8th Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom)
8th Cavalry Brigade | |
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Active | 1914–1918 |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Cavalry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | 3rd Cavalry Division |
Engagements | World War I |
The 8th Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Army in World War I. It was formed in Belgium in 1914 and served on the Western Front as part of the 3rd Cavalry Division. It left the 3rd Cavalry Division on 14 March 1918.
World War I
Formation
The 3rd Cavalry Division began forming at Ludgershall, Wiltshire in September 1914 with just two cavalry brigades (the 6th and the 7th).[1] To bring the division up to the standard strength of three brigades, the 8th Cavalry Brigade was formed in Belgium on 20 November 1914.[2] With the addition of its third brigade, 3rd Cavalry Division obtained a third Cavalry Field Ambulance (8th, from England on 23 December) and a third Mobile Veterinary Section (20th, from England on 9 March 1915).[3]
The brigade was initially formed with the
Chronicle
The brigade served with the 3rd Cavalry Division on the Western Front until March 1918. It joined the division too late to take part in any of the 1914 actions, but in 1915 the division saw action in the Second Battle of Ypres (Battle of Frezenberg Ridge, 11–13 May) and the Battle of Loos (26–28 September). 1916 saw no notable actions, but in 1917 the division took part in the Battle of Arras (First Battle of the Scarpe, 9–12 April).[1] At other times, the brigade formed a dismounted unit and served in the trenches (as a regiment under the command of the brigadier).[5]
In March 1918, the
The yeomanry regiments were concentrated in the 8th Cavalry Brigade; it left the 3rd Cavalry Division on 14 March 1918, the day after the
Units
Unit | From | To |
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Royal Horse Guards | 20 November 1914 | 7 November 1917[c] |
10th (Prince Of Wales’s Own Royal) Hussars |
20 November 1914 | 12 March 1918[d] |
1/1st Essex Yeomanry |
11 December 1914 | 14 March 1918[e] |
1/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry |
7 November 1917[c] | 14 March 1918[f] |
1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry |
13 March 1918[d] | 14 March 1918[g] |
G Battery, RHA |
25 November 1914 | 13 March 1918[h] |
8th Signal Troop Royal Engineers | 20 November 1914 | |
8th Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, MGC | 29 February 1916 | 11 March 1918[i] |
Commanders
The 8th Cavalry Brigade had the following commanders:[2]
From | Rank | Name |
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23 November 1914 | Brigadier-General |
C.B. Bulkeley-Johnson (killed, 11 April 1917) |
11 April 1917 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Lord Tweedmouth (acting) |
14 April 1917 | Brigadier-General | A.G. Seymour |
See also
- British Army during World War I
- British Cavalry Corps order of battle 1914
- British cavalry during the First World War
Notes
- 1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry from 1st South Western Mounted Brigade in England.[3]
- North Midland Mounted Brigade in England.[3]
- ^ a b Royal Horse Guards returned to 7th Cavalry Brigade in exchange for the 1/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry.[3]
- ^ a b 10th Hussars returned to 6th Cavalry Brigade in exchange for the 1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry.[3]
- 16th Lancers).[8]
- 1st Dragoons and 10th Hussars).[9]
- ^ G Battery, Royal Horse Artillery was posted to XVII Brigade, RHA.[10]
- ^ 8th Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron transferred to the reconstituted 7th Cavalry Brigade. Redesignated 7th Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron on 4 May 1918.[3]
References
- ^ a b Becke 1935, p. 22
- ^ a b c Becke 1935, p. 18
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Becke 1935, p. 20
- ^ Baker, Chris. "Cavalry units of the Machine Gun Corps". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ Becke 1935, p. 19
- ^ Perry 1993, pp. 16, 20
- ^ a b James 1978, p. 18
- ^ a b James 1978, p. 22
- ^ a b James 1978, p. 27
- ^ a b Frederick 1984, p. 447
Bibliography
- Becke, Major A.F. (1935). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 1. The Regular British Divisions. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 1-871167-09-4.
- Frederick, J.B.M. (1984). Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660-1978. Wakefield, Yorkshire: Microform Academic Publishers. ISBN 1-85117-009-X.
- James, Brigadier E.A. (1978). British Regiments 1914–18. London: Samson Books Limited. ISBN 0-906304-03-2.
- Perry, F.W. (1993). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions. Newport: Ray Westlake Military Books. ISBN 1-871167-23-X.
External links
- Baker, Chris. "The 3rd Cavalry Division in 1914-1918". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "3rd Cavalry Division on The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 by PB Chappell". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-04.