Anzac Mounted Division

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The Anzac Mounted Division was a World War I cavalry formation of Australian and New Zealand troops that played a key role in the Sinai and Palestine campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military unit
mounted infantry formation
allegiance British Empire
associatedWith ANZAC tradition
branch mounted troops
composedOf Australian Imperial Force units
New Zealand Expeditionary Force units NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War
country Australia
New Zealand
dissolutionDate 1919
engagedIn Battle of Ayun Kara NERFINISHED
Battle of Beersheba NERFINISHED
Battle of Magdhaba NERFINISHED
Battle of Megiddo (1918) NERFINISHED
Battle of Rafa NERFINISHED
Battle of Romani NERFINISHED
First Battle of Gaza NERFINISHED
Second Battle of Gaza NERFINISHED
Third Battle of Gaza NERFINISHED
formationDate 1916
formedIn Egypt NERFINISHED
garrison Egypt (during formation) NERFINISHED
hasPart 1st Light Horse Brigade NERFINISHED
2nd Light Horse Brigade NERFINISHED
3rd Light Horse Brigade NERFINISHED
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade NERFINISHED
languageOfCommand English
notableCommander Edward Chaytor NERFINISHED
Harry Chauvel NERFINISHED
notableFor cooperation with Imperial Camel Corps
high mobility in desert warfare
participatedIn advance across Sinai
advance into Palestine
capture of Gaza–Beersheba line
operations in Jordan Valley
partOf Egyptian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED
role mounted infantry operations
pursuit operations
reconnaissance
subordinateTo Desert Column NERFINISHED
Desert Mounted Corps NERFINISHED
theatreOfOperations Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED
Sinai and Palestine campaign NERFINISHED
usedEquipment horses
machine guns
rifles

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Battle of Beersheba (1917) combatantUnit Anzac Mounted Division
Battle of Romani militaryUnit Anzac Mounted Division
Battle of Magdhaba involvedForce Anzac Mounted Division
this entity surface form: ANZAC Mounted Division
Battle of Magdhaba associatedWith Anzac Mounted Division
this entity surface form: ANZAC Mounted Troops
Desert Mounted Corps subordinateUnit Anzac Mounted Division
Battle of Rafa forceInvolved Anzac Mounted Division
this entity surface form: ANZAC Mounted Division