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53rd Indian Brigade
The 53rd Indian Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Indian Army that saw active service with the Indian Army during the First World War. It took part in the Mesopotamian campaign and formed part of the occupation force for Iraq post-war. History The 53rd Indian Brigade started forming in Mesopotamia from November 1917 as part of the 18th Indian Division, joining the division when it was formed on 24 December 1917. The brigade was formed from battalions transferred directly from India so time was needed for them to become acclimatized. It remained with the division for the rest of the war, taking part in the action at Fat-ha Gorge on the Little Zab (23–26 October 1918) and the Battle of Sharqat (28–30 October 1918). At the end of the war, the 18th Division was chosen to form part of the occupation force for Iraq. It took part in the Iraq Rebellion in 1920. The division, and the brigade, was broken up in the following year. Order of battle The brigade had th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Crown
The Crown is the state (polity), state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms and their subdivisions (such as the Crown Dependencies, British Overseas Territories, overseas territories, Provinces and territories of Canada#Provinces, provinces, or states and territories of Australia, states). Legally ill-defined, the term has different meanings depending on context. It is used to designate the monarch in either a personal capacity, as Head of the Commonwealth, or as the king or queen of their realms (whereas the monarchy of the United Kingdom and the monarchy of Canada, for example, are distinct although they are in personal union). It can also refer to the rule of law; however, in common parlance 'The Crown' refers to the functions of executive (government), government and the civil service. Thus, in the United Kingdom (one of the Commonwealth realms), the government of the United Kingdom can be distinguished from the Crown and the state, in prec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
The 9th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment was an infantry battalion of the British Army. Part of the Volunteer Force (Great Britain), Volunteer Force, later the Territorial Force (renamed the Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Territorial Army in 1920), the battalion was part of the Middlesex Regiment, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) and recruited from the north-western suburbs of London. It served as infantry in the Mesopotamian campaign during World War I and as an air defence regiment during and after World War II. Origins The battalion's origins lay in the enthusiasm for joining local Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs) engendered by an invasion scare in 1859. Two of the many units formed in the populous county of Middlesex were the 'Marylebone & West Middlesex Rifles' and the 'Harrow Rifles'.Westlake, pp. 166 & 168.Beckett, Appendix VII. Marylebone & West Middlesex Rifles The 9th (Marylebone & West Middlesex) Middlesex RVC was formed at Lord's Cricket Ground on 14 October 1859 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th (Quetta) Division
The 4th (Quetta) Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army. It was formed by General Kitchener while he was Commander-in-chief of India. During World War I the division remained in India. Its composition was: Formation 1914 *Commanding officer Lt General Malcolm Henry Grover *1st Quetta Infantry Brigade Brigadier General Sitwell **2nd Battalion Somerset Light Infantry ** 12th Pioneers ** 19th Punjabis ** 58th Vaughn's Rifles **1/7th Gurkha Rifles **2/7th Gurkha **XXI Brigade Royal Field Artillery (RFA) *2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade Major General Mellis VC **2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers ** 40th Pathans **67th Punjabis ** 106th Hazara Pioneers ** 114th Mahrattas **IV Mountain Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) *Karachi Brigade Brigadier General Shaw **1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers ** 127th Baluch Light Infantry **69 Company RGA *Divisional troops ** 10th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Hodson's Horse) ** 22nd Cavalry (Frontier Force) ** 28t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Persia Cordon
The Seistan Force, originally called East Persia Cordon, was a force of British Indian Army troops set up to prevent infiltration by German and Ottoman agents from Persia (Iran) into Afghanistan during World War I. The force was established to protect British interests in Persia from subversion by German agents, most notably Wilhelm Wassmuss. The force was also tasked to intercept and destroy the Turco-German expedition to Kabul that sought Afghan alliance in the Central war effort and Afghan assistance to wartime revolutionary conspiracies in India. Unit history In August 1914 (at the start of World War I) a small force, under the orders of the 2nd Quetta Brigade, was maintained in Western Balochistan to suppress arms traffic. In July 1915 this force was expanded and became the East Persia Cordon to prevent enemy infiltration from Persia into Afghanistan. A similar Russian Cordon was established to prevent infiltration into north-west Afghanistan. From March 1916 the force bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Gurkha Rifles
The 7th Gurkha Rifles was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army, following India's independence in 1947 and after 1959 designated as the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. History Formation Raised at Thayetmyo in Burma in 1902 by Major E Vansittart as the 8th Gurkha Rifles; became the 2nd Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles, 1903 and then 7th Gurkha Rifles in 1907. The 2nd Battalion was raised at Quetta in 1907 by Major N G Woodyatt, the Right Wing becoming the 1st Battalion and the Left Wing becoming the 2nd Battalion 7th Gurkha Rifles. The regiment had the distinction of being one of only two out of the ten Gurkha regiments to recruit its soldiers from the towns and villages which lie along the rugged foothills of the Himalayas east of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Gurkha officers and soldiers have come predominantly from the Rai and Limbu clans but the roll records many names from the less numerous Sunwar, Tamang an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohat
