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Australian Light Horse were mounted troops with characteristics of both 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....
 and mounted infantry
Mounted infantry

Mounted infantry were soldiers who rode horses instead of marching, but actually fought on foot in the modern era with muskets or rifles, but before that with spears and bows....
. They served during the Second Boer War
Second Boer War

The Second Boer War , commonly referred to as The Boer War and also known as the South African War , the Anglo-Boer War and in Afrikaans as the Boereoorlog or Tweede Vryheidsoorlog , was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902, between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics of the Orange Fre...
 and World War I
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....
. The Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade at 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...
 in 1917 made what is reputedly "the last successful cavalry charge in history".

A number of Australian light horse units are still in existence today, most notably of the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)
2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment

The 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment is a regiment of the Australian Army and forms part of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The regiment was formed in 1930 and is currently an armoured reconnaissance unit equipped with ASLAVs....
, now a light armoured unit equipped with an Australian version of the LAV-25
ASLAV

The Australian Light Armoured Vehicle , is an Australian version of the LAV-25 designed and manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada for the United States Marine Corps....
.

Australian Light Horse were mounted troops who served during the Second Boer War
Second Boer War

The Second Boer War , commonly referred to as The Boer War and also known as the South African War , the Anglo-Boer War and in Afrikaans as the Boereoorlog or Tweede Vryheidsoorlog , was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902, between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics of the Orange Fre...
 and World War I
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....
 that combined characteristics of both 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....
 and mounted infantry
Mounted infantry

Mounted infantry were soldiers who rode horses instead of marching, but actually fought on foot in the modern era with muskets or rifles, but before that with spears and bows....
.






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Australian Light Horse were mounted troops with characteristics of both 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....
 and mounted infantry
Mounted infantry

Mounted infantry were soldiers who rode horses instead of marching, but actually fought on foot in the modern era with muskets or rifles, but before that with spears and bows....
. They served during the Second Boer War
Second Boer War

The Second Boer War , commonly referred to as The Boer War and also known as the South African War , the Anglo-Boer War and in Afrikaans as the Boereoorlog or Tweede Vryheidsoorlog , was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902, between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics of the Orange Fre...
 and World War I
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....
. The Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade at 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...
 in 1917 made what is reputedly "the last successful cavalry charge in history".

A number of Australian light horse units are still in existence today, most notably of the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)
2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment

The 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment is a regiment of the Australian Army and forms part of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The regiment was formed in 1930 and is currently an armoured reconnaissance unit equipped with ASLAVs....
, now a light armoured unit equipped with an Australian version of the LAV-25
ASLAV

The Australian Light Armoured Vehicle , is an Australian version of the LAV-25 designed and manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada for the United States Marine Corps....
.

History

The Australian Light Horse were mounted troops who served during the Second Boer War
Second Boer War

The Second Boer War , commonly referred to as The Boer War and also known as the South African War , the Anglo-Boer War and in Afrikaans as the Boereoorlog or Tweede Vryheidsoorlog , was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902, between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics of the Orange Fre...
 and World War I
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....
 that combined characteristics of both 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....
 and mounted infantry
Mounted infantry

Mounted infantry were soldiers who rode horses instead of marching, but actually fought on foot in the modern era with muskets or rifles, but before that with spears and bows....
. This was the outcome of doctrinal debate in military circles in Australia in the late 19th century concerning the future of mounted troops. The example of the Franco-Prussian War illustrated that the battlefield had become dominated by massed land armies supported by artillery. For Australia the reality was vast spaces with sparse populations making it difficult to consider anything that remotely looked like the European model. The 1890s were wracked by drought and depression ensuring that none of the states were able to afford anything but the most token of armies supported by a large contingent of volunteers. The Second Boer War
Second Boer War

The Second Boer War , commonly referred to as The Boer War and also known as the South African War , the Anglo-Boer War and in Afrikaans as the Boereoorlog or Tweede Vryheidsoorlog , was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902, between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics of the Orange Fre...
 provided the short term answer. While Australian forces fought against the Boers in South Africa, the Boer methodology of conducting war was considered to be the answer for Australian defence. Volunteer Light Horse Regiments were established around Australia supported by the movement which provided semi trained reinforcements for the various formations. Should these formations be called upon to defend Australia, the local commander was charged with maintaining resistance through the use of the Commando formation which envisaged a large scale guerrilla war. The prospect of an endless and strength sapping guerrilla war was the key deterrent factor which relied heavily upon mobile soldiers. The mounted infantry remained the key to the Australian defence posture until the of 1910 which envisaged formations that could be slotted directly into an Imperial expeditionary force. The plan envisaged two mounted divisions.

