4th Light Horse Brigade

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The 4th Light Horse Brigade was an Australian mounted infantry formation of the First World War, best known for its famous mounted charge during the 1917 Battle of Beersheba in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.

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4th Light Horse Brigade canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Imperial Force formation
military unit
mounted infantry formation
allegiance British Empire
associatedWith Australian Light Horse
battle Battle of Beersheba
Battle of Magdhaba
Battle of Rafa
Battle of Romani
Third Battle of Gaza
linked to: Battle of Gaza
branch Australian Army
campaign Palestine Campaign
Sinai Campaign
commander Brigadier General William Grant
composedOf 11th Light Horse Regiment
12th Light Horse Regiment
4th Light Horse Regiment
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I

Sinai and Palestine Campaign
country Australia
disbandedIn 1919
engagement advance into Palestine
pursuit to Damascus
formedIn 1915
garrison Egypt
hasBranchColor light blue
historicalPeriod 1910s
legacy symbol of Australian mounted warfare in World War I
locationOfAction Beersheba
Palestine
Sinai Peninsula
militaryFormationSize brigade
nickname 4th Light Horse
notableEvent successful mounted charge against Ottoman trenches at Beersheba
notableEventDate 31 October 1917
notableFor mounted charge at the Battle of Beersheba
opponent Ottoman Empire
parentFormation Australian Mounted Division
partOf Australian Imperial Force
role mounted infantry
service overseas service in the Middle East
serviceBranch mounted troops
theatre Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
type cavalry

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Battle of Beersheba (1917) combatantUnit 4th Light Horse Brigade
Battle of Samakh involvesUnit 4th Light Horse Brigade
12th Light Horse Regiment higherFormation 4th Light Horse Brigade