Attacking Cavalryman Statue

The Attacking Cavalryman Statue in Iași, Romania (Romanian: Statuia Cavaleristului în atac; also known as the Monument to the Heroes of the 2nd Cavalry Division (Monumentul Eroilor Diviziei 2-a Cavalerie) or The Prunaru Charge (Șarja de la Prunaru)) is a bronze monument executed by sculptor Ion Dimitriu-Bârlad [ro] and unveiled in 1927.

Funds were collected through pledges, in the obtaining of which the wife of General Naum, commander of the division, played an important role.

The monument seeks to remind succeeding generations of the sacrifice made by the soldiers of the 2nd Roșiori cavalry regiment, who undertook the bloody Prunaru Charge in defence of the road to Bucharest at the end of November 1916; of 5,000 troops, just 134 emerged alive.

Inside the crypt there is a candle, illuminated with electric light, that keeps eternal watch over the names carved into marble at the sides of the pedestal.

On the right side of the pedestal, between a bas-relief and the space that once held another, a second marble plaque reads: "Divizia 2-a Cavalerie recunoscătoare acelor cari s'au sacrificat pentru țară în răsboiul întregirei neamului 1916–1919" ("The 2nd Cavalry Division honours those who sacrificed themselves for the country in the war for the union of our people 1916–1919").