Seventeen Cavalry Reserve Regiments were formed by the British Army on the outbreak of the Great War in August, 1914.[1] These were affiliated with one or more active cavalry regiments, their purpose being to train replacement drafts for the active regiments. In 1915, the 3rd Line[a] regiments of the Yeomanry were also affiliated with the Cavalry Reserve and, in September 1916, the Household Cavalry Reserve Regiment was formed in Windsor, supplying replacements to the dismounted Household Battalion. In 1917, the regiments underwent major reorganization, being reduced to ten in number.
Although nominally cavalry, many of the drafts ended up being converted into infantry in order to satisfy the manpower demands of trench warfare.
Despite being training and not combat formations, several were involved in the putting down of the Easter Rising in Dublin in April 1916. A little after noon on Easter Monday, a mixed troop of 9th and 12th Lancers, attached to the 6th Cavalry Reserve Regiment at Marlborough Barracks in Phoenix Park, was dispatched to investigate a "disturbance" at Dublin Castle.[3] As they cantered down Sackville Street, they were fired upon by rebels who had taken up positions in and on the roof of the General Post Office. Three troopers were killed instantly and one was mortally wounded, becoming the first military casualties of the rising. The same evening, 1,600 men of the 3rd Reserve Cavalry Brigade (consisting of the 8th, 9th and 10th Cavalry Reserve Regiments) arrived from their barracks at the Curragh to support the local Dublin garrison.[4]
5th Lancers 9th Lancers 12th Lancers 16th Lancers 17th Lancers 21st Lancers 3/1st Bedfordshire Yeomanry 3/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry 3/1st City of London Yeomanry 2/1st Surrey Yeomanry 3/1st East Riding Yeomanry
2nd
The Curragh
3rd Hussars 4th Hussars 7th Hussars 8th Hussars 3/1st Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry 2/1st Lancashire Hussars 3/1st County of London Yeomanry 3/3rd County of London Yeomanry 3/1st South Nottinghamshire Hussars 3/1st Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars 3/1st Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry
3rd Dragoon Guards 4th Dragoon Guards 6th Dragoon Guards 7th Dragoon Guards 1st Dragoons 2nd Dragoons 3/1st Berkshire Yeomanry 3/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry 3/1st Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry 3/1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry 3/1st North Somerset Yeomanry 3/1st Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons
Notes
^In accordance with the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c.9) which brought the Territorial Force into being, the TF was intended to be a home defence force for service during wartime and members could not be compelled to serve outside the country. However, on the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, many members volunteered for Imperial Service. Therefore, TF units were split in August and September 1914 into 1st Line (liable for overseas service) and 2nd Line (home service for those unable or unwilling to serve overseas) units. Later, a 3rd Line was formed to act as a reserve, providing trained replacements for the 1st and 2nd Line regiments.[2]
References
^The Cavalry Reserve Regiments The Long, Long Trail
^Ciaran Byrne, The Harp and Crown, the History of the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, 1902 - 1922, p. 105
^General J.G. Maxwell, From the General Officer, Commanding-in-Chief, The Forces in Ireland. To the Field-Marshal, Commanding-in-Chief, The Home Forces. 25 May 1916
Bibliography
Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). Order of Battle of the British Army 1914. Ravi Rikhye. ISBN978-0-97760728-0.
March 28, 2023
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Seventeen Cavalry Reserve Regiments were formed by the British Army on the outbreak of the Great War in August 1914 1 These were affiliated with one or more active cavalry regiments their purpose being to train replacement drafts for the active regiments In 1915 the 3rd Line a regiments of the Yeomanry were also affiliated with the Cavalry Reserve and in September 1916 the Household Cavalry Reserve Regiment was formed in Windsor supplying replacements to the dismounted Household Battalion In 1917 the regiments underwent major reorganization being reduced to ten in number Although nominally cavalry many of the drafts ended up being converted into infantry in order to satisfy the manpower demands of trench warfare Despite being training and not combat formations several were involved in the putting down of the Easter Rising in Dublin in April 1916 A little after noon on Easter Monday a mixed troop of 9th and 12th Lancers attached to the 6th Cavalry Reserve Regiment at Marlborough Barracks in Phoenix Park was dispatched to investigate a disturbance at Dublin Castle 3 As they cantered down Sackville Street they were fired upon by rebels who had taken up positions in and on the roof of the General Post Office Three troopers were killed instantly and one was mortally wounded becoming the first military casualties of the rising The same evening 1 600 men of the 3rd Reserve Cavalry Brigade consisting of the 8th 9th and 10th Cavalry Reserve Regiments arrived from their barracks at the Curragh to support the local Dublin garrison 4 Contents 1 Original August 1914 Formations 2 Formed in 1916 3 After 1917 re organization 4 Notes 5 References 6 BibliographyOriginal August 1914 Formations EditRegiment Location Affiliated Regiments Remarks1st Life Guards Hyde Park 1st Life Guards2nd Life Guards Windsor 2nd Life GuardsRoyal Horse Guards Regent s Park