The Cavalry Division / 1st Cavalry Division / The Cavalry Division
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editUnit | From | To |
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Fane's Brigade De Grey's Brigade from 13 May 1810 |
June 1809[a] | |
3rd Dragoon Guards | June 1809 | |
4th Dragoons | June 1809 | |
Cotton's Brigade Slade's Brigade from November 1809 |
June 1809[a] | |
14th Light Dragoons | June 1809 | |
16th Light Dragoons | June 1809 | 24 November 1809[b] |
1st Dragoons | 24 November 1809 | |
Unattached | June 1809 | |
23rd Light Dragoons | June 1809 | 21 June 1809[c] |
1st Hussars, King's German Legion | June 1809 | 21 June 1809[c] |
20th Light Dragoons[d] | June 1809 | July 1809[e] |
det. 3rd Hussars, King's German Legion | June 1809 | July 1809[e] |
Anson's Brigade | 21 June 1809 | |
23rd Light Dragoons | 21 June 1809[c] | 24 November 1809[f] |
1st Hussars, King's German Legion | 21 June 1809[c] | |
16th Light Dragoons | 24 November 1809[b] | |
Long's Brigade | 13 June 1811 | 19 June 1811[g] |
21 April 1813[h] | ||
13th Light Dragoons | 13 June 1811 | 18 June 1811[i] |
2nd Hussars, King's German Legion | 13 June 1811 | 19 June 1811 |
11th Light Dragoons | 18 June 1811 | 19 June 1811 |
2nd Cavalry Division
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De Grey's[3] Brigade | 19 June 1811[j] | 5 October 1811[k] |
3rd Dragoon Guards | 19 June 1811 | 5 October 1811 |
4th Dragoons | 19 June 1811 | 5 October 1811 |
Long's Brigade | 19 June 1811[l] | 21 April 1813[m] |
13th Light Dragoons | 13 June 1811 | 18 June 1811[i] |
1 August 1811[n] | 21 April 1813 | |
2nd Hussars, King's German Legion | 13 June 1811 | 17 October 1812[o] |
11th Light Dragoons | 18 June 1811 | 19 July 1811[o] |
14th Light Dragoons | 19 July 1811[p] | 1 August 1811[n] |
9th Light Dragoons | 1 August 1811 | 13 March 1813[q] |
Le Marchant's Brigade | 30 August 1811[r] | 8 November 1811[s] |
4th Dragoon Guards | 30 August 1811 | 8 November 1811 |
3rd Dragoons | 30 August 1811 | 8 November 1811 |
5th Dragoon Guards | 1 October 1811 | 8 November 1811 |
von Bock's Brigade | 23 March 1812[r] | 14 April 1812[k] |
1st Dragoons, King's German Legion | 23 March 1812 | 14 April 1812 |
2nd Dragoons, King's German Legion | 23 March 1812 | 14 April 1812 |
Slade's Brigade | 14 April 1812[t] | 21 April 1813[m] |
3rd Dragoon Guards | 14 April 1812 | 21 April 1813 |
4th Dragoon Guards | 14 April 1812 | 13 March 1813[q] |
1st Dragoons | 14 April 1812 | 21 April 1813 |
Rebow's[7] Brigade | 25 January 1813[r] | 5 February 2013[k] |
1st Life Guards[u] | 25 January 1813 | 5 February 2013 |
2nd Life Guards[u] | 25 January 1813 | 5 February 2013 |
Royal Horse Guards[u] | 25 January 1813 | 5 February 2013 |
Grant's Brigade | 15 April 1813[r] | 21 April 1813[m] |
10th Hussars | 15 April 1813 | 21 April 1813 |
15th Hussars | 15 April 1813 | 21 April 1813 |
18th Hussars | 15 April 1813 | 21 April 1813 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b Brigade joined The Cavalry Division on formation.
- ^ a b 16th Light Dragoons transferred from Slade's Brigade to Anson's Brigade.
- ^ a b c d Joined Anson's Brigade on formation.
- ^ The 20th Light Dragoons comprised just two squadrons.
- ^ a b Sent home.
- ^ 23rd Light Dragoons were sent home as a consequence of losses suffered at the Battle of Talavera.
- ^ Brigade joined 2nd Cavalry Division on formation.
- ^ Brigade transferred to The Cavalry Division when the two cavalry divisions were amalgamated.
- ^ a b 13th Light Dragoons transferred from Long's Brigade to Slade's Brigade. Cite error: The named reference "toSlade" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ De Grey's Brigade transferred from The Cavalry Division on formation of the 2nd Cavalry Division.
- ^ a b c Brigade transferred to the 1st Cavalry Division.
- ^ Long's Brigade was formed on 13 June 1811 and joined 2nd Cavalry Division on formation on 19 June 1811.
- ^ a b c Brigade transferred to the The Cavalry Division when the two cavalry divisions were amalgamated.
- ^ a b 13th Light Dragoons transferred from Anson's Brigade in exchange for 14th Light Dragoons.
- ^ a b Regiment transferred to Victor Alten's[4] Brigade.
- ^ 14th Light Dragoons transferred from Slade's Brigade.
- ^ a b Regiment was one of four ordered home on 13 March 1813.
- ^ a b c d Brigade was newly formed and joined the division.
- ^ Le Marchant's Brigade transferred to the 1st Cavalry Division to replace Madden's[5][6] Portuguese Brigade.
- ^ Brigade transferred from the 1st Cavalry Division.
- ^ a b c The Household Cavalry regiments comprised just two squadrons each.
References
edit- ^ Reid 2004, pp. 79–85
- ^ Reid 2004, pp. 80–85
- ^ "Walsingham, Baron (GB, 1780)". Cracroft's Peerage. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815 - Alten, Victor Baron". The Napoleon Series. November 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "The Services of General Madden". Mark S Thompson. December 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815 - Madden, George Allan". The Napoleon Series. May 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815 - Rebow, Francis Slater". The Napoleon Series. December 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2013.