22nd Mounted Brigade
| North Midland Mounted Brigade 22nd Mounted Brigade 12th Cavalry Brigade |
|
|---|---|
| Active | 1908 – 1921 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
|
| Allegiance | British Crown |
| Branch |
 British Army British Indian Army
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| Type | Yeomanry, Cavalry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of |
1st Mounted Division ANZAC Mounted Division Yeomanry Mounted Division 4th Cavalry Division |
| HQ (peacetime) | Leicester |
| Engagements | |
The North Midland Mounted Brigade (later numbered as the 22nd Mounted Brigade) was a yeomanry brigade of the British Army, formed as part of the Territorial Force in 1908.
It served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the First World War.
In April 1918, it was merged with elements of the 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade to form 12th Cavalry Brigade. It remained in Palestine after the end of the war on occupation duties.
Under the terms of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw.7, c.9), the brigade was formed in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. It consisted of three yeomanry regiments, a horse artillery battery and ammunition column, a transport and supply column and a field ambulance.
As the name suggests, the units were drawn from the northern part of the English Midlands, predominantly Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire.
The brigade was embodied on 4 August 1914 and assigned to Third Army of the Central Force. It moved to Norfolk and joined 1st Mounted Division in September 1914 replacing the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade. It remained with 1st Mounted Division until October 1915 when it departed (as a mounted formation) for the Mediterranean.
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