7th Indian Cavalry Brigade

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7th Indian Cavalry Brigade
Years active:	–
Country:	India
Service:	Indian Army
Branch:	unknown
Type:	Mounted
Specific type:	Mounted brigade
Full size:	2000
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Name1:	Meerut Cavalry Brigade
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Name2:	7th (Meerut) Indian Cavalry Brigade
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	2nd Indian Cavalry Division
Parent level:	Division
Start date:	01/11/1914
End date:	30/06/1916
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	Indian Cavalry Division
Parent level:	Division
Start date:	01/07/1916
End date:	31/01/1921
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	13th Hussars, British Army
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/10/1914
End date:	31/01/1919
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	13th Lancers, Indian
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/07/1916
End date:	31/03/1919
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	14th Lancers, Indian
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/07/1916
End date:	31/01/1919
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	16th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/08/1916
End date:	31/05/1919
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	18th Lancers, Indian
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/01/1915
End date:	31/05/1916
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	32nd Lancers, Indian
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/07/1920
End date:	31/12/1920
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	37th Lancers, Indian
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/10/1920
End date:	31/01/1921
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	3rd Horse, Indian
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/10/1914
End date:	30/06/1916
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	5th Cavalry, Indian
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/07/1919
End date:	31/12/1920
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	7th Lancers, Indian
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/12/1920
End date:	31/05/1921
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	8th Hussars, British Army
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/10/1920
End date:	31/12/1920
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	Composite Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, British Army
Subordinate level:	Company
Start date:	01/03/1919
End date:	31/01/1920
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	Guides Cavalry, Indian
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/01/1920
End date:	31/05/1921
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	V Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, British Army
Subordinate level:	Company
Start date:	01/11/1914
End date:	31/03/1919
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/11/1914
Date left:	30/06/1916
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	Mesopotamia and North Persia
Date entered:	01/07/1916
Date left:	31/01/1921
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1186/1 (01/11/1914–30/06/1916)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5089 (01/07/1916–31/01/1921)

References

This page contains data imported from the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue, licensed under Open Government Licence v2.0.