3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade

The Ambala Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1904 as a result of the Kitchener Reforms. It was mobilized as 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade at the outbreak of the First World War as part of the 1st Indian Cavalry Division and departed for France. It served on the Western Front with the 1st and 2nd Indian Cavalry Divisions until it was broken up in March 1918.

Ambala Brigade
Ambala Cavalry Brigade
3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade
ActiveJuly 1904 – March 1918
Country British India
AllegianceBritish Crown
Branch British Indian Army
TypeCavalry
SizeBrigade
Part of3rd (Lahore) Division
1st Indian Cavalry Division
2nd Indian Cavalry Division
Garrison/HQAmbala Cantonment
EngagementsFirst World War
Western Front
Battle of the Somme (1916)
Battle of Bazentin
Battle of Flers–Courcelette
Battle of Cambrai (1917)
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Br.-Gen. R.B. Adams VC
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