Mudir''', after the Battle for Inner City Five, ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''

-> ''"I would say that was the cavalry, but... I've never seen a line of horses crash into the battlefield from outer space before."''
-->-- '''Agent Washington''', [[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheRecollection Red vs. Blue: Revelation]]

-> ''"Tell the men [[TankGoodness the cavalry's]] arrived!"''
-->--'''Leman Russ commander''', ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar''

->''"I think the cavalry's here!"''
-->-- '''Hugo''', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''

->''"[[TheFederation Alliance]] ships, move in, save the ''Destiny Ascension!"
-->-- '''Admiral Hackett''', ''VideoGame/MassEffect1''

->'''Woman:''' Who are you?
->'''Eliot:''' Well ma'am, we'd be the cavalry.
-->-- ''Series/{{Leverage}}''

->''The cavalry's here. Cavalry's a frightened guy with a rock, but it's here.''
-->-- '''Xander Harris''', ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' season two finale

-->-- Film/TheThreeStooges in ''Out West''

->''"The cavalry has arrived!"''
-->-- '''Jimmy''', ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''

->After courage and valor have long since fled, the day will be won by the guy who remembered to bring reinforcements to the party.
-->-- ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary''

->There is a rich history behind the terms used by those who conduct war. Consider "cavalry." On Earth, warriors on horseback played a significant part in the rise of numerous empires. Cavalry had such an impact on Terran warfare that the term remained in use far longer than the horse did. Fleets of armored limousines might be called "cavalry corps." Tank divisions were often called "armored cavalry." And "orbital cav" patrolled Lunar skies. In popular entertainment, "cavalry" became synonymous with rescue of some sort.\\
We might ask what the ancient warriors would think of the modern units bearing the name they made famous.\\
[[HeroicComedicSociopath Sergeant Schlock]] has no horse, no armor, and no sword. But even [[ProudWarriorRace the mightiest Mongol horse-warrior]] would see in him a fit heir.
-->-- ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2015-02-01 Sunday February 1st 2015]]

->Near dawn of the second night, the last remaining sorcerers gathered in the most defensible of the caverns. As they prepared their wards for the coming assault, the stone beneath their feet began to tremble. A ferocious screaming arose, as if the [[ReligionOfEvil Baali]] had mustered the very [[TheLegionsOfHell legions of the infernal]] to sweep the [[MurderInc Children of Haqim]] from the world. The judges braced their spears; the sorcerers gathered their energies.
->Then blood began to flow into the cavern. [[RiversOfBlood Only a trickle at first, a few drops seeping down through the tunnels, gradually becoming a steady flow that left the surviving Children ankle deep in cooling crimson]]. Then footfalls: light, almost noiseless, slow, as if those of a child tentatively making its way down the steep passages.
->Then [[UndeadChild a tiny figure, blackened and charred, its eyes burned from its skull]], emerged into the flickering light of the single torch that a ghoul had managed to keep burning. "[[TerrifyingRescuer Haqim sends me]]," it whispered. "I am [[TimeAbyss ur]]-[[HumanoidAbomination Shulgi]]. And I am of the Blood."
-->--''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade - Clanbook: Assamite (Revised)''

Coming down they turn the tide!\\

-->--{{Music/Sabaton}}, ''Winged Hussars''

->''"Night or the Prussians must come""''
-->--''Wellingtons famous quote in the battle of Waterloo.''

-->--'''Lena Oxton/Tracer''', ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''

->''"Giles, remember what the General said: We're the cavalry. It would be bad form to arrive in advance of schedule. In the nick of time would do nicely."''
-->--'''Colonel Vandeleur''', ''Film/ABridgeTooFar''

->'''Arizona Kid:''' Colonel I hope you're not too late.
->'''Colonel:''' Son, never in the history of motion pictures has the United States Calvary been too late.

-->-- ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary''

-->-- '''Théoden''', ''LordOfTheRings''

->'''[[{{Mook}} Decepticon soldier]]:''' (to Bumblebee) You can't hold out forever Autobot! You're all alone!\\

->'''[[{{Mook}} Decepticon soldier]]:''' You can't hold out forever Autobot! You're all alone!\\

-> ''"Cheers, luv! The cavalry's here!"''

-> ''"Giles, remember what the General said: We're the cavalry. It would be bad form to arrive in advance of schedule. In the nick of time would do nicely."''

Sergeant Schlock has no horse, no armor, and no sword. But even the mightiest Mongol horse-warrior would see in him a fit heir.

-->-- ''Webcomics/SchlockMercenary''

-->-- ''Webcomics/SchlockMercenary''

A cry for help in time of need; await relief from Holy League;\\

A cry for help in time of need await relief from Holy League\\
60 days of siege outnumbered and weak\\
Sent a message to the sky wounded soldiers left to die\\
Will they hold the wall or will the city fall\\

Dedication\\
Dedication\\
They're outnumbered 15 to one\\
And the battle's begun\\

A cry for help in time of need await relief from Holy League
60 days of siege outnumbered and weak
Sent a message to the sky wounded soldiers left to die
Will they hold the wall or will the city fall

Dedication
Dedication
They're outnumbered 15 to one
And the battle's begun

And the Winged Hussars arrive!
Coming down the mountainside
Let the Winged Hussars arrive!
Coming down they turn the tide