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The British 74th (Yeomanry) Division was a First World War
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 infantry
Infantry

Infantry are soldiers who are primarily trained for the role of fighting on foot. A soldier in the infantry is known as an infantryman. Infantry units have more physically demanding training than other branches of armies, and place a greater emphasis on fitness, physical strength and aggression....
 division
Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or Formation usually consisting of between ten to thirty thousand soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions make up a corps....
 formed in Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
 in early 1917 from brigades of dismounted yeomanry
Yeomanry

Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer cavalry regiments. Today Yeomanry units may serve in a variety of different military roles....
 (Territorial Army
Territorial Army

The Territorial Army is the volunteer Military reserve force of the British Army, the army of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at a similar rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents....
 cavalry
Cavalry

The Cavalry is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat, it represents the mobility and offensive power of the armed forces....
). The division fought in Palestine
Palestine

Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is derived from a name used already much earlier for a narrower geographical region, mainly along the coastal region....
 before moving to France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 in May, 1918.

The division's insignia was a broken spur
Spur

A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse to move forward or laterally while equestrianism....
 to signify that it was once a mounted division and now served as infantry.








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The British 74th (Yeomanry) Division was a First World War
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 infantry
Infantry

Infantry are soldiers who are primarily trained for the role of fighting on foot. A soldier in the infantry is known as an infantryman. Infantry units have more physically demanding training than other branches of armies, and place a greater emphasis on fitness, physical strength and aggression....
 division
Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or Formation usually consisting of between ten to thirty thousand soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions make up a corps....
 formed in Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
 in early 1917 from brigades of dismounted yeomanry
Yeomanry

Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer cavalry regiments. Today Yeomanry units may serve in a variety of different military roles....
 (Territorial Army
Territorial Army

The Territorial Army is the volunteer Military reserve force of the British Army, the army of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at a similar rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents....
 cavalry
Cavalry

The Cavalry is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat, it represents the mobility and offensive power of the armed forces....
). The division fought in Palestine
Palestine

Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is derived from a name used already much earlier for a narrower geographical region, mainly along the coastal region....
 before moving to France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 in May, 1918.

The division's insignia was a broken spur
Spur

A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse to move forward or laterally while equestrianism....
 to signify that it was once a mounted division and now served as infantry.

Unit history


During the Battle of Beersheba
Battle of Beersheba

The Battle of Beersheba took place on 31 October 1917, as part of the Sinai and Palestine campaign during World War I. The highlight of the battle was the now famous charge of the Australian, 4th Light Horse Brigade, which covered some six kilometres to overrun and capture the last remaining Turkish Trench warfare, and secure the surviving w...
 on October 31, 1917, the division, as part of Chetwode's XX Corps
British XX Corps

The British XX Corps was a World War I army corps that was formed in Palestine in 1917. Following the British failure in the Second Battle of Gaza, the Egyptian Expeditionary Force underwent a major rearrangement with the appointment of General Edmund Allenby as the new Commander-in-Chief....
, captured the Turkish
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
 fortications west of Beersheba.

Formation


229th Brigade :

  • 16th (Royal 1st Devon and Royal North Devon Yeomanry) Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment
    The Devonshire Regiment

    The Devonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army.The regiment began its military career in 1685 and was amalgamated into The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment in 1958....
  • 12th (West Somerset Yeomanry
    West Somerset Yeomanry

    The West Somerset Yeomanry was formed in 1794, when King George III was on the throne, William Pitt the Younger was the Prime Minister of Great Britain and, across the English Channel, Britain was faced by a French nation that had recently guillotined its King and possessed a revolutionary army numbering half a million men....
    ) Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's)
    The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's)

    The Somerset Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army....
  • 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
    Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

    The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry was an Armoured Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1793 to 1956 when it was amalgimated with the Scottish Horse....
    ) Battalion, Black Watch
    Black Watch

    The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.Prior to 28 March 2006, the Black Watch was an infantry regiment in its own right; The Black Watch from 1931 to 2006, and The Royal Highland Regiment from 1881 to 1931....
  • 12th (Ayr
    Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry

    The Ayrshire Yeomanry was a Regiment of the British Yeomanry and is now an armoured Squadron of the Queen's Own Yeomanry , part of the British Territorial Army....
     and Lanark
    Lanarkshire Yeomanry

