| The 2nd Indian Cavalry Division | ||||
A Division of the Indian Army, which in November 1916 was renamed The 5th Cavalry Division |
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| Summary history of the division | ||||
The Division arrived in France on 12 December 1914. The Battle of Flers-Courcelette The German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line The Division was broken up in February 1918. |
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Secunderabad Brigade Joined the Division from being an independent command in the Indian Corps, 23 December 1914. It had arrived in France in early October 1914. 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards (joined October 1914, left March 1918) N battery RHA (joined before landing in France) 13th Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron (formed after February 1916) Ambala Brigade The Brigade joined the Division on 15 September 1915 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars (joined September 1915, left September 1918) 14th Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron (formed after February 1916) Meerut Brigade Left the Division June 1916 3rd Horse (left for Rawalpindi Division, August 1916) 13th Hussars (joined December 1914, left July 1916) 15th Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron (formed after February 1916) Mhow Brigade Left the Division September 1915 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons (joined November 1914, left September 1915) Canadian Brigade Joined the Division June 1916 Royal Canadian Dragoons Lord Strathcona's Horse Fort Garry Horse Canadian Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron (formed after February 1916) A,Q and U Batteries RHA (joined before landing in France) Divisional Transport, RAMC Divisional Train (427 Company ASC) Divisional Supply Column (83 Company, ASC (left October 1916)) Field Ambulances, RAMC Secunderabad Cavalry FA (joined Oct 14) Meerut (119) Cavalry FA (joined Oct 14) Mhow (104) Cavalry FA (joined Oct 14) Jodhpur (132) Cavalry FA (joined Oct 14) |
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