Cavalry Division (British Indian Army)

The Cavalry Division was formed in 1916 during First World War by units of the British Army and the British Indian Army stationed in India for service in Mesopotamia in the Mesopotamia Campaign. The Division was broken up in 1918, but its brigades then served independently.

6th Indian Cavalry Brigade

 * 14th King's Hussars
 * 21st Cavalry
 * 22nd Cavalry
 * 15th Machine Gun Squadron
 * S Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
 * No 2 Troop, 2nd Sappers & Miners
 * 6th Cavalry Brigade Supply & Transport Company

7th Indian Cavalry Brigade
The 7th Indian Cavalry Brigade later served as an independent brigade when the Division was broken up. In 1918 it fought at the Battle of Sharqat and was present at the occupation of Mosul at the end of the campaign, shortly after the armistice.


 * 13th Hussars
 * 13th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)
 * 14th Murray's Jat Lancers
 * 16th Machine Gun Squadron
 * V Battery, Royal Horse Artillery

11th Indian Cavalry Brigade
The 11th Indian Cavalry Brigade also served as an independent brigade when the Division was broken up. It was formed in September 1917 from three cavalry regiments sent from India and an artillery battery sent from the Western Front. Its machinegun squadron and other support units were assembled in Mesopotamia. It fought at the Action of Khan Baghdadi and the Battle of Sharqat. It also was present at the occupation of Mosul at the end of the campaign.


 * 7th Hussars
 * Guides Cavalry
 * 23rd Cavalry (Frontier Force)
 * 25th Machine Gun Squadron
 * W Battery, Royal Horse Artillery

Notes and references
Moberly, F.J. (1923). Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign, Imperial War Museum. ISBN 1-870423-30-5