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Indian Cavalry Corps The Indian Cavalry Corps was a formation of the British Indian Army in World War I. It was formed in France in December 1914. It remained in France until March 1916, when it was broken up. The corps consisted of the 1st Indian Cavalry Division a ...

was formed 18 December 1914.Edmunds 1925, p.484 Deccan Horse France 1916

Command

:Commander

Lieutenant-General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

Michael Rimington Lieutenant General Sir Michael Frederic Rimington, (23 May 1858 – 19 December 1928) was a British Army officer who commanded cavalry forces in the Second Boer War and First World War. After early service with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, ...

Brigadier-General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

General Staff H.J.M. Macandrew :Brigadier-General

Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...

R St C Leeky

Corps Troops

:Jodhpur Lancers :1st Indian Signal Squadron :Jodhpur Cavalry Field Ambulance Edmunds 1925, p.486

1st Indian Cavalry Division

Arrived in France 7 November 1914 :

Major-General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

M.F. Rimington ::Major-General H.D. Fanshawe from 22 December 1914 :GSO 1

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H.J.M. Macandrew ::Lieutenant-Colonel R. O'Bryan Taylor from 26 December 1914 :Commander

Royal Horse Artillery The Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) was formed in 1793 as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery (commonly termed Royal Artillery) to provide horse artillery support to the cavalry units of the British Army. (Although the cavalry link ...

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

R St C Leeky ::Lieutenant-Colonel H Rouse from 11 December 1914 :Commander

Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is a corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is heade ...

Colonel C E Baddeley ::Lieutenant-Colonel C A J Leslie from 11 December 1914

2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade The Sialkot Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1904 as a result of the Kitchener Reforms. It was mobilized as 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade at the outbreak of the First World War as part of the 1st India ...

:Brigadier-General H.P. Leader * 17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers *

6th King Edward's Own Cavalry The 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry was a cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1842 and in 1921 was amalgamated with the 7th Hariana Lancers to form the 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry. History The 6th King Edward's Own ...

19th Lancers (Fane's Horse) The 19th Lancers is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. Before 1956, it was known as 19th King George V's Own Lancers, which was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, by the amalgamation of 18th K ...

* Signal Troop

3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade

:Major-General C.P.W. Pirie *

8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars The 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1693. It saw service for three centuries including the First and Second World Wars. The regiment survived the immediate post-war reduction in forces ...

9th Hodson's Horse 4th Horse (Hodson's Horse) is a part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army, which had its beginnings as an irregular cavalry regiment during the time of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Formation The regiment was raised during the turbulent tim ...

* 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse) * Signal Troop

8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade The Lucknow Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1911 as a result of the Kitchener Reforms. It was mobilized as 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade at the outbreak of the First World War as part of the 1st Indian ...

:Major-General G.A. Cookson ::Brigadier-General W.H. Fasken from 9 December 1914 *

1st King's Dragoon Guards The 1st King's Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment was raised by Sir John Lanier in 1685 as the 2nd Queen's Regiment of Horse, named in honour of Queen Mary, consort of King James II. It was renamed the 2nd Ki ...

* 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) *

36th Jacob's Horse The 36th Jacob's Horse were a unit of cavalry of the British Indian Army. Origins They were raised by Lieut. John Jacob of the Bombay Artillery, as a unit of Irregular Horse, originally in 1839 (reformed 1846) to patrol the area of ' Scinde' ...

* Signal Troop

1st Indian Cavalry Division Troops

I Indian Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''i'' (pronounced ), plural ...

:: A Battery, RHA :: Q Battery, RHA :: U Battery, RHA :I Indian Brigade Ammunition Column ::B Section ::C Section ::G Section :2nd Indian Field Troop Royal Engineers :2nd Indian Signal Squadron :1st Indian Supply Column :Sialkot Field Ambulance :Ambala Field Ambulance :Lucknow Field Ambulance Edmunds 1925, p.485

2nd Indian Cavalry Division

Arrived in France 14 December 1914 :Commander Major-General G.A. Cookson :GSO 1 Lieutenant-Colonel L.C. Jones :Commander Royal Horse Artillery Lieutenant-Colonel H F Askwith :Commander Royal Engineers Lieutenant-Colonel H J M Marshall

5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade The 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Indian Army that saw active service in the Indian Army during the First World War. Formed in November 1914, it served on the Western Front as part of the 2nd and 1st Indian C ...

:Colonel M E Willoughby *

6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons The 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1689 as Sir Albert Cunningham's Regiment of Dragoons. One of the regiment's most notable battles was the Battle of the Boyne in July 1690. It became th ...

* 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) * 38th King George's Own Central India Horse * Signal troop

7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade

:Brigadier-General FitzJ.M. Edwards *

13th Hussars The 13th Hussars (previously the 13th Light Dragoons) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War and the First World War but then amalgamated wi ...

3rd Skinner's Horse The 3rd Skinner's Horse was a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was originally raised at Hansi by Lt.-Col. James Skinner as the 2nd Regiment of Skinner's Horse in 1814, the various changes and amalgamations are listed below. *18 ...

* 18th King George's Own Tiwana Lancers * Signal Troop

9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade The Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1907 as a result of the Kitchener Reforms. It was mobilized as 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade at the outbreak of the First World War and departed fo ...

Arrived in France with the

Indian Corps The I Indian Corps was an army corps of the British Indian Army in the World War I. It was formed at the outbreak of war under the title Indian Corps from troops sent to the Western Front. The British Indian Army did not have a pre-war corps stru ...

12 October 1914 attached Indian Cavalry Corps 23 December 1914. :Brigadier-General F.W.G. Wadeson *

7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards The 7th (The Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1688 as Lord Cavendish's Regiment of Horse. It was renamed as the 7th (The Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards for Princess Charlotte in 1788. ...

* 20th Deccan Horse * 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse * Signal Troop

2nd Indian Cavalry Division Troops

II Indian Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery II is the Roman numeral for 2. II may also refer to: Biology and medicine * Image intensifier, medical imaging equipment * Invariant chain, a polypeptide involved in the formation and transport of MHC class II protein *Optic nerve, the second ...

:: N Battery, RHA, arrived in France with the 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade :: V Battery, RHA :: X Battery, RHA :II Brigade Ammunition Column ::E Section arrived 5 January 1915 ::F Section arrived 5 January 1915 ::H Section :1st Indian Field Troop Royal Engineers :3rd Indian Signal Squadron :2nd Indian Cavalry Supply Column :Mhow Cavalry Field Ambulance :Meerut Cavalry Field Ambulance :Secunderabad Cavalry Field Ambulance, arrived in France with the 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade

References

Bibliography

*Edmunds, J.E. (1925). History of the Great War. Military Operations, France and Belgium 1914. History of the Great War. Volume II. Macmillan & Co. {{ISBN, 9781845747176 Corps of British India Corps of India in World War I Military units and formations established in 1914 Military units and formations disestablished in 1916 World War I orders of battle