14th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army)

December 2013 January 2024 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade3rd (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) Mounted Brigade7th Mounted Brigade14th Cavalry Brigade Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade Cap Badge.jpg Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade Cap Badge 1908 – September 1919 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Royal standard of the United Kingdom.svg King of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 23pxBritish Indian Army Yeomanry & cavalry Brigade 2nd Mounted Division5th Cavalry Division Nottingham HQ (peacetime) First World War Gallipoli 1915 Salonika 1916–17 Egypt and Palestine 1917–18 Goland Vanhalt Clarke The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade (later numbered as the 7th Mounted Brigade) was a yeomanry brigade of the British Army, formed as part of the Territorial Force in 1908. It served dismounted in the Gallipoli Campaign before being remounted to serve in the Salonika and Sinai and Palestine Campaigns in the First World War. In April 1918, it was merged with elements of the 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade to form 14th Cavalry Brigade. It remained in Palestine after the end of the war on occupation duties. Formation Under the terms of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw.7, c.9), the brigade was formed in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. It consisted of three yeomanry regiments, a horse artillery battery and ammunition column, a transport and supply column and a field ambulance.Westlake 1992 15 As the name suggests, the units were drawn from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. http://marksrussianmilitaryhistory.info/BRIT14.html The British Army, 1914 Conrad Mark 1996 21 February 2013 First World War Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade The brigade was embodied on 4 August 1914 upon the outbreak of the First World War. Initially, it concentrated in Berkshire,Rinaldi 2008 59 and on 5 August 1914, the brigade joined the 1st Mounted Division. On 2 September, it was transferred to the 2nd Mounted Division, and in mid November 1914, it moved with its division to Norfolk on coastal defence duties.Rinaldi 2008 36 Egypt In April 1915, the 2nd Mounted Division moved to Egypt arriving at Alexandria between 19 and 21 AprilWestlake 1996 252,272–274 and was posted to Cairo by the middle of May.Becke 1936 16 In May 1915, the brigade was designated 3rd (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) Mounted Brigade. It was dismounted in August 1915 and took part in the Gallipoli Campaign.James 1978 35 Each regiment left a squadron headquarters and two troops (about 100 officers and men) in Egypt to look after the horses.James 1978 34 Gallipoli The brigade landed at Suvla Bay on the night of 17/18 August and moved into reserve positions at Lala Baba on the night of 20 August. On 21 August, it advanced to Chocolate Hill under heavy fire and took part on the right flank of the attack on Hill 112. Due to losses during the Battle of Scimitar Hill and wastage during August 1915, the 2nd Mounted Division had to be reorganized. On 4 September 1915, the 2nd Composite Mounted Brigade was formed from the 3rd (Notts and Derby) and 4th (London) Mounted Brigades.Becke 1936 17 The brigade formed a battalion sized unit 3rd Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment.Becke 1936 13 The brigade embarked for Mudros on 2 November and returned to Egypt in December 1915 where it was reformed and remounted. 7th Mounted Brigade 7th Mounted BrigadeOrganisation, January 1916 Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry South Nottinghamshire Hussars Derbyshire Yeomanry Notts and Derby Mounted Brigade Signal Troop Notts and Derby Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, RAMC Notts and Derby Mounted Brigade Veterinary Section The brigade left the 2nd Mounted Division on 18 and 19 January 1916. In February 1916, the brigade was sent to take part in the Salonika Campaign.Becke 1936 14 On 31 March 1916, the remaining Mounted Brigades were numbered in a single sequence. As a consequence, the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade was redesignated as 7th Mounted Brigade.James 1978 36 The brigade arrived back in Egypt from Salonika on 29 June 1917, less the Derbyshire Yeomanry which remained in Macedonia as GHQ Troops with the British Salonika Army.James 1978 17 20th Machine Gun Squadron then was formed on 4 July 1917 at Ismailia from the machine gun sections of the two regiments.Unknown 1920 The brigade served variously as Corps Troops with the Desert Mounted Corps and XXI Corps and on attachment to the Yeomanry Mounted Division.Becke 1936 33 Essex Battery, RHA joined from 52nd (Lowland) Division on 17 September 1917 and was still assigned to the brigade when it joined the new 2nd Mounted Division. 