Cavalry Division (India)

The Cavalry Division was formed in 1916 during First World War by units of the British Army and the British Indian Army stationed in India for service in Mesopotamia in the Mesopotamia Campaign. The Division was broken up in 1918, but its brigades then served independently.

The Cavalry Division
Active8 December 1916 – 8 April 1918
Country British India
AllegianceBritish Crown
Branch British Indian Army
TypeCavalry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War I
Mesopotamian Campaign
Second Battle of Kut
Battles of Ramadi (1917)
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Sydney Francis Crocker
Leslie Cockburn Jones

6th Indian Cavalry Brigade

The 6th Indian Cavalry Brigade commanded the following units while assigned to the division:[1]

  • 14th (King's) Hussars
  • 21st Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)
  • 22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force)
  • 15th Machine Gun Squadron
  • S Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
  • 2nd Troop, 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Madras Miners and Sappers
  • 6th Cavalry Brigade Signal Troop
  • 131st Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance
  • 5th Mobile Veterinary Section
  • 6th Cavalry Brigade Supply and Transport Company

7th Indian Cavalry Brigade

The 7th Indian Cavalry Brigade commanded the following units while assigned to the division:[1]

  • 13th Hussars
  • 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (Watson's Horse)
  • 14th Murray's Jat Lancers
  • 16th Machine Gun Squadron
  • V Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
  • Field Troop, Royal Engineers
  • 7th Cavalry Brigade Signal Troop
  • 119th Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance
  • 4th Mobile Veterinary Section
  • 7th Cavalry Brigade Supply and Transport Company

The 7th Indian Cavalry Brigade later served as an independent brigade when the Division was broken up. In 1918 it fought at the Battle of Sharqat and was present at the occupation of Mosul at the end of the campaign, shortly after the armistice.

11th Indian Cavalry Brigade

The 11th Indian Cavalry Brigade served as an independent brigade when the Division was broken up. It was formed in September 1917 from three cavalry regiments sent from India and an artillery battery sent from the Western Front. Its machinegun squadron and other support units were assembled in Mesopotamia. It fought at the Action of Khan Baghdadi and the Battle of Sharqat. It also was present at the occupation of Mosul at the end of the campaign.

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See also
  • List of Indian divisions in World War I

References
  1. Perry 1993, p. 30

Bibliography
  • Moberly, F.J. (1923). Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign. London: Imperial War Museum. ISBN 1-870423-30-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Perry, F.W. (1993). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions. Newport: Ray Westlake Military Books. ISBN 1-871167-23-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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