Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cavalcade \Cav"al*cade`\, n. [F. cavalcade, fr. It. cavalcata,
   fr. cavalcare to go on horseback, fr. LL. caballicare, fr. L.
   caballus an inferior horse, Gr. ?. Cf. {Cavalier},
   {Cavalry}.]
   A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march
   of horsemen by way of parade.

         He brought back war-worn cavalcade to the city.
                                                  --Prescott.

Source : WordNet®

cavalcade
     n : a procession of people traveling on horseback