14th Cavalry Brigade 14th Cavalry BrigadeOrganisation, September 1918Perry 1993 26 Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 20th Deccan Horse 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse 20th Machine Gun Squadron 14th Cavalry Brigade Signal Troop 14th Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance, RAMC 14th Mobile Veterinary Section In March 1918, the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division was broken up in France. The Canadian (Canadian Cavalry Brigade) and British units (notably 7th Dragoon Guards, 8th Hussars and N and X Batteries RHA) remained in France and the Indian elements were sent to Egypt.Perry 1993 20 By an Egyptian Expeditionary Force GHQ Order of 12 April 1918, the mounted troops of the EEF were reorganized when the Indian Army units arrived in theatre. On 24 April 1918, the 2nd Mounted DivisionNot to be confused with the original 2nd Mounted Division that fought dismounted at Gallipoli. was formedPerry 1993 28 on the Indian Establishment,British Indian Army standard whereby brigades only retained one British regiment or battalion and most support units were Indian (artillery excepted). and the 7th Mounted Brigade was assigned to it.Perry 1993 27 On 24 April 1918, the 7th Mounted Brigade was merged with elements of the 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade: the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry remained with the brigade the South Nottinghamshire HussarsJames 1978 26 left the brigade and was merged with the Warwickshire YeomanryJames 1978 29 (of 5th Mounted Brigade) to form B Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. It was posted to France, arriving in June 20th Deccan Horse joined from 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse joined from 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade 20th Machine Gun Squadron remained with the brigade 7th Mounted Brigade Signal Troop remained with the brigade in April, 7th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance merged with Secunderabad Cavalry Field Ambulance to form 7th Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance in April, 7th Mounted Brigade Mobile Veterinary Section merged with Secunderabad Mobile Veterinary Section to form 7th Cavalry Mobile Veterinary Section On 22 July 1918, the 2nd Mounted Division was renumbered as the 5th Cavalry Division and the brigade as 14th Cavalry Brigade. The sub units (Signal Troop, Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance and Mobile Veterinary Section) were renumbered on the same date. The brigade remained with 5th Cavalry Division for the rest of the war, taking part in the Affair of Abu Tellul, Battle of Megiddo, Capture of Damascus, and Occupation of Aleppo. After the Armistice of Mudros, the brigade remained with 5th Cavalry Division in Palestine as part of the occupation forces. However, demobilization began immediately and the brigade was broken up in September 1919. Commanders The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted BrigadeBecke 1936 10,11 / 7th Mounted Brigade / 14th Cavalry BrigadePerry 1993 25 had the following commanders: From Rank Name 1 April 1912 Colonel P.A. Kenna, VC, DSO 5 August 1914 Brigadier-general 20 August 1915 Colonel E.H. Cole (acting, wounded 21 August) 21 August 1915 Major F. Fitz H. Lance (acting) 24 August 1915 Brigadier-general P.A. Kenna, VC, DSO (wounded 28 August, died of wounds 30 August) 29 August 1915 Major F. Fitz H. Lance (acting) 1 September 1915 Brigadier-general F. Fitz H. Lance (until 4 September 1915)Brigade was absorbed in 2nd Composite Mounted Brigade 4 September to 1 December 1915. 1 December 1915 Brigadier-general F. Fitz H. Lance July 1917Davies Maddocks 1995 203–204 Brigadier-general J.T. Wigan, CMG, DSOhttp://www.nzmr.org/dmc_1917.html Commanders of the Desert Mounted Corps 3 January 2016 NZMR Association 6 December 1917 Brigadier-general G.V. Clarke, DSO See also United Kingdom 2/1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade for the 2nd Line formation British yeomanry during the First World War Notes References 2 Bibliography Frank Davies Graham Maddocks Bloody Red Tabs 1995 Leo Cooper 0-85052-463-6 James Brigadier E.A. 1978 British Regiments 1914–18 Samson Books Limited London 0-906304-03-2 Perry F.W. 1993 Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions Ray Westlake Military Books Newport 1-871167-23-X Rinaldi Richard A 2008 Order of Battle of the British Army 1914 Ravi Rikhye 978-0-97760728-0 Unknown 1920 Through Palestine with the 20th Machine Gun Squadron J.M. Baxter & Co. (Printed and Published for private circulation) London Westlake Ray 1992 British Territorial Units 1914–18 Osprey Publishing 978-1-85532-168-7 Westlake Ray 1996 British Regiments at Gallipoli Leo Cooper Barnsley 0-85052-511-X CB14 Category:Cavalry brigades of the British Indian Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1908 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1919 Category:1908 establishments in India