• Source: 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.




6th Indian Cavalry Brigade


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

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:

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.

7th (Queen's Own) Hussars
Guides Cavalry
23rd Cavalry (Frontier Force)
25th Machine Gun Squadron
W Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
5th Troop, 1st King George's Own Sappers and Miners
11th Cavalry Brigade Signal Troop
152nd Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance
8th Mobile Veterinary Section
11th Cavalry Brigade Supply and Transport Company




See also


List of Indian divisions in World War I




References






Bibliography


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




External links


"Cavalry Division on The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 by PB Chappell". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
"Independent Indian Cavalry Brigades in Mesopotamia on The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 by PB Chappell". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2015-07-13.

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