Royal Horse Guards1st Aldershot 1st Dragoon Guards5th Dragoon Guards3 1st Queen s Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry3 1st Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Absorbed into 4th 19172nd Aldershot 2nd Dragoon Guards6th Dragoons3 1st Essex Yeomanry3 1st Lothians and Border Horse Absorbed into 4th 19173rd Canterbury 3rd Dragoon Guards6th Dragoon Guards3 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry2 1st Surrey Yeomanry1 1st Sussex Yeomanry Absorbed into 6th 19174th Tidworth 4th Dragoon Guards7th Dragoon Guards3 1st Warwickshire Yeomanry3 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars3 1st Queen s Own Worcestershire Hussars Absorbed into 6th 19175th York 1st Dragoons2nd Dragoons3 1st Northumberland Hussars3 1st Queen s Own Yorkshire Dragoons3 1st Yorkshire Hussars3 1st East Riding Yeomanry Absorbed into 6th 19176th Dublin 5th Royal Irish Lancers12th Lancers3 1st City of London Yeomanry3 1st County of London Yeomanry B Sqn composed mainly of a draft of 160 NCOs and men from 3 1st Welsh Horse Yeomanry Absorbed into 1st 19177th Tidworth 9th Lancers21st Lancers3 1st Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry3 1st Berkshire Yeomanry Absorbed into 1st 19178th The Curragh 16th Lancers17th Lancers3 1st Queen s Own Dorset Yeomanry3 1st Queen s Own Oxfordshire Hussars Absorbed into 1st 19179th Shorncliffe 3rd Hussars7th Hussars3 2nd County of London Yeomanry3 3rd County of London Yeomanry Absorbed into 2nd 191710th The Curragh 4th Hussars8th Hussars3 1st Duke of Lancaster s Own Yeomanry2 1st Lancashire Hussars3 1st Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry Absorbed into 2nd 191711th Tidworth 10th Hussars18th Hussars3 1st Hampshire Yeomanry3 1st North Somerset Yeomanry3 1st Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Absorbed into 5th 191712th Aldershot 11th Hussars13th Hussars3 1st Leicestershire Yeomanry3 1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry3 1st Staffordshire Yeomanry Absorbed into 3rd 191713th Colchester 14th Hussars20th Hussars3 1st Bedfordshire Yeomanry3 1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry Absorbed into 5th 191714th Longmoor 15th Hussars19th Hussars3 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry3 1st South Nottinghamshire Hussars Absorbed into 3rd 1917Formed in 1916 EditRegiment Location Affiliated Regiments RemarksHousehold Cavalry Windsor Household BattalionAfter 1917 re organization EditRegiment Location Affiliated Regiments Remarks1st Life Guards Hyde Park 1st Life Guards2nd Life Guards Windsor 2nd Life GuardsRoyal Horse Guards Regent s Park Royal Horse GuardsHousehold Cavalry Windsor Household Battalion Disbanded early 19181st The Curragh 5th Lancers9th Lancers12th Lancers16th Lancers17th Lancers21st Lancers3 1st Bedfordshire Yeomanry3 1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry3 1st City of London Yeomanry2 1st Surrey Yeomanry3 1st East Riding Yeomanry2nd The Curragh 3rd Hussars4th Hussars7th Hussars8th Hussars3 1st Queen s Own Dorset Yeomanry2 1st Lancashire Hussars3 1st County of London Yeomanry3 3rd County of London Yeomanry3 1st South Nottinghamshire Hussars3 1st Queen s Own Oxfordshire Hussars3 1st Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry3rd Aldershot 11th Hussars13th Hussars15th Hussars19th Hussars3 1st Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry3 1st Leicestershire Yeomanry3 1st Staffordshire Yeomanry3 1st Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry3 1st Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry4th Aldershot 1st Dragoon Guards2nd Dragoon Guards5th Dragoon Guards6th Dragoons3 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry3 1st Essex Yeomanry3 1st Queen s Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry3 1st Hampshire Yeomanry3 2nd County of London Yeomanry3 1st Lothians and Border Horse5th Tidworth 10th Hussars14th Hussars18th Hussars20th Hussars3 1st Northumberland Hussars3 1st Yorkshire Hussars3 1st Warwickshire Yeomanry3 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars3 1st Queen s Own Worcestershire Hussars6th Tidworth 3rd Dragoon Guards4th Dragoon Guards6th Dragoon Guards7th Dragoon Guards1st Dragoons2nd Dragoons3 1st Berkshire Yeomanry3 1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry3 1st Duke of Lancaster s Own Yeomanry3 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry3 1st North Somerset Yeomanry3 1st Queen s Own Yorkshire DragoonsNotes Edit In accordance with the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 7 Edw 7 c 9 which brought the Territorial Force into being the TF was intended to be a home defence force for service during wartime and members could not be compelled to serve outside the country However on the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914 many members volunteered for Imperial Service Therefore TF units were split in August and September 1914 into 1st Line liable for overseas service and 2nd Line home service for those unable or unwilling to serve overseas units Later a 3rd Line was formed to act as a reserve providing trained replacements for the 1st and 2nd Line regiments 2 References Edit The Cavalry Reserve Regiments The Long Long Trail Rinaldi 2008 p 35 Ciaran Byrne The Harp and Crown the History of the 5th Royal Irish Lancers 1902 1922 p 105 General J G Maxwell From the General Officer Commanding in Chief The Forces in Ireland To the Field Marshal Commanding in Chief The Home Forces 25 May 1916Bibliography EditRinaldi Richard A 2008 Order of Battle of the British Army 1914 Ravi Rikhye ISBN 978 0 97760728 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cavalry Reserve Regiments 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