Canadian Cavalry Brigade

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The Canadian Cavalry Brigade was a mounted combat formation of Canadian forces that served on the Western Front during the First World War, participating in major battles as part of the British Army’s cavalry arm.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian Expeditionary Force unit
cavalry brigade
military unit
allegiance George V
surface form: King George V
alliance Allied Powers of World War I
surface form: Allied Powers
branch cavalry
commander Brigadier-General John Seely
surface form: Brigadier-General J. E. B. Seely

Brigadier-General John Seely
Brigadier-General R. W. Paterson
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War
country Canada
disbanded post-First World War
equipment horses
machine guns
rifles
sabres
formedInConflict World War I
surface form: First World War
garrisonDuringWar Belgium
France
notableAction dismounted infantry-style combat
exploitation of breakthroughs in trench warfare
reconnaissance on Western Front
notableEngagement Battle of Amiens (1918)
surface form: Battle of Amiens

Battle of Cambrai
Battle of the Somme
Hundred Days Offensive
notableFor Canadian mounted operations on Western Front
participation in major British cavalry operations in France and Belgium
operatedUnder British Cavalry Corps
Canadian Corps
surface form: Canadian Corps (in part)
partOf British Army
Canadian Expeditionary Force
role mounted combat formation
serviceEnd 1919
serviceStart 1915
subunit Canadian Light Horse
Fort Garry Horse
Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians)
Royal Canadian Dragoons
subunitType artillery support
cavalry regiment
machine gun squadron
signal troop
theatre Western Front

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CEF hasPart Canadian Cavalry Brigade
subject surface form: Canadian Expeditionary Force