British Cavalry Corps

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field formation military corps

The British Cavalry Corps was a major mounted formation of the British Army during World War I, coordinating several cavalry divisions and brigades on the Western Front.

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Label Occurrences
British Cavalry Corps canonical 1
Cavalry Corps (British Army) 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf field formation ⓘ
military corps ⓘ
activeDuring 1914 ⓘ
1915 ⓘ
1916 ⓘ
1917 ⓘ
1918 ⓘ
alliance Allied Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch cavalry ⓘ
composedOf cavalry brigades ⓘ
cavalry divisions ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
surface form: First World War
coordinationRole coordinated British cavalry brigades on the Western Front ⓘ
coordinated British cavalry divisions on the Western Front ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
garrisonLocation Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Cambrai (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of the Aisne (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ
First Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hundred Days Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
role exploitation of breakthroughs ⓘ
mobile reserve ⓘ
mounted warfare ⓘ
serviceBranch land forces ⓘ
subordinateTo British Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfUnit mounted formation ⓘ
usedEquipment horses ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
rifles ⓘ
sabres ⓘ
usedTactics cavalry charge ⓘ
dismounted action ⓘ
pursuit operations ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
screening ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canadian Cavalry Brigade → operatedUnder → British Cavalry Corps ⓘ
Edmund Allenby → notableCommand → British Cavalry Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cavalry Corps (British Army)