10th Cavalry Division (France)

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

Mobilized in the 12th, 17th, and 18th.
3 – 5 August: transported by railroad to the Rosières-aux-Salines region.
5 – 17 August: deployed along the.
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 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, and then in the First Battle of Ypres.
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.

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20 August – 7 October: withdrawn and rested near Montreux-Vieux.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12 October 1915 – 1 June 1916: again withdrawn and rested near Montreux-Vieux; elements employed in watching the Swiss border.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.