British 5th Division

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The British 5th Division was a key infantry formation of the British Army that saw distinguished service in major campaigns such as the Napoleonic Wars and both World Wars.

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British 5th Division canonical 3
British 5th Infantry Division 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation
infantry division
activeDuringConflict First World War
linked to: World War I

Napoleonic Wars
Second World War
linked to: World War II
allegiance United Kingdom
alsoKnownAs 5th Division
5th Infantry Division
branch British Army
country United Kingdom
disbandedIn 1947
formedIn 1809
garrison United Kingdom
notableCommander Harold Alexander
Philip Currie
Sir Charles Warren
Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien
Sir James Leith
Sir Thomas Picton
participatedIn Allied invasion of Sicily
Battle of Alma
Battle of Anzio
Battle of Bussaco
Battle of Dunkirk
Battle of France (1940)
linked to: Battle of France

Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
Battle of Inkerman
Battle of Mons
Battle of Nive
linked to: Battle of the Nive

Battle of Nivelle
Battle of Quatre Bras
Battle of Salamanca
Battle of Vittorio Veneto
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Ypres (1914)
Battle of the Aisne (1914)
Battle of the Marne (1914)
Battle of the Somme
Crimean War
Great Retreat (1914)
Italian Campaign (World War II)
linked to: Italian campaign

Italian Front (World War I)
linked to: Italian Front

Northwest Europe Campaign (1944–1945)
Peninsular War
Second Battle of the Piave River
Second Boer War
Sicily Campaign
Siege of Sevastopol (Crimean War)
Waterloo Campaign
Western Front (World War I)
linked to: Western Front

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Battle of Salamanca notableUnit British 5th Division
Battle of Quatre Bras notableUnit British 5th Division
Ponte Grande bridge securedBy British 5th Infantry Division
linked to: British 5th Division
Battle of Le Cateau involvedUnit British 5th Division