Kohat ( ps, کوهاټ; ur, ) is a city that serves as the capital of the Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is regarded as a centre of the Bangash tribe of Pashtuns, who have lived in the region since the late 15th century. With a population of over 220,000 people, the city is the fourth-largest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the 35th-largest in Pakistan in terms of population. Kohat's immediate environs were the site of frequent armed skirmishes between British colonialist forces and local tribesmen in the mid to late 19th century. It is centred on a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. Pashto and the Kohati dialect of Hindko are the main languages spoken in Kohat. The city of Kohat is also the namesake of and largest city in the Kohat Division, being over four times larger than the second-largest city in the division: Karak. History Early history Little is known of Kohat's early history. According to local lore, Kohat wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles
The 3rd Gorkha Rifles or Third Gorkha Rifles, abbreviated as 3 GR is an Indian Army infantry regiment. It was originally a Gurkha regiment of the British Indian Army formed in 1815. This regiment recruit mainly Magars and Khas/Chhetri tribes. They were present at a number of actions and wars including the siege of Delhi in 1857 to the First and Second World Wars. After the Partition of India in 1947 the regiment was one of the six Gorkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army as part of the Tripartite Agreement signed between India, Nepal and Britain at the time of Indian independence. Prior to independence, the regiment was known as the 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles. In 1950 the regiment's title was changed to 3rd Gorkha Rifles. Since 1947 the regiment has participated in a number of conflicts including the 1947 and 1971 wars against Pakistan. History Formation to 1885 The regiment was raised during the Gurkha War by Sir Robert Colquhoun on 24 April 1815 as the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British 27th Division
The 27th Division was an infantry division of the British Army raised during the Great War, formed in late 1914 by combining various Regular Army units that had been acting as garrisons about the British Empire. The division spent most of 1915 on the Western Front in France before moving to Salonika where it remained with the British Salonika Army for the duration of the war. In 1916 its commander Hurdis Ravenshaw was captured by an Austrian submarine whilst sailing to England. In 1918 in Salonika the division took part in the Battle of Doiran. It carried out occupation duties in the Caucasus in the post-war before being withdrawn from the region in 1919. Order of battle The division was composed of the following units: ; 80th Brigade: * 2nd Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry * 3rd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps * 4th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (''left June 1918'') * 4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) * Princess Patricia's Canadian Light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
81st Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 81st Brigade was a formation of the British Army. It was originally formed from regular army battalions serving away from home in the British Empire. It was assigned to the 27th Division and served on the Western Front and the Macedonian Front during the First World War. Formation The infantry battalions did not all serve at once, but all were assigned to the brigade during the war. *1st Battalion, Royal Scots *2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment *2nd Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders *1st Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders *1/9th Battalion, Royal Scots *1/9th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders *13th Battalion, Black Watch The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment ... *81st Machine Gun Company *81st SAA Section Ammunition Column *81 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st (Peshawar) Division
The 1st (Peshawar) Division was a Regular Division of the British Indian Army formed as a result of the Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army in 1903. During World War I, the Division remained in India for local defense, but was mobilized for action on the North West Frontier on several occasions. The Division was a part of the Northern Army, later called the Northern Command. In 1919, the Division was mobilized for operations in Afghanistan during the Third Afghan War. Typical of most Indian Army formations, it contained a mixture of British and Indian units; but, unlike British Divisions, it contained a mixture of cavalry and infantry components. Formation in 1914 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade : 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers : 14th Murray's Jat Lancers :1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse : Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) Lumsden's) Cavalry :21st Lancers :M Battery, Royal Horse Artillery : 1st Guides Infantry. 1st (Peshawar) Infantry Brigade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd (Nowshera) Brigade
The 1st (Peshawar) Division was a Regular Division of the British Indian Army formed as a result of the Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army in 1903. During World War I, the Division remained in India for local defense, but was mobilized for action on the North West Frontier on several occasions. The Division was a part of the Northern Army, later called the Northern Command. In 1919, the Division was mobilized for operations in Afghanistan during the Third Afghan War. Typical of most Indian Army formations, it contained a mixture of British and Indian units; but, unlike British Divisions, it contained a mixture of cavalry and infantry components. Formation in 1914 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade : 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers :14th Murray's Jat Lancers :1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse : Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) Lumsden's) Cavalry :21st Lancers :M Battery, Royal Horse Artillery : 1st Guides Infantry. 1st (Peshawar) Infantry Brigade : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
89th Punjabis
The 89th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1798 as a battalion of Madras Native Infantry. It was designated as the 89th Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 1st Battalion, The Baloch Regiment.Ahmad, Lt Col Rifat Nadeem. (2012). ''The Gallant One: War Services of First Battalion The Baloch Regiment''. Rawalpindi: The Battalion. History Formation and early service The regiment was raised on 9 November 1798 at Masulipatam as the 3rd Extra Battalion of Madras Native Infantry by Captain Alexander MacLeod and was known as ''MacLeod ki Paltan'' (MacLeod's Battalion). In 1800, it was designated as the 1st Battalion 15th Regiment, and in 1824, as the 29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry. The battalion was composed mostly of Muslims, Tamils and Telugus of South India. In 1818, it was dispatched to Ceylon to suppress a rebellion of the Sinhalese. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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