Twenty-seven cavalrymen charged a group of Japanese infantry at Morong, Philippines, on January 16, 1942. They scattered a substantial force of enemy soldiers and then held their position for five hours. Only three men were wounded. It was not only a stunning success in a horrific battle, it was the last official mounted cavalry charge in U.S. Army history. The charge happened four months after the Army decided horse cavalry was obsolete. Only weeks later, the regiment of cavalry troopers would