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Soldiers of the 25th Infantry, Fort Keogh, Montana, 1890. After the Civil War, the regular army was expanded to 45 infantry regiments from its wartime strength of 19. The act of Congress that authorized this included the creation of four regiments of "Colored Troops", racially segregated units with white officers and African American enlisted men.
The Battle of Buffalo (also known as the Battle of Black Rock) took place during the War of 1812 on December 30, 1813, in the State of New York, near the Niagara River.The British forces drove off the American defenders and destroyed many buildings and ships.
The war in Europe against the French Empire under Napoleon ensured that the British did not consider the War of 1812 against the United States as more than a sideshow. [283] Britain's blockade of French trade had worked and the Royal Navy was the world's dominant nautical power (and remained so for another century).
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Buffalo Soldiers (1997 film) Set in 1880, the film tells the true story of the black cavalry corps known as the Buffalo Soldiers, who patrolled and protected the Western territories after the end of the American Civil War. 1999 () Mutiny: TV made film of the 1944 Port Chicago disaster: 2001
Although the Buffalo Soldiers were 12% of the U.S. Army infantry force and 20% of the cavalry force in this era, Buffalo Soldiers were awarded less than 4% of all Medals of Honor awarded. Other regiments during the era received a greater number of Medals of Honor but were not distinguished enough to see duty in Cuba for the Spanish–American War.
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The 17th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment.An earlier regiment designated the 17th Infantry Regiment was organized on 11 January 1812, but it was consolidated with four other regiments as the 3rd Infantry in the post-war reorganization of the army following the War of 1812, due to the shattering losses it sustained at the River Raisin.