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Canadian Cavalry Brigade [textual record]

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Sub-series

Date:

1914-1919

Reference:

R611-58-9-E, RG9-III-C-2

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

182368

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Ministry of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada fonds

Canadian Expeditionary Force sous-fonds

Cavalry historical records

Canadian Cavalry Brigade
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Sub-series includes:

173 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1914-1919

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.0 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of records created and/or maintained by the Canadian Cavalry Brigade, and document many aspects of the brigade's activities.

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Creator: Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Cavalry Brigade
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Canada. Canadian Army. Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)

Canada. Armée canadienne. Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Cavalry Brigade : The Canadian Cavalry Brigade was organized on Salisbury Plain on 2 February 1915 under the command of Colonel J.E.B. Seely. Composed of Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (RCHA), Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lord Strathcona's Horse (RC) and 2nd King Edward's Horse, the brigade was concentrated at Mansfield Park, Mansfield , Sussex. The authorization establishing the brigade was published in Salisbury Plain Order of 30 January 1915.

The brigade arrived in France (less the RCHA) on 6 May 1915 as a dismounted unit known as Seely's Detachment. It became the Canadian Cavalry Brigade on 22 July 1915 and was restored to Horses on the formation of The Canadian Corps in September 1915. Seely's Force was formed on 3 October 1915, and was composed of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade and the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Brigade. Seely's Force, which disbanded on 9 October 1915, re-formed on 22 November 1915 as a composite of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade, 1st and 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Brigades, ceased to exist on 10 December 1915. The Canadian Cavalry Brigade was transferred to the 1st Indian Cavalry Division on 26 January 1916. The Fort Garry Horse replaced the 2nd King Edward's Horse in the Canadian Cavalry Brigade on 25 February 1916. The brigade returned to England on 16 April 1919 and arrived in Canada on 29 May 1919.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid's file level descriptions can be accessed through the "consists of" fields in the MIKAN record. A paper copy is also available in the Reference room. The finding aid is a typed list consisting of volume number, file number, title and outside dates. 9-36 (90: Open)

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RG9-III-C-2
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG 9 III-C-2] 3983--3987

[Consultation 90 Open]

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