The War Establishment of a Cavalry Brigade, according to Field Service Regulations in 1914
A Cavalry Brigade would normally come under command of a Cavalry Division.
Personnel
|
Officers
|
Men
|
|
| Brigade HQ |
6
|
41
|
| In 3 Cavalry Regiments |
78
|
1569
|
| In 1 Signal Troop (RE) |
1
|
23
|
| Totals |
85
|
1633
|
| NB: most Cavalry Brigades came under orders of a Cavalry Division. But at times a Brigade would be an independent command, receiving orders from a Corps or even Army HQ. If the brigade was independent it would also carry the following: | ||
| In Brigade HQ |
1
|
6
|
| In 1 Battery (RHA) |
7
|
215
|
| In 1 Ammunition Column (RHA) |
2
|
115
|
| In 1 Field Troop (RE) |
3
|
74
|
| In 1 Signal Troop (RE) |
1
|
42
|
| In 1 Cavalry Field Ambulance (RAMC) |
6
|
118
|
| Added totals |
20
|
570
|
Brigade HQ Staff
- Brigadier-General
- Aide-de-Camp
- Brigade-Major
- Staff Captain
- 3 clerks of the Army Postal Service (RE)
Horses
|
Riding
|
Draight and Pack
|
|
| Brigade HQ |
25
|
8
|
| In 3 Cavalry Regiments |
1584
|
240
|
| In 1 Signal Troop (RE) |
14
|
2
|
| Totals |
1623
|
250
|
| If the brigade was independent it would also carry the following: | ||
| In 1 Battery (RHA) |
108
|
132
|
| In 1 Ammunition Column (RHA) |
25
|
119
|
| In 1 Field Troop (RE) |
42
|
33
|
| In 1 Signal Troop (RE) |
30
|
15
|
| In 1 Cavalry Field Ambulance (RAMC) |
12
|
66
|
| Added totals |
217
|
365
|
Vehicles
| Figures in brackets () are those that applied if the brigade was an independent command |
In the 3 Cavalry Regiments
|
In Div HQ and other units
|
| 2-horsed carts |
6
|
2 (15)
|
| 2-horsed wagons |
–
|
1 (12)
|
| 4-horsed wagons |
48
|
1(9)
|
| 6-horsed wagons |
–
|
-(33)
|
| Motor cars |
–
|
1(5)
|
| Bicycles |
60
|
13(14)
|
| Motor cycles |
–
|
3(3)
|
Road space
If an entire Cavalry Brigade was laid out for a march in approved layout and spacing, it would occupy 1.875 miles of road, of which 1 miles would be the fighting portion and the rest the various headquarters, ambulances and first-line transport. If operating as an independent command these figures would be 3.166 and 1.5 miles respectively.