Bannu Brigade

The Bannu Brigade was formed after the 1903 reforms of the British Indian Army by Herbert Kitchener when he was Commander-in-Chief, India. The brigade was part of the Northern Army and deployed along the North West Frontier.[1] In 1914 at the start of World War I the composition of the brigade was:

• Commander Major General O’Donnell
  • 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
  • 33rd Punjabis
  • 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force)
  • 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force)
  • 29 Mountain Battery[2]

The brigade was involved in the Operations in the Tochi between November 1914 and March 1915 when it was commanded by Major-General Vere Bonamy Fane.[3]

See also

• List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II

References

1. Sumner, p.9
2. "Indian Army 1914". Orbat.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
3. Major General Sir Vere Bonamy Fane KCB KCIB

Sources

• Sumner, Ian (2001). The Indian Army 1914-1947. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-196-6.