Desert Mounted Corps

Desert Mounted Corps
Desert Mounted Corps commander Harry Chauvel, (front row second left) and corps staff
Active	12 August 1917 – 7 June 1919
Country	British Empire France
Allegiance	British Empire
Type	Cavalry Yeomanry Mounted infantry Horse artillery
Role	Mounted warfare
Size	Army corps
Part of	Egyptian Expeditionary Force
Engagements	Sinai and Palestine Campaign 1917 Palestine Battle of Beersheba Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe Battle of Hareira and Sheria Charge at Sheria Battle of Mughar Ridge Battle of Ayun Kara Battle of Jerusalem 1918 Jordan and Transjordan Capture of Jericho Jordan Valley First Transjordan attack on Amman Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt After reformation Palestine, Transjordan and Syria Battle of Megiddo Battle of Sharon Battle of Nazareth Battle of Haifa Capture of Afulah and Beisan Capture of Jenin Battle of Samakh Capture of Tiberias Third Transjordan attack Capture of Jisr ed Damieh Second Battle of Amman Capture of Damascus Charge at Irbid Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub Charge at Kaukab Charge at Kiswe Pursuit to Haritan Charge at Khan Ayash Battle of Aleppo Charge at Haritan
Commanders
Notable commanders	Harry Chauvel

1918

After reformation

The Desert Mounted Corps was an army corps of the British Army during the First World War, of three mounted divisions renamed in August 1917 by General Edmund Allenby, from Desert Column. These divisions which served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign had been formed by Australian light horse, British yeomanry, and New Zealand mounted rifles brigades, supported by horse artillery, infantry and support troops. They were later joined by Indian cavalry and a small French cavalry detachment.