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Canadian Cavalry Brigade | |
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Active | 1914–1918 |
Country | Canada |
Branch | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Type | Cavalry |
Size | 1 artillery and 3 cavalry regiments |
Part of | 5th Cavalry Division |
Engagements | Battle of Festubert; Battle of the Somme; Battle of Cambrai (1917), Battle of Amiens; Second Battle of the Somme (1918); Battle of Cambrai (1918); Hundred Days Offensive |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | J.E.B. Seely |
The Canadian Cavalry Brigade was raised in December 1914, under its first commanding officer Brigadier-General J.E.B. Seely. It was originally composed of two Canadian and one British regiments and an attached artillery battery. The Canadian units were the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) and the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery battery. The British regiment was the 2nd King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment). 2KEH was replaced by The Fort Garry Horse in February 1916.