Cavalry Division (India)

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.

The Cavalry Division
Active8 December 1916 – 8 April 1918
Country British India
AllegianceBritish Crown
Branch British Indian Army
TypeCavalry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War I
Mesopotamian Campaign
Second Battle of Kut
Battles of Ramadi (1917)
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Sydney Francis Crocker
Leslie Cockburn Jones
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