    The Lanarkshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1819, which served as a dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and provided two field artillery regiments in the Second World War, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry in 1956....
     Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers
    Royal Scots Fusiliers

    The Royal Scots Fusiliers was a Regiment of the British Army....
     (until June 1918)


230th Brigade :

  • 10th (Royal East Kent
    Royal East Kent Yeomanry

    The Royal East Kent Yeomanry were formed in 1794, originally as a series of independent troops based in the important towns of Kent, England.In the latter part of the 19th century they frequently provided escorts for the Queen and members of the Royal Family, and as a result, in 1856 the East Kent Yeomanry became the Royal East Kent Mounted R...
     and West kent Yeomanry
    Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry

    The Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry can trace its origins to 1794 when local volunteer troops were raised to assist the civil powers. Each Troop was about 50 strong with three officers , they were required to provide their own uniforms and mounts while the government would supply their arms and ammunition....
    ) Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
  • 15th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment
  • 16th (Sussex Yeomanry) Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment


231st Brigade :

  • 25th (Montgomery
    Montgomeryshire Yeomanry

    The Montgomeryshire Yeomanry unlike the other Yeomanry regiments was only formed in 1813 when the threat of a France invasion was almost over. They served as part of the Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War and formed three regiments for service during World War I....
     & Welsh Horse
    Welsh Horse

    The Welsh Horse unlike the other Yeomanry regiments was newly formed and raised in 1914, almost single handed by their aspiring Commanding Officer Lt Colonel Arthur Owen Vaughan DSO OBE DCM....
     Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
  • 24th (Pembroke
    Pembroke Yeomanry

    The Pembroke Yeomanry were formed in 1794, by Lord Mitfordwhen King George III was on the throne, William Pitt the Younger was Prime Minister of Great Britain, and across the English Channel, Britain was faced by a France nation that had recently guillotined its King and which possessed a revolutionary army numbering half a million men....
     & Glamorgan
    Glamorgan Yeomanry

    The Glamorgan Yeomanry were formed in 1797, when King George III was on the throne, William Pitt the Younger was the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and across the English Channel, Britain was faced by a France nation that had recently guillotined its King and possessed a revolutionary army numbering half a million men....
    ) Battalion, The Welsh Regiment
  • 10th (Shropshire
    Shropshire Yeomanry

    HistoryThe Shropshire Yeomanry dates its origins to the French wars of 1793-1815, when volunteer cavalry units were raised throughout the country....
     & Cheshire
    Cheshire Yeomanry

    The Cheshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment that can trace its history back to 1797 when Sir John Fleming Leicester of Tabley raised a county regiment of light cavalry in response to the growing fears of invasion from Napoleonic France....
     Yeomanry) Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
  • 24th (Denbighshire Hussars
    Denbighshire Hussars

    The Denbighshire Hussars were formed in 1794, when King George III was on the throne, William Pitt the Younger was the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and across the English Channel, Britain was faced by a France nation that had recently guillotined its King and possessed a revolutionary army numbering half a million men....
     Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers (until June 1918)


Battles


  • Second Battle of Gaza
    Second Battle of Gaza

    The Second Battle of Gaza, fought in southern Palestine during World War I, was the second attempt mounted by British Empire forces to break the Turkey defences along the Gaza-Beersheba line....
  • Third Battle of Gaza
    Third Battle of Gaza

    The Third Battle of Gaza was fought in 1917 in southern Palestine during World War I. The British Empire forces under the command of General Edmund Allenby successfully broke the Turkey defensive Gaza-Beersheba line....
  • Battle of Beersheba
    Battle of Beersheba

    The Battle of Beersheba took place on 31 October 1917, as part of the Sinai and Palestine campaign during World War I. The highlight of the battle was the now famous charge of the Australian, 4th Light Horse Brigade, which covered some six kilometres to overrun and capture the last remaining Turkish Trench warfare, and secure the surviving w...
  • Battle of Epehy
    Battle of Epéhy

    The Battle of ?pehy was a World War I battle fought on 18 September 1918, involving the British Fourth Army against German Empire outpost positions in front of the Hindenburg Line....


See also

  • List of British divisions in WWI


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