6th Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom)
Encyclopedia
The 6th Mounted Brigade was a brigade
of the British Army
during the First World War. It was converted from the 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade in January 1916 and assigned to the Imperial Mounted Division. It served in the Middle East
during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign
.
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
during the First World War. It was converted from the 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade in January 1916 and assigned to the Imperial Mounted Division. It served in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
The Sinai and Palestine Campaigns took place in the Middle Eastern Theatre of World War I. A series of battles were fought between British Empire, German Empire and Ottoman Empire forces from 26 January 1915 to 31 October 1918, when the Armistice of Mudros was signed between the Ottoman Empire and...
.
Formation
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