9 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁reform ed ▁in ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Army . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁During ▁the ▁Pen ins ular ▁War , ▁Well ington ▁organized ▁his ▁caval ry ▁into ▁one , ▁later ▁two , ▁caval ry ▁divisions . ▁ ▁They ▁performed ▁a ▁purely ▁administrative , ▁rather ▁than ▁tact ical , ▁role ; ▁the ▁normal ▁tact ical ▁headquarters ▁were ▁provided ▁by ▁brig ades ▁command ing ▁two , ▁later ▁usually ▁three , ▁reg iments . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 1 , ▁the ▁caval ry ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁as ▁two ▁divisions ▁and ▁the ▁existing ▁Caval ry ▁Division ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁as ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division ▁with ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Caval ry ▁Division . ▁ ▁Major ▁General ▁Sir ▁William ▁Er sk ine ▁took ▁command ▁on ▁formation . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁absent ▁from ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁to ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁though ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁division ▁only ▁compr ised ▁one ▁brig ade . ▁ ▁He ▁res umed ▁command ▁briefly , ▁but ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁in ▁Lis bon ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁divisions ▁were ▁once ▁again ▁am alg am ated ▁as ▁The ▁Caval ry ▁Division ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁with ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁St ap leton ▁Cot ton ▁( of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division ) ▁in ▁command .