5th Cavalry Division (India)
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The 2nd Mounted Division was a cavalry division that served as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine in World War I. It was formed in April 1918 when three brigades already in Palestin
Gloucester Yeomanry march through Damascus on 2 October 1918
Henry Macandrew
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Major-General Sir Henry John Milnes Macandrew, was a British Indian Army officer who fought in the Boer War and First World War, rising to command cavalry divisions on the Western Front and in the Sin
5th Cavalry Division (India)
…World War I Palestine 1918 Affair of Abu Tellul Battle of Megiddo Capture of Damascus Occupation of Aleppo Commanders Notable commanders Maj.-Gen. H.J.M. Macandrew The 2nd Mounted Division was a cavalry division that served as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine in World War I. It was formed in…
The 20th Deccan Horse of Macandrew's division just prior to their attack on High Wood on 14 July
Indian cavalry travel through Damascus on 2 October
The armoured car, with flag of truce, sent in by Macandrew to request the surrender of Aleppo on 23 October