2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade
| 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade | |
|---|---|
|
A sowar of 19th Lancers (Fane's Horse) | |
| Active | 1907–1919 |
| Country | British India |
| Allegiance | British Crown |
| Branch | British Indian Army |
| Type | cavalry |
| Size | brigade |
| Part of |
2nd (Rawalpindi) Division 1st Indian Cavalry Division |
| Engagements | First World War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Bryan Mahon |
The 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade was a brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1903, following the reforms of the Indian Army by the then Commander-in-Chief, India General Herbert Kitchener.
The brigade was originally the cavalry formation of the 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division, but in 1914 it was sent to the Western Front in France as part of the 1st Indian Cavalry Division landing at Marseilles in October 1914.
Units
The 17th Lancers advancing, wearing their early-war uniform, postcard after Harry Payne
- Commanders
- Brigadier-General Bryan T. Mahon: April 1904-April 1908
- Major-General Arthur Phayre: April 1908-June 1911
- Brigadier-General Henry Peregrine Leader: June 1911-January 1916
- Brigadier-General Laurence L. Maxwell: January 1916-March 1918
- Brigadier-General Augustus A.J. Johnstone: July 1915-April 1918
- Brigadier-General Leslie W. Y. Campbell: April 1918-November 1919[1]
- Pre War
- 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
- 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry
- 19th Lancers (Fane's Horse)
- 1st Battalion Green Howards
- 32nd Sikh Pioneers
- First World War
- 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
- 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry
- 19th Lancers (Fane's Horse)
- Q Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
- Sialkot Signal Troop, Royal Engineers
- 10th Machine Gun Squadron Machine Gun Corps[2][3]
Notes
- ↑ "Army Commands 1900-2011". Gulabin. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Battle of Ypres". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cavalry units of the Machine Gun Corps". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 19 September 2012.