1st Cavalry Division (United Kingdom)
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The 1st Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) was a British Army formation composed primarily of mounted troops that served on the Western Front during the First World War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1st Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) canonical | 1 |
| Cavalry Division (British Army) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army division
ⓘ
cavalry division ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British Expeditionary Force cavalry arm ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| category | Cavalry divisions of the British Army in World War I ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf | mounted troops ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engagement | Western Front operations in World War I ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| forceType | horse-mounted troops ⓘ |
| formedDuring | First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
exploitation of breakthroughs
ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ screening operations ⓘ |
| militaryRole | cavalry ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | one of the British Army’s mounted divisions in World War I ⓘ |
| participatedIn | mobile operations on the Western Front ⓘ |
| partOf | British Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType | mounted formation ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | cavalry formation ⓘ |
| usedEquipmentType |
artillery support
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cavalry small arms ⓘ horses ⓘ machine guns ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cavalry Division (British Army)