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The British cavalry were the first British Army units to see action during the First World War. Captain Hornby of the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards is reputed to have been the first British soldier to kill a German soldier, using his sword, and Corporal Edward Thomas of the same regiment is reputed to have fired the first British shot ...
Pages in category "Cavalry regiments of the British Army in World War I" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
List of military divisions — List of British divisions in the First World War. This page is a list of British divisions that existed in the First World War. Divisions were either infantry or cavalry. Divisions were categorised as being 'Regular Army' (professional), 'Territorial Force' (part-time) or 'New Army' (wartime).
The Cavalry Corps was a cavalry corps of the British Army in the First World War. The corps was formed in France in October 1914, under General Sir Edmund Allenby . It was later broken up in March 1916, but re-established in the following September. [ 1 ]
XV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (later renumbered as IV Brigade, RHA) K Battery, RHA C Battery, RHA from 19 October G Battery, RHA from 25 November XV (later IV) RHA Brigade Ammunition Column
The cavalry brigades were named for the commanding officer, rather than numbered. [a] For the Hundred Days Campaign, he numbered his British cavalry brigades in a single sequence, 1st to 7th. [b] The 1st Cavalry Brigade consisted of: 1st Life Guards; 2nd Life Guards; Royal Horse Guards; 1st King's Dragoon Guards [12]
This is a list of numbered Regiments of Cavalry of the British Army from the mid-18th century until 1922 when various amalgamations were implemented. The Life Guards were formed following the end of the English Civil War as troops of Life Guards between 1658 and 1659. [ 1 ]
During the war British private investments abroad were sold, raising £550 million. However, £250 million new investment also took place during the war. The net financial loss was therefore approximately £300 million ; less than two years investment compared to the pre-war average rate and more than replaced by 1928. [ 183 ]