2nd Light Horse Brigade

2nd Light Horse Brigade
Active	1914–1919
Country	Australia
Allegiance	Australian Crown
Branch	Australian Army
Type	Mounted infantry
Role	Light horse
Size	cavalry Brigade
Part of	(1) 2nd Australian Contingent, 1914–15; (2) Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) New Zealand and Australian Division, 1915–16; and, (3) Anzac Mounted Division, 1916–19.
Equipment	Horse rifle and bayonet
Engagements	World War I Gallipoli Campaign Battle of Lone Pine Sinai and Palestine Campaign Battle of Romani First Battle of Gaza Second Battle of Gaza Battle of Beersheba Battle of Mughar Ridge Battle of Jerusalem (1917) Capture of Jericho First Transjordan attack on Amman First Battle of Amman (1918) Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt Battle of Megiddo (1918) Battle of Nablus (1918) Third Transjordan attack Second Battle of Amman (1918)
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World War I

The 2nd 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. The brigade first saw action while serving in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)'s New Zealand and Australian Division during the Dardanelles Campaign in the Battle of Gallipoli. After being withdrawn to Egypt in February 1916 they served in the ANZAC Mounted Division from March 1916 as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign until the end of the war.

The 2nd Light Horse Brigade was raised in response to a promise made by the Australian Government to supply a division of 20,000 Australians comprising infantry, artillery and cavalry to be used at the discretion of Britain. The 2nd Light Horse Brigade was part of the 2nd Contingent that was hastily put together at the beginning of September 1914. The 2nd Light Horse Brigade was primarily raised from recruits currently serving in the various militia light horse formations created as a consequence of the Kitchener Report 1910 and the introduction of Universal Training.

The Brigade embarked to Egypt during the months of October and November 1914. In Egypt additional training occurred at the Maadi Camp. Subsequent embarkations of reinforcements occurred as and when sufficient recruits were gathered and prepared for movement to a war theatre. It served in the Gallipoli and Sinai and Palestine campaigns. The Brigade was disbanded at Kantara, July 1919 when the various regiments within the Brigade embarked for Australia. As each regiment arrived at its specific home port, it was disbanded.

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