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10th Division de Cavalerie Active 1 September 1913 – 1 June 1916 Country
France Branch Army Type Cavalry Division Role Cavalry Engagements First World War Notable commanders
Louis Conneau
Military unit
The 10th Cavalry Division was a French army unit that fought in
World War I in 1914 and was disbanded, after a period of inaction, in 1916.
History
1914
Mobilized in the 12th, 17th, and 18th
regions [
fr ] .
3 – 5 August: transported by railroad (V.F. or voie ferrée ) to the
Rosières-aux-Salines region.
5 – 17 August: deployed along the
Sânon River [
fr ] .
17 – 20 August: reconnaissance toward
Sarrebourg . On 20 August, engaged in the
Battle of Sarrebourg .
20 – 26 August: fallback to
Rozelieures , with combat on 24 and 25 August.
26 August – 3 September: withdrawal toward
Nancy and regroup; from 1 September, transported by railroad to the area of
Condé-en-Brie .
3 – 6 September: fallback on
Provins .
6 – 14 September: engaged in the
First Battle of the Marne , at the
Battle of the Two Morins [
fr ] capturing
Château-Thierry , and then pursuing the enemy, past
Fismes and
Pontavert , to the area around
Sissonne .
14 – 17 September: withdrawal to the south of
Aisne then advance toward
Reims .
17 September – 22 October: advance toward
Montdidier , fighting around
Bapaume in the
First Battle of Picardy , then in the
Battle of Arras (fighting near
Achiet-le-Grand on 28 September,
Saint-Léger on 30 September,
Pont-à-Vendin on 8 October, and
Vermelles on 10 October), and then in the
First Battle of Ypres (fighting near
Merville on 15 October,
Fleurbaix on 16 October,
Radinghem on 18 and 21 October).
22 October – 1 November: retreated and regrouped in the Merville region, near
Lillers .
1–11 November: fighting in Belgium, in the
Battle of Messines .
11 November – 11 December: withdrawal after being relieved by the British army; from 15 November, transported east by railroad to the
Charmes area for rest.
11 December 1914 – 5 January 1915: transported by railroad to the
Rougemont-le-Château area with elements being employed near d'
Aspach-le-Bas .
1915–1916
5 January – 20 August: with elements of the territorial army in sector between
Leimbach and
Burnhaupt-le-Haut .
20 August – 7 October: withdrawn and rested near
Montreux-Vieux .
7 – 12 October: again with the territorial army between Leimbach and Burnhaupt-le-Haut.
12 October 1915 – 1 June 1916: again withdrawn and rested near Montreux-Vieux; elements employed in watching the Swiss border.
1 June 1916: disbanded.
Attachments
Mobilisation: detached
August 1914: Conneau Cavalry Corps
August 1914: detached
September 1914: Conneau Cavalry Corps
September 1914:
1st Cavalry Corp [
fr ]
November 1914: detached
June 1916: disbanded
Commanders
General
Conneau , 1 September 1913 – 15 August 1914
General Grellet (interim), 15 August – 13 September 1914
General de Contades-Gizeux, 13 September 1914
Composition
Composition at formation
10th Brigade of Dragoons:
15th Brigade of Dragoons:
Attached elements:
Composition in January 1915
10th Brigade of Dragoons:
15th Regiment of Dragoons
20th Regiment of Dragoons
15th Brigade of Dragoons:
10th Regiment of Dragoons
19th Regiment of Dragoons
Matuzinsky Brigade:
Attached elements:
Infantry: 10th Cyclist Group of the 1st Battalion of Light Infantry
Artillery: 1 battery of 75s, 14th Field Artillery Regiment
Composition in July 1915
10th Brigade of Dragoons:
15th Regiment of Dragoons
20th Regiment of Dragoons
15th Brigade of Dragoons:
10th Regiment of Dragoons
19th Regiment of Dragoons
23rd Light Brigade:
22nd Regiment of Light Cavalry
16th Regiment of Hussars
Attached elements:
Infantry: 10th Cyclist Group of the 1st Battalion of Light Infantry
Artillery: 1 battery of 75s, 14th Field Artillery Regiment
Composition in May 1916
10th Brigade of Dragoons:
15th Regiment of Dragoons
20th Regiment of Dragoons
15th Brigade of Dragoons:
10th Regiment of Dragoons
19th Regiment of Dragoons
1st Marching (Provisional) Brigade of African Light Cavalry:
2nd Regiment of African Light Cavalry
5th Regiment of African Light Cavalry
Attached elements:
Infantry: 10th Cyclist Group of the 1st Battalion of Light Infantry
Artillery: 1 battery of 75s, 14th Field Artillery Regiment
See also
Bibliography
Les armées françaises dans la Grande guerre [French Armies in the Great War ] (in French). Vol. Tome 10, Volume 2: Ordres de bataille des grandes unités : divisions d'infanterie, divisions de cavalerie [Orders of battle of large units: infantry divisions, cavalry divisions]. 1924. AFGG_10_2. Retrieved 2 June 2019 .
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