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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anzac Mounted Division canonical | 4 |
| ANZAC Mounted Division | 2 |
| ANZAC Mounted Troops | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ANZAC Mounted Division
this entity surface form:
ANZAC Mounted Troops
this entity surface form:
ANZAC Mounted Division