5th Infantry Regiment (United States)

5th Infantry Regiment (United States)

The 5th Infantry Regiment (nicknamed the '"Bobcats"') is the third-oldest infantry regiment of the United States Army, tracing its origins to 1808. It has participated in most of the wars the United States has fought during its history.

Read more about 5th Infantry Regiment (United States):  Origins—War of 1812, 1815–45, Mexican-American War, 1848–61, Civil War, 1865–98, Spanish-American War, Philippine–American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, 1975 To Present

Famous quotes containing the word regiment:

    What makes a regiment of soldiers a more noble object of view than the same mass of mob? Their arms, their dresses, their banners, and the art and artificial symmetry of their position and movements.
    George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)