7th Indian Cavalry Brigade

The Meerut 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 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade at the outbreak of the First World War and departed for the Western Front where it served as part of the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division.

Meerut Brigade
Meerut Cavalry Brigade
7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade
7th Indian Cavalry Brigade
Active1 November 1904 – November 1920
Country British India
AllegianceBritish Crown
Branch British Indian Army
TypeCavalry
SizeBrigade
Part of7th (Meerut) Division
2nd Indian Cavalry Division
Cavalry Division (Mesopotamia)
Peacetime HQMeerut
EngagementsFirst World War
Western Front
Mesopotamian Campaign
Kut al Amara 1917
Battle of Baghdad (1917)
Battle of Sharqat
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Br.-Gen. W.E. Peyton

It was reorganized in June 1916 as 7th Indian Cavalry Brigade and took part in the Mesopotamian campaign. It formed part of the occupation forces for Mesopotamia after the end of the war and was broken up late in 1920.

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