British cavalry during the First World War
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British cavalry during the First World War
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The British cavalry were the first British Army units to see action during the First World War. Captain Hornby of the 4th Dragoon Guards is reputed to have been the first British soldier to kill a German soldier, using his sword, and Corporal Edward Thomas of the same regiment is reputed to have fired the first British shot shortly after 06:30 on 22 August 1914, near the Belgian village of Casteau. The following Battle of Mons was the first engagement fought by British soldiers in Western Europe
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_cavalry_during_the_First_World_War
date created:
2012-10-02T11:56:49Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T14:07:14Z
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