11th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army)
London Mounted Brigade 4th (London) Mounted Brigade 8th Mounted Brigade 11th Cavalry Brigade | |
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Active | 1908–1921 |
Country | First World War
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The London Mounted Brigade (later numbered as the 8th Mounted Brigade) was a yeomanry brigade of the British Army, formed as part of the Territorial Force in 1908.
It served dismounted in the
In April 1918, it was merged with elements of the 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade to form 11th Cavalry Brigade. It remained in Palestine after the end of the war on occupation duties.
Formation
London Mounted Brigade
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Organisation on 4 August 1914 |
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Under the terms of the
As the name suggests, the units were drawn from London.[4]
First World War
London Mounted Brigade
The brigade was mobilised on 4 August 1914 at the outbreak of the
Egypt
In April 1915, the 2nd Mounted Division moved to
It was dismounted in August 1915 and took part in the
Gallipoli
The brigade landed at Suvla Bay on the morning of 18 August and moved into reserve positions at Karakol Dagh. It moved to "C" Beach, Lala Baba on 20 August. On 21 August it advanced to Chocolate Hill under heavy fire and took part in the attack on Hill 112.[6]
Due to losses during the
8th Mounted Brigade
8th Mounted Brigade
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The brigade left the 2nd Mounted Division on 18 January 1916 and was sent to Abbassia.[8] It served as part of the Suez Canal Defences.[13] On 31 March 1916, the remaining Mounted Brigades were numbered in a single sequence. As a consequence, the London Mounted Brigade was redesignated as 8th Mounted Brigade.[14]
From November 1916 to June 1917, the brigade took part in the Salonika Campaign,[8] serving as GHQ Troops with the British Salonika Army.
The brigade arrived back in Egypt from Salonika on 8 June 1917. The Machine Gun Squadron was formed in Egypt on 14 June. The brigade moved forward and joined the newly formed
11th Cavalry Brigade
11th Cavalry Brigade
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In March 1918, the
By an Egyptian Expeditionary Force GHQ Order of 12 April 1918, the mounted troops of the EEF were reorganised when the Indian Army units arrived in theatre. On 24 April 1918, the Yeomanry Mounted Division was indianized[a] and its title was changed to 1st Mounted Division,[19] the third distinct division to bear this title.[b]
On 24 April 1918, the 8th Mounted Brigade was merged with elements of the 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade:[15]
- the 1st County of London Yeomanry remained with the brigade
- the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) and the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) left the brigade on 7 April and were merged to form E Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. It was posted to France, arriving on 1 June
- 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)joined from 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade
- 36th Jacob's Horse joined from 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade
- 21st Machine Gun Squadron remained with the brigade
- 8th Mounted Brigade Signal Troop remained with the brigade
- on 30 April, 1/London Cavalry Field Ambulance merged with Lucknow Cavalry Field Ambulance to form 8th Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance
- in April, 3/1st Highland Mobile Veterinary Section merged with Lucknow Mobile Veterinary Section to form 8th Mobile Veterinary Section
On 22 July 1918, the 1st Mounted Division was renumbered as the
The brigade remained with 4th Cavalry Division for the rest of the war, taking part in the
After the Armistice of Mudros, the brigade remained with 4th Cavalry Division in Palestine as part of the occupation forces. However, demobilization began immediately and by May 1919 most of the British units had been repatriated. The division was finally broken up in 1921.[20]
Commanders
The London Mounted Brigade[21] / 8th Mounted Brigade[22] / 11th Cavalry Brigade[23] had the following commanders:
From | Rank | Name |
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25 May 1914 | Colonel | A.H.M. Taylor (until 4 September 1915)[c] |
5 August 1914 | Brigadier-General
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1 December 1915 | Brigadier-General | A.H.M. Taylor |
6 September 1917 | Brigadier-General | C.S. Rome, DSO[24] |
13 June 1918 | Brigadier-General | C.L. Gregory, CB[24] |
See also
- 2/1st London Mounted Brigadefor the 2nd Line formation
- 11th Indian Cavalry Brigade existed at the same time but was unrelated other than having the same number
- British yeomanry during the First World War
Notes
- ^ British divisions were converted to the British Indian Army standard whereby brigades only retained one British regiment or battalion and most support units were Indian (artillery excepted).
- ^ See 1st Mounted Division and 3rd Mounted Division.
- ^ Brigade was absorbed in 2nd Composite Mounted Brigade 4 September to 1 December 1915; Brigadier-General Taylor took command of 2nd Composite.
References
- ^ Conrad, Mark (1996). "The British Army, 1914".
- ^ Westlake 1992, p. 14
- ^ a b James 1978, p. 35
- ^ Conrad, Mark (1996). "The British Army, 1914". Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ Rinaldi 2008, p. 58
- ^ a b Westlake 1996, pp. 263–266, 268
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 16
- ^ a b c Becke 1936, p. 14
- ^ James 1978, p. 34
- ^ a b Becke 1936, p. 17
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 13
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 32
- ^ James 1978, p. 23
- ^ James 1978, p. 36
- ^ a b c Becke 1936, p. 33
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 34
- ^ a b Perry 1993, p. 22
- ^ Perry 1993, p. 16
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 24
- ^ a b Perry 1993, p. 24
- ^ Becke 1936, pp. 10, 11
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 31
- ^ Perry 1993, p. 21
- ^ a b "Commanders of the Desert Mounted Corps". NZMR Association. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
Bibliography
- Becke, Major A.F. (1936). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 2A. The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42-56). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 1-871167-12-4.
- Becke, Major A.F. (1937). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 2B. The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th-69th) with The Home-Service Divisions (71st-73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 1-871167-00-0.
- 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.
- Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). Order of Battle of the British Army 1914. Ravi Rikhye. ISBN 978-0-97760728-0.
- Westlake, Ray (1992). British Territorial Units 1914-18. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-168-7.
- Westlake, Ray (1996). British Regiments at Gallipoli. Barnsley: Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-511-X.