2nd Light Horse Brigade

2nd Light Horse Brigade
The 5th Light Horse Regiment crossing the pontoon bridge at the Ghoraniye Bridgehead, April 1918
Active	1902–1921
Country	Australia
Allegiance	Australian Crown
Branch	Australian Army
Type	Mounted infantry
Role	Light horse
Size	~1,500 men
Part of	(1) 2nd Australian Contingent, 1914–15; (2) Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) 1915–16; and, (3) Anzac Mounted Division, 1916–19.
Equipment	Horse rifle and bayonet
Engagements	World War I Gallipoli Campaign Sinai and Palestine Campaign Battle of Romani First Battle of Gaza Second Battle of Gaza Battle of Beersheba Battle of Mughar Ridge Battle of Jerusalem (1917) Capture of Jericho First Transjordan attack on Amman First Battle of Amman (1918) Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt Battle of Nablus (1918) Third Transjordan attack Second Battle of Amman (1918)
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The 2nd Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) which served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. The brigade was initially formed as a part-time militia formation in the early 1900s in New South Wales. In 1914, the brigade was re-constituted as part of the AIF. The brigade first saw action while serving in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Gallipoli campaign. After being withdrawn to Egypt in February 1916 they served in the ANZAC Mounted Division from March 1916 as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign until the end of the war. After the war, the AIF light horse regiments were demobilised and disbanded; however, the brigade briefly existed as a part-time militia formation in New South Wales until 1921 when its regiments were reorganised into cavalry brigades.