4th Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom)
| 4th Cavalry Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1815 1900 1914–1919 1939–1941 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
|
| Allegiance | British Crown |
| Branch |
 British Army
|
| Type | Cavalry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of |
2nd Cavalry Division (World War I) 1st Cavalry Division (World War II) |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur The Hon Sir Cecil Edward Bingham James Joseph Kingstone |
The 4th Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Army. It served in the Napoleonic Wars (notably at the Battle of Waterloo), 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, and with the 1st Cavalry Division during World War II.
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 4th Cavalry Brigade consisted of:
It was commanded by Major General Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur.
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