10th Cavalry Division (France)

The 10th Cavalry Division was a French army unit that fought in World War I in 1914 and was disbanded, after a period of inaction, in 1916.

10th Division de Cavalerie
Active1 September 1913 – 1 June 1916
Country France
BranchArmy
TypeCavalry Division
RoleCavalry
EngagementsFirst World War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Louis Conneau

History

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1914

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1915–1916

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  • 5 January – 20 August: with elements of the territorial army in sector between Leimbach and Burnhaupt-le-Haut.
  • 20 August – 7 October: withdrawn and rested near Montreux-Vieux.
  • 7 – 12 October: again with the territorial army between Leimbach and Burnhaupt-le-Haut.
  • 12 October 1915 – 1 June 1916: again withdrawn and rested near Montreux-Vieux; elements employed in watching the Swiss border.
  • 1 June 1916: disbanded.

Attachments

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  • Mobilisation: detached
  • August 1914: Conneau Cavalry Corps
  • August 1914: detached
  • September 1914: Conneau Cavalry Corps
  • September 1914: 1st Cavalry Corp [fr]
  • November 1914: detached
  • June 1916: disbanded

Commanders

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  • General Conneau, 1 September 1913 – 15 August 1914
  • General Grellet (interim), 15 August – 13 September 1914
  • General de Contades-Gizeux, 13 September 1914

Composition

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Composition at formation

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Composition in January 1915

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  • 10th Brigade of Dragoons:
    • 15th Regiment of Dragoons
    • 20th Regiment of Dragoons
  • 15th Brigade of Dragoons:
    • 10th Regiment of Dragoons
    • 19th Regiment of Dragoons
  • Matuzinsky Brigade:
  • Attached elements:
    • Infantry: 10th Cyclist Group of the 1st Battalion of Light Infantry
    • Artillery: 1 battery of 75s, 14th Field Artillery Regiment

Composition in July 1915

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  • 10th Brigade of Dragoons:
    • 15th Regiment of Dragoons
    • 20th Regiment of Dragoons
  • 15th Brigade of Dragoons:
    • 10th Regiment of Dragoons
    • 19th Regiment of Dragoons
  • 23rd Light Brigade:
    • 22nd Regiment of Light Cavalry
    • 16th Regiment of Hussars
  • Attached elements:
    • Infantry: 10th Cyclist Group of the 1st Battalion of Light Infantry
    • Artillery: 1 battery of 75s, 14th Field Artillery Regiment

Composition in May 1916

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  • 10th Brigade of Dragoons:
    • 15th Regiment of Dragoons
    • 20th Regiment of Dragoons
  • 15th Brigade of Dragoons:
    • 10th Regiment of Dragoons
    • 19th Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1st Marching (Provisional) Brigade of African Light Cavalry:
    • 2nd Regiment of African Light Cavalry
    • 5th Regiment of African Light Cavalry
  • Attached elements:
    • Infantry: 10th Cyclist Group of the 1st Battalion of Light Infantry
    • Artillery: 1 battery of 75s, 14th Field Artillery Regiment

See also

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Bibliography

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  • Les armées françaises dans la Grande guerre [French Armies in the Great War] (in French). Vol. Tome 10, Volume 2: Ordres de bataille des grandes unités : divisions d'infanterie, divisions de cavalerie [Orders of battle of large units: infantry divisions, cavalry divisions]. 1924. AFGG_10_2. Retrieved 2 June 2019.