3rd Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom)
| 3rd Cavalry Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1815 1899–1902 1914–1919 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
|
| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Cavalry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 2nd Cavalry Division (World War I) |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Wilhelm von Dörnberg Hubert Gough |
The 3rd Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Army. It served in the Napoleonic Wars (notably at the Battle of Waterloo), in the Boer War, and in the First World War on the Western Front where it was initially assigned to The Cavalry Division before spending most of the war with the 2nd Cavalry Division.
From June 1809, Wellington organized his cavalry into one, later two, cavalry divisions (1st and 2nd) for the Peninsular War. These performed a purely administrative, rather than tactical, role; the normal tactical headquarters were provided by brigades commanding two, later usually three, regiments. The cavalry brigades were named for the commanding officer, rather than numbered. For the Hundred Days Campaign, he numbered his British cavalry brigades in a single sequence, 1st to 7th. The 3rd Cavalry Brigade consisted of:
It was commanded by Major General Sir Wilhelm von Dörnberg.
The brigade took part in the Battle of Waterloo. During the battle, the 1st Light Dragoons, KGL suffered 154 casualties (33 killed, 111 wounded, 10 missing), the 2nd Light Dragoons, KGL 77 (20 killed, 55 wounded, 2 missing) and the 23rd Light Dragoons 74 (14 killed, 28 wounded, 32 missing). This represented a loss rate of about 22%.
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