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.

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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
cavalry small arms
horses
machine guns

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II Corps (British Army) notableUnit 1st Cavalry Division (United Kingdom)
Edmund Allenby notableCommand 1st Cavalry Division (United Kingdom)
this entity surface form: Cavalry Division (British Army)