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XV Corps (United Kingdom)

British infantry corps during World War I

Summary

British infantry corps during World War I

Field	Value
unit_name	XV Corps
image	XV Corps WW1.svg
image_size	150px
caption	XV Corps formation badge.
dates	1915–18
country
branch	[[File:Flag of the British Army.svg	23px]] British Army
type	Field corps
command_structure	Fourth Army
battles	World War I

the United Kingdom Army unit

Battle of the Somme 1916
- Battle of Bazentin Ridge
- Battle of Delville Wood
- Battle of Guillemont
- Battle of Ginchy
- Battle of Flers-Courcelette
- Battle of Morval
- Battle of Le Transloy
German retreat to the Hindenburg Line
Operation Hush
Battle of the Lys
Second Battle of the Lys
Advance in Flanders
Final Advance in Flanders

XV Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.

World War I

XV Corps was formed in Egypt on 9 December 1915 and then reformed in France on 22 April 1916 under Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Horne. It took part in the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

Order of battle on 11 November 1918

Prior to the armistice, the corps halted on the Schelde on 10 November 1918. It was composed of the following units, the 36th Division having been transferred from the X Corps on 9 November 1918:

14th (Light) Division (Major General Skinner)
40th Division (Major General Peyton)
36th (Ulster) Division (Major General Coffin)
3rd Cavalry Division (Major General Harmon)
Corps Troops
- V/XV Heavy Trench Mortar Battery
- 15th Cyclist Bn
- XV Corps Signal Company

General Officers Commanding

Commanders included:

12 January – 12 April 1916 Lieutenant-General Henry Horne
22 April – 29 September 1916 Lieutenant-General Henry Horne
29 September 1916 – 12 April 1918 Lieutenant-General Sir John Du Cane
12 April – November 1918 Lieutenant-General Sir Henry de Beauvoir De Lisle

References

Baker, Chris. "The British Corps of 1914-1918". The Long, Long Trail: The British Army of 1914-1918.
(29 September 2011). "British Second Army, 11th November 1918".
[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/HORNE.shtml Henry Horne at Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]
[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/CANE.shtml John Du Cane at Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]

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