XV Corps (United Kingdom)
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XV Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I
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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.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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World War I
XV Corps was formed in EgyptEgypt
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on 9 December 1915 and then reformed in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
on 22 April 1916 under Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Horne
Henry Horne, 1st Baron Horne
General Henry Sinclair Horne, 1st Baron Horne GCB, KCMG was a military officer in the British Army, most notable for his generalship during World War I. He was the only British artillery officer to command an army in the war. Until recently Horne was the unknown General of the Great War and did...
. It took part in the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
General Officers Commanding
Commanders included:- December 1915 - September 1916 Lieutenant-General Sir Henry HorneHenry Horne, 1st Baron HorneGeneral Henry Sinclair Horne, 1st Baron Horne GCB, KCMG was a military officer in the British Army, most notable for his generalship during World War I. He was the only British artillery officer to command an army in the war. Until recently Horne was the unknown General of the Great War and did...
- September 1916 - November 1918 Lieutenant-General John Du CaneJohn Philip Du CaneGeneral Sir John Du Cane GCB is a former Master-General of the Ordnance.-Military career:Du Cane was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1884....