Light horse were like mounted infantry in that they usually fought dismounted, using their horses as transport to the battlefield and as a means of swift disengagement when retreating or retiring. A famous exception to this rule though was the charge of the 4th and 12th Light Horse Regiments at 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 31 October 1917. In 1918 some light horse regiments were equipped with sabre
Sabre

The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually but not always has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large Guard , covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger....
s, enabling them to fight in a conventional cavalry role during the advance on Damascus
Damascus

Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is List of oldest continuously inhabited cities and its current population is estimated at about 4,000,000....
. However, unlike mounted infantry, the light horse also performed certain roles, such as scouting and screening, while mounted.

The light horse were organised along cavalry rather than infantry lines. A light horse regiment
Regiment

A regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. Depending on the nation, military branch, mission, and organization, a modern regiment resembles a brigade, in that both range in size from a few hundred to 5,000 soldiers ....
 was roughly equivalent to a battalion
Battalion

A battalion is a military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven company and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel....
, but containing only about 600 men (an infantry battalion
Battalion

A battalion is a military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven company and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel....
 would contain about 1000 men). Around a quarter of this nominal strength (or one man in each section of 4) could be allotted to horse-holding duties when the regiment entered combat. A regiment was divided into three squadron
Squadron

A squadron is a small military unit or formation of cavalry, Armoured forces, aircraft , or warships....
s, designated "A", "B" and "C", (equivalent to a company
Company (military unit)

A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 75-200 soldiers. Most companies are formed of three to five platoons although the exact number may vary by country, unit type, and structure....
) and a squadron divided into four troop
Troop

A troop is a military unit, originally a small force of cavalry, subordinate to a squadron and headed by the troop leader. A cavalry soldier of Private is called a Trooper ....
s (equivalent to but smaller than a platoon
Platoon

A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four Section or squads and containing about 30 to 50 soldiers. Platoons are organised into a company , which typically consists of three, four or five platoons....
). Each troop was divided into about ten 4-man sections. When dismounting for combat, one man from each section would take the reins of the other three men's horses and lead them out of the firing line where he would remain until called upon.

Each regiment had a troop of two Maxim gun
Maxim gun

The Maxim gun was the first self-powered machine gun, invented by the American-born United Kingdom Sir Hiram Maxim in 1884....
s. At Gallipoli
Battle of Gallipoli

The Gallipoli Campaign took place at Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey from 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916, during the World War I. A joint British Empire and French operation was mounted to capture the Ottoman Empire capital of Constantinople , and secure a sea route to Russia....
, where the light horse served dismounted, this was increased to four guns. In 1916, these were consolidated into light horse machine gun squadrons, each with 12 Vickers machine gun
Vickers machine gun

The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a name primarily used to refer to the Water cooling .303 British machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army....
s. In turn, the troops received the Lewis Gun
Lewis Gun

The Lewis Gun is a pre-World War I era light machine gun of American design that was perfected and most widely used by the forces of the British Empire....
. This was replaced by the Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gun
Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gun

The Hotchkiss M1909 machine gun was a French designed light machine gun of the early 20th century, developed and built by Hotchkiss et Cie. It was also known as the Hotchkiss Mark I and M1909 Benet-Mercie....
 in April 1917. Eventually they arrived in such numbers as to allow each Troop to have a Hotchkiss gun which considerably added to the mobile fire power of a Regiment and considerably altered their combat tasking and activities.

The Australian Waler horse
Waler horse

The Waler is an Australian breed of riding horses that developed from the horses that were brought to the Australian colonies in the 1800s. The name comes from their early breeding origins in New South Wales, they were originally known as New South Walers....
 was the common mount for the light horsemen, as it was strong and hardy, which was needed in the harsh desert climate. This was facilitated by the horses being left behind in Egypt while the light horsemen went to Gallipoli, allowing them to gradually acclimatise.

