1 -я (Рисалпур) кавалерийская бригада
| Бригада Мардана Кавалерийская бригада Nowshera Рисальпурская кавалерийская бригада 1 -я (Рисалпур) кавалерийская бригада 1 -я индийская кавалерийская бригада | |
|---|---|
| Активный | 1 января 1906 - ноябрь 1940 г. |
| Страна |  Британская Индия |
| Верность | Британская корона |
| Ветвь |  Британская индийская армия |
| Тип | Кавалерия |
| Размер | Бригада |
| Часть | 1 -е (Пешавар) подразделение Пешаварский район |
| Гарнизон/штаб | Кантонмент Ризалпур |
| Услуга | Первая мировая война Третья англо-афганская война Вторая мировая война |
| Командиры | |
| Notable командиры | Br.-Gen. G.A.H. Beatty Br.-Gen. W.G.K. Green БРИГ. Э. де Бург |
1 -я (Рисольпурская) кавалерийская бригада была кавалерийской бригадой британской индийской армии, образованной в 1906 году в результате реформ Китченера . Он оставался в Индии во время Первой мировой войны , но принимал активное участие в третьей англо-афганской войне в 1919 году.
Это было на северо -западной границе в сентябре 1939 года и преобразовано в учебную бригаду Рисальпур (позже 155 -я индийская пехотная бригада ) в ноябре 1940 года.
История
[ редактировать ]Формация
[ редактировать ]The Kitchener Reforms, carried out during Lord Kitchener's tenure as Commander-in-Chief, India (1902–09), completed the unification of the three former Presidency armies, the Punjab Frontier Force, the Hyderabad Contingent and other local forces into one Indian Army. Kitchener identified the Indian Army's main task as the defence of the North-West Frontier against foreign aggression (particularly Russian expansion into Afghanistan) with internal security relegated to a secondary role. The Army was organized into divisