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- The Lighthorsemen were a real mounted police force created in the early 1800s to deal with criminal elements among the Five Civilized Tribes. The Lighthorsemen had a broad jurisdiction and were cross-deputized by the US Marshal Service, allowing them to make arrests and enforce tribal law across multiple tribes.
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“The Lighthorsemen” could actually use a few more cliches; as it is, the only one we get is the obligatory scene where the young soldier is wounded and evacuated to a field hospital, where he falls in love with the nurse. The film's final cavalry charge redeems a lot, however.
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The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian war film about the men of a World War I light horse unit involved in Sinai and Palestine campaign's 1917 Battle of Beersheeba. The film is based on a true story and most of the characters in the film were based on real people.
"The Lighthorsemen" highlights the campaign of the Australian mounted rifles in the North Africa battleground of the Great War, and culminates with the last successful action of horse-riding troops in combat.
Lighthorse (or Light Horse) was the name given by the Five Civilized Tribes of the United States to their mounted police force. The Lighthorse were generally organized into companies and assigned to different districts. Perhaps the most famous were the Cherokee Lighthorsemen which had their origins in Georgia.
Apr 30, 1988 · Lifestyle Food Home & Garden Well+Being Inspired Life Parenting. NEIGH TO 'THE LIGHTHORSEMEN' By Rita Kempley. April 29, 1988 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. When they aren't throwing crocodiles on the barbie,...
Apr 8, 1988 · The Lighthorsemen: Directed by Simon Wincer. With Peter Phelps, Nick Waters, John Larking, Jack Heywood. In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.
The Lighthorsemen. World War I Australian cavalrymen (Jon Blake, Peter Phelps) fight the Germans and the Turks, ending in a charge at Beersheba. TOP CRITIC. This time the sequence lasted 14 ...
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