Light Horse Brigades


  • 1st Light Horse Brigade
    1st Light Horse Brigade

    The 1st Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the First Australian Imperial Force they served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I....
     consisted of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Light Horse Regiments.
  • 2nd Light Horse Brigade
    2nd Light Horse Brigade

    The 2nd Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the First Australian Imperial Force they served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I....
     consisted of the 5th, 6th, 7th Light Horse Regiments.
  • 3rd Light Horse Brigade
    3rd Light Horse Brigade

    The 3rd Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the First Australian Imperial Force which served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I....
     consiated of the 8th, 9th, 10th Light Horse Regiments.
  • 4th Light Horse Brigade
    4th Light Horse Brigade

    The 4th Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the First Australian Imperial Force they served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I....
     consisted of the 4th, 11th, 12th Light Horse Regiments.
  • 5th Light Horse Brigade
    5th Light Horse Brigade

    The 5th Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the First Australian Imperial Force, formed in Palestine in July 1918 they served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, as part of the Australian Mounted Division....
     consisted of the 14th and 15th Light Horse Regiments, in combination with the French 1er Regiment Mixte de Cavalerie du Levant and the New Zealand 2nd Machine Gun Squadron.


Light Horse Brigades served at Gallipoli
Gallipoli

The Gallipoli peninsula is located in Turkish Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east....
, against the Senussi
Senussi

The Senussi or Sanussi refers to a Muslim political-religious order in Libya and Sudan founded in Mecca in 1837 by the Grand Senussi, Sayyid Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi....
 in Libya, and in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign
Sinai and Palestine Campaign

The Sinai and Palestine Campaign during the Middle Eastern Theatre of World War I was a series of battles which took place on the Sinai Peninsula, Palestine, and Syria between January 28, 1915 and October 28, 1918....
.

Anzac Mounted Division


The Australian Light Horse Regiments that served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign were organised into five Australian Light Horse Brigade
Brigade

A brigade is a military unit that is typically composed of two to five regiments or battalions, depending on the era and nationality of a given army....
s. During February 1916, the Australian mounted troops of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Light Horse Brigades and the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade

The New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, consisting usually of four units of mounted infantry, fought in World War I and World War II. During World War One, it was a part of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ....
 were placed together in the Anzac Mounted Division
Anzac Mounted Division

The ANZAC Mounted Division was a mounted infantry division formed in March 1916 in Egypt during World War I following the Battle of Gallipoli when the Australian and New Zealand mounted regiments returned from fighting as infantry....
. A reorganisation of the mounted troops was ordered in February 1917 leading to the formation of the Anzac Mounted Division
Anzac Mounted Division

The ANZAC Mounted Division was a mounted infantry division formed in March 1916 in Egypt during World War I following the Battle of Gallipoli when the Australian and New Zealand mounted regiments returned from fighting as infantry....
 (1st, 2nd Light Horse Brigades, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, and British 22nd 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....
 Brigade).

Imperial Mounted Division / Australian Mounted Division


The Imperial Mounted Division was formed from the 3rd and 4th Light Horse Brigades and the British Yeomanry 5th and 6th Mounted Brigades. The Imperial Mounted Division's name was soon changed to the Australian Mounted Division
Australian Mounted Division

The Australian Mounted Division was a mounted infantry division formed in Egypt during World War I. When the United Kingdom forces in the Middle East expanded in late 1916, a second mounted division was created called the Imperial Mounted Division....
 at the request of the Australian government. The arrival of more yeomanry from Salonika
Macedonian front (World War I)

The Macedonian Front resulted from an attempt by the Allies of World War I to aid Kingdom of Serbia, in the autumn of 1915, against the Serbian Campaign #1915 of Germany, Austria-Hungary and History of Independent Bulgaria#World War I....
 prompted the raising of the Yeomanry Mounted Division (6th, 8th and 22nd Yeomanry Brigades) in June 1917. The three mounted divisions and the Imperial Camel Brigade formed the Desert Mounted Corps
Desert Mounted Corps

The Desert Mounted Corps was a World War I Allies of World War I army corps that operated in the Middle East during 1917 and 1918. Originally formed as the Desert Column in February 1917 under the command of General Sir Philip W....
 under the command of Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
 Henry George Chauvel
Henry George Chauvel

General Sir Henry George "Harry" Chauvel Order of St Michael and St George, Order of the Bath was a general officer of the First Australian Imperial Force that fought during World War I....
. With the removal of most of the Yeomanry to France and the break up of the Imperial Camel Corps, the newly formed 5th Light Horse Brigade took its place with the Australian Mounted Division
Australian Mounted Division

The Australian Mounted Division was a mounted infantry division formed in Egypt during World War I. When the United Kingdom forces in the Middle East expanded in late 1916, a second mounted division was created called the Imperial Mounted Division....
. Two Indian
British Indian Army

The Indian Army was the principal army of the British Raj in India during the last half-century before the Partition of India of India in 1947....
 cavalry divisions replaced the Yeomanry Division in the Desert Mounted Corps.

Western Front


The 13th Light Horse Regiment and one squadron of the 4th Light Horse Regiment served on the Western Front
Western Front (World War I)

Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Empire army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France....
, first as divisional cavalry squadrons for the 2nd, 4th and 5th Divisions, and then as the I Anzac Corps Mounted Regiment. A squadron of the 4th provided the divisional cavalry squadron for the 1st Division and one of the 14th Light Horse for the 3rd Division. In combination with New Zealand mounted troops, the squadron of the 4th became part of the II Anzac Corps Mounted Regiment. After the Australian Corps was formed in November 1917, the I Anzac Corps Mounted Regiment became known as the 13th Light Horse Regiment again.

Post World War 1


After the war, the light horse regiments were distributed as follows:
  • 1st Cavalry Brigade (Toowoomba, Queensland
    Toowoomba, Queensland

    Toowoomba is a city in South East Queensland Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an urban population of 95,265, Toowoomba is one of Australia's largest provincial cities....
    ): 2nd, 5th, 11th, 14th Light Horse Regiments
  • 2nd Cavalry Brigade (Maitland, New South Wales
    Maitland, New South Wales

    Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle, New South Wales....
    ): 12th, 15th, 16th Light Horse Regiments
  • 3rd Cavalry Brigade (Melbourne
    Melbourne

    Melbourne is the more common name for the geographic region and Census in Australia of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area. It is the second List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million and serves as the List of Australian capital cities of Victoria ....
    ): 8th, 13th, 20th Light Horse Regiments
  • 4th Cavalry Brigade (Paddington, New South Wales
    Paddington, New South Wales

    Paddington is an inner-city, Eastern Suburbs suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Paddington is located 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and lies across the Local Government Areas in Australias of the City of Sydney and the Municipality of Woollahra....
    ): 1st, 6th, 7th, 21st Light Horse Regiments
  • 5th Cavalry Brigade (Melbourne
    Melbourne

    Melbourne is the more common name for the geographic region and Census in Australia of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area. It is the second List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million and serves as the List of Australian capital cities of Victoria ....
    ) (disbanded 1936): 4th, 17th, 19th Light Horse Regiments
  • 6th Cavalry Brigade (Adelaide
    Adelaide

    Adelaide is the List of Australian capital cities and most populous city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million....
    ): 3rd, 9th, 18th, 23rd Light Horse Regiments


Most Light Horse Regiments were converted to motorised infantry
Motorised infantry

Motorised infantry is infantry which is transported by trucks or other motor vehicles. It is distinguished from mechanized infantry, which is carried in armoured half-tracks or armoured personnel carriers....
, armoured car or armoured regiments during World War II (See: Australian Armoured Units of World War II
Australian Armoured Units of World War II

Armoured units made a relatively small, but important, contribution to Australia?s war effort during World War II. While Australia formed three armoured divisions and two independent armoured brigades during the war, Australian armoured units only saw action as independent regiments and companies supporting larger infantry formations....
). The 20th Light Horse Regiment, as the 20th Motor Regiment, served overseas, at Merauke
Merauke

Merauke is a town in Merauke Regency, Papua province, Indonesia. It is next to Maro River.The Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Merauke is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Merauke....
. The 1st Light Horse Regiment became the 1st Tank Battalion, and as such fought in New Guinea and Borneo.

Legacy

  • A number of Australian light horse units are still in existence today, generally as RAAC
    Royal Australian Armoured Corps

    The Royal Australian Armoured Corps is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Army and Army Reserve regiments equipped with armoured vehicles in the Australian Army....
     (Royal Australian Armoured Corps) 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....
     units. Most notable of these is 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)
    2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment

    The 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment is a regiment of the Australian Army and forms part of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The regiment was formed in 1930 and is currently an armoured reconnaissance unit equipped with ASLAVs....
    , now a light armoured unit equipped with an Australian version of the LAV-25
    ASLAV

    The Australian Light Armoured Vehicle , is an Australian version of the LAV-25 designed and manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada for the United States Marine Corps....
    .


  • The Memorial to the Australian Light Horse at Tamworth was unveiled by Major General W.B. Digger James AC MBE MC on October 29, 2005. This memorial was constructed at a cost of $150,000, funded by grants from Federal and State Governments, Tamworth Regional Council, Joblink Plus and donations from business houses, property owners, RSL Members and the community and was designed and created by sculptor Tanya Bartlett from Newcastle.


  • The Australian Light Horse are commemorated by the Light Horse Interchange in Sydney's west.


  • Australia's Governor-General Major General (ret) Michael Jeffery, and Israel's President Shimon Peres, in April 28, 2008 opened a monument to the Light Horse in Beersheba, Israel. It was made by Australian sculptor Peter Corlett and was an initiative of the Melbourne based Pratt Foundation which worked with the Beersheba City Council.


Popular culture


Film

Several films include the charge at Beersheba
Beersheba

Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 186,100....
 in 1917:
  • 1940
    1940 in film

    The year 1940 in film involved some significant events....
     film "40,000 Horsemen"
  • 1987
    1987 in film

    Events*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records....
     film "The Lighthorsemen
    The Lighthorsemen (film)

    The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 in film Australian feature film about the men of a World War I Australian Light Horse unit involved in the Battle of Beersheeba....
    "
  • 1992
    1992 in film

    The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. ...
     direct to video film "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert"


See also

  • Arab Revolt
    Arab Revolt

    The Arab Revolt was initiated by the Sherif Hussein ibn Ali with the aim of securing independence from the ruling Ottoman Turks and creating a single unified Arab state spanning from Aleppo in Syria to Aden in Yemen....
  • Desert Mounted Corps
    Desert Mounted Corps

    The Desert Mounted Corps was a World War I Allies of World War I army corps that operated in the Middle East during 1917 and 1918. Originally formed as the Desert Column in February 1917 under the command of General Sir Philip W....
  • Light horse field ambulance
    Light horse field ambulance

    A light horse field ambulance was an Australian World War I military unit whose purpose was to provide medical transport and aid to the wounded and sick soldiers of a Australian Light Horse brigade....
  • Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
    Middle Eastern theatre of World War I

    The Middle Eastern theatre of World War I was fought between the Allies of World War I, primarily the British Empire and the Russian Empire on the one hand, and the Central Powers, primarily the Ottoman Empire and a German Military Mission, on the other....
  • Military history of Australia during World War I
    Military history of Australia during World War I

    When World War I broke out in 1914, all of the Commonwealth nations, including Australia, were called to defend Great Britain. Like most of the Commonwealth nations, Australia's sacrifices and contributions to the war would change many facets of Australian history....
  • Horses in World War I
    Horses in World War I

    Horses in World War I were transitional elements in the strategic and tactical evolution of armed conflict. In the initial phases of the World War I, the horse-mounted cavalrymen were seen as essential elements of military force, but the perceived value of the horses in warfare changed dramatically in the 1914-1918 period....
  • Waler
  • Light Horse Regiment (South Africa)
    Light Horse Regiment

    The Light Horse Regiment , formerly the Imperial Light Horse , is an Armoured Car Reconnaissance Regiment of the South African Army. As a Reserve Force unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Territorial Army or United States Army National Guard unit....


Reference

  • Mitchell
    Elyne Mitchell

    Elyne Mitchell, Order of Australia was an Australian author noted for the Silver Brumby series of children's novels. Set in the Snowy Mountains area of the Australian Alps around Mount Kosciuszko in southern New South Wales and northern Victoria , the books recount the life of the pale palomino brumby stallion Thowra from his birth...
    , Elyne. (1982). Light Horse: The Story of Australia's Mounted Troops. Melbourne: MacMillan. ISBN 0-7251-0389-2.


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