10th Indian Cavalry Brigade

a similarly numbered formation in existence at the same time 10th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) July 2015 May 2026 10th Indian Cavalry Brigade May 1917 – British India 23px British Crown British India 23px Cavalry Brigade 1st (Peshawar) Division First World War Service Br.-Gen. G.M. Baldwin The 10th Indian Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Indian Army that formed part of the Indian Army during the First World War. It remained in India throughout the war. History The Headquarters 10th Indian Cavalry Brigade was formed under 1st (Peshawar) Division in May 1917, presumably to command some of the units assigned to the 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade at this time.Perry 1993 35Units assigned to the 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade from May 1917 included:Perry 1993 36 30em 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers 1st Duke of York's Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse) Guides Cavalry 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse) 5th Cavalry two squadrons, 17th Cavalry 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry 4th Cavalry M Battery, RHA 1st Battalion, Guides Infantry 2nd Battalion, Guides Infantry 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force) 3rd Battalion, Guides Infantry 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards 22nd Machine Gun Squadron 1st Field Troop, 1st King George's Own Sappers and Miners In the event, only the 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse) was assigned to the brigade, from December 1917 to July 1918.Perry 1993 37 The brigade remained with the division throughout the First World War. Under mobilization plans drawn up in July 1918, IV Corps with 1st (Peshawar) Division under command would have included 1st and 10th Cavalry brigades with:Perry 1993 38 4th Cavalry 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse) 3rd Gwalior Lancers (I.S.) 24th Machine Gun Squadron 4th Field Troop, 3rd Bombay Sappers and Miners Commander The brigade was commanded from 10 May 1917 by Brigadier-General G.M. Baldwin. See also 10th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) existed at the same time but was unrelated other than having the same number Notes References Bibliography Perry F.W. 1993 Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions Ray Westlake Military Books Newport 1-871167-23-X External links http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/1_ind_div.htm 1st (Peshawar) Division on The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 by PB Chappell 2015-07-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085014/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/1_ind_div.htm 17 May 2008 dmy C10 Category:Cavalry brigades of the British Indian Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1917