1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade

Military unit July 2015 May 2026 Mardan BrigadeNowshera Cavalry BrigadeRisalpur Cavalry Brigade1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade1st Indian Cavalry Brigade 1 January 1906 – November 1940 British India British Crown British India 23px Cavalry Brigade 1st (Peshawar) DivisionPeshawar District Risalpur Cantonment First World WarThird Anglo-Afghan WarSecond World War Service Br.-Gen. G.A.H. BeattyBr.-Gen. W.G.K. GreenBrig. E. de Burgh The 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1906 as a result of the Kitchener Reforms. It remained in India during the First World War but took an active part in the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919. It was on the North West Frontier in September 1939, and converted to Risalpur Training Brigade (later 155th Indian Infantry Brigade) in November 1940. History Formation The Kitchener Reforms, carried out during Lord Kitchener's tenure as Commander-in-Chief, India (1902–09), completed the unification of the three former Presidency armies, the Punjab Frontier Force, the Hyderabad Contingent and other local forces into one Indian Army. Kitchener identified the Indian Army's main task as the defence of the North-West Frontier against foreign aggression (particularly Russian expansion into Afghanistan) with internal security relegated to a secondary role. The Army was organized into divisions and brigades that would act as field formations but also included internal security troops.Haythornthwaite 1996 244 The brigade was formed on 1 January 1906 as Mardan Brigade https://archive.org/stream/hartsannualarmy1907hart#page/98/mode/2up Hart's Annual Army List for 1907 The late Lieutenant General H.G. Hart Henry George Hart John Murray London 3 July 2015 1 January 1906 was the appointment date of the brigade's first commanding officer. and in June 1907 it was renamed as Nowshera Cavalry Brigade. https://archive.org/stream/hartsannualarmy1908hart#page/96/mode/2up Hart's Annual Army List for 1908 The late Lieutenant General H.G. Hart Henry George Hart John Murray London 22 July 2015 In 1910, it was renamed again, this time as 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade. https://archive.org/stream/hartsannualarmy1912lond#page/112/mode/2up Hart's Annual Army List for 1912 The late Lieutenant General H.G. Hart Henry George Hart John Murray London 22 July 2015 Other than a period from September 1920 until 1927 when it was simply numbered as 1st Indian Cavalry Brigade, it retained this identity until finally broken up in November 1940.Mackie 2015 342 First World War At the outbreak of the First World War, the brigade was headquartered in the Risalpur Cantonment and commanded the following units:Perry 1993 38 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers13L The 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (Watson's Horse) of the First World War era was unrelated to the 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers of the Second, despite the close similarity of names. The earlier regiment was amalgamated with the 16th Cavalry in 1921 to form the 6th Duke of Connaught's Own LancersGaylor 1996 70–73 whereas the latter regiment was formed in 1923 by the amalgamation of 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers and 32nd Lancers.Gaylor 1996 86–88 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 M Battery, Royal Horse Artillery Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Infantry (at Mardan) Of the sixhttp://www.orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html The Indian Army 1914 by Dr. Graham Watson on orbat.com 2009-10-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130509080005/http://www.orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html 9 May 2013 dmy cavalry brigades in the Indian Army in August 1914, the 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade was the only one that was not sent to the Western Front.The other five pre-war Indian cavalry brigades were formed into the 1st and 2nd Indian Cavalry Divisions and sent to the Western Front. These were: 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade of 2nd (Rawalpindi) DivisionPerry 1993 40 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade of 3rd (Lahore) DivisionPerry 1993 49 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade of 7th (Meerut) DivisionPerry 1993 85 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade of 8th (Lucknow) DivisionPerry 1993 100 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade of 9th (Secunderabad) DivisionPerry 1993 106 They were joined by the 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade, formed on 11 November 1914.Perry 1993 17 It remained in India throughout the war,Perry 1993 36 guarding the Frontier (with particular responsibility for the post at Mardan). A large number of units rotated in and out of the brigade throughout the war.Besides the units assigned in August 1914, the brigade also commanded the following at various times during the war: 30em 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse) 5th Cavalry two squadrons, 17th Cavalry 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry 4th Cavalry 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 Third Anglo-Afghan War Under mobilization plans drawn up in July 1918, IV Corps, with 1st (Peshawar) Division under command, would have included 1st and 10th Indian Cavalry Brigades with: 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers 1st Duke of York's Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse) 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry 22nd Machine Gun Squadron M Battery, RHA 1st Field Troop, 1st King George's Own Sappers and Miners In August 1918, the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers traded places with the 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards in 4th (Meerut) Cavalry BrigadePerry 1993 37 and the latter mobilized with the brigade in May 1919.Afghanistan http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/Afghanistan-1919-121.php Regimental Museum of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Horse) 24 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150725011528/http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/Afghanistan-1919-121.php 25 July 2015 dead At DakkaDakka was a village in Afghan territory, north west of the Khyber Pass. on 16 May, the 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards made the last recorded charge by a British horsed cavalry regiment.1899 to 1938 - A Short History of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/1899-to-1938-53.php Regimental Museum of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Horse) 24 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160729170729/http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/1899-to-1938-53.php 29 July 2016 dead Second World War The brigade was on the North West Frontier in September 1939 under the command of Peshawar District. It commanded the following units at the outbreak of the Second World War:Kempton 2003b 5Nafziger n.d. 2 16th/5th Lancers (departed in March 1940 for the United Kingdom) Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VII's Own Lancers) (transferred in January 1940 to 1st Indian Motor Brigade) The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force) (at Mardan; left on 25 September 1939 for Khojak Brigade)Kempton 2003c 15 5th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment (at Mardan) 1st Cavalry Brigade Signals Troop (transferred in January 1940 to 1st Indian Motor Brigade) The following units were attached: Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse) (October 1939 to January 1940) 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers13L (November 1939 to February 1940 and April 1940 onwards) Jodhpur Sardar Rissala (ISF) (January to October 1940) The brigade lost most of its units to the 1st Indian Motor Brigade (designate) in early 1940. In the event, 1st Indian Motor Brigade was actually formed as 1st Indian Armoured Brigade at Sialkot on 1 July 1940.Kempton 2003b 1 In November, 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade was reconstituted as Risalpur Training Brigade and in March 1944 as 155th Indian Infantry Brigade.Kempton 2003b 76–77 Commanders The Mardan Brigade / Nowshera Cavalry Brigade / 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade / 1st Indian Cavalry Brigade had the following commanders: From Rank Name Notes 1 January 1906 Major-General M.H.S. Grover 1 December 1907 https://archive.org/stream/hartsannualarmy1909lond#page/108/mode/2up Hart's Annual Army List for 1909 The late Lieutenant General H.G. Hart Henry George Hart John Murray London 22 July 2015 Major-General F.W.P. Angelo 17 November 1912Perry 1993 35 Major-General J.G. Turner 15 September 1914 Brigadier-General S.F. Crocker 18 June 1916 Brigadier-General F.G.H. Davies January 1919 Brigadier-General P. Holland-Pryor October 1921 Brigadier-General G.A.H. Beatty April 1925 Brigadier-General W.G.K. Green September 1927 Brigadier J. Van der Byl September 1931 Brigadier E. de Burgh August 1934 Brigadier T.A.A. Wilson December 1934 Brigadier D.K. McLeod December 1936 Brigadier H. Macdonald August 1939 Brigadier A.A.E. Filose Brigade dispersed in November 1940 See also List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II Notes References 2 Bibliography Gaylor John 1996 2nd Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–1991 Parapress Tunbridge Wells 1-898594-41-4 Haythornthwaite Philip J. Philip Haythornthwaite 1996 The World War One Source Book Arms and Armour Press London 1-85409-351-7 Kempton Chris 2003b 'Loyalty & Honour', The Indian Army September 1939 – August 1947 Part II Brigades The Military Press Milton Keynes 0-85420-238-2 Kempton Chris 2003c 'Loyalty & Honour', The Indian Army September 1939 – August 1947 Part III The Military Press Milton Keynes 0-85420-248-X Mackie Colin June 2015 Army Commands 1900-2011 www.gulabin.com http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf 1 July 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf 5 July 2015 dmy Nafziger George George Nafziger n.d. The Indian Army 3 September 1939 Combined Arms Research Library, United States Army Combined Arms Center Fort Leavenworth http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939BIBB.pdf 9 July 2015 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 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085014/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/1_ind_div.htm 17 May 2008 dmy 10075 1 (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade C01 C01 Category:Cavalry brigades of the British Indian Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1906 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1940 Category:1906 establishments in India