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Troopers of the 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheeba, 1917. The light horse were organised along cavalry rather than infantry lines. A light horse regiment, although technically equivalent to an infantry battalion in terms of command level, contained only 25 officers and 400 men as opposed to an infantry battalion that consisted of around ...
The 1st Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), which served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I.The brigade was initially formed as a part-time militia formation in the early 1900s in New South Wales and then later in Queensland.
The 2nd Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) which served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. The brigade was initially formed as a part-time militia formation in the early 1900s in New South Wales. In 1914, the brigade was re-constituted as part of the AIF.
The 2nd Light Horse Regiment was a mounted infantry regiment of the Australian Army during the First World War.The regiment was raised in September 1914, and by December as part of the 1st Light Horse Brigade had moved overseas.
The 5th Light Horse Brigade crosses the Ghoraniyeh bridge, Jordan River, April 1918, during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign The Australian Light Horse during World War I. At the outbreak of the war August 1914 the Australian Government decided to raise the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) consisting of 20,000 troops comprising an infantry division and a light horse brigade of three regiments ...
The brigade was broken up: [8] the 11th Light Horse Regiment was dismounted and served in Gallipoli as reinforcements to other regiments; [9] the 12th Light Horse Regiment was dismounted and attached to the 3rd Light Horse Brigade in Gallipoli (August – December 1915) and 2nd Light Horse Brigade in Egypt (April 1915 – January 1917); [10 ...
During this fighting, the 3rd Light Horse Brigade had been sent to reinforce the Anzac Mounted Division. The 5th Mounted Brigade remained in corps reserve, armed with swords. With all brigades of both mounted divisions already committed to the battle, the only brigade available was the 4th Light Horse Brigade, which was ordered to capture ...
Lighthorse or Light Horse most often refers to Light cavalry, but may also refer to: 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment, Australian Army Regiment; 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (United States) Australian Light Horse, mounted infantry who fought in World War I 1st Light Horse Brigade; 2nd Light Horse Brigade; 3rd Light Horse Brigade; 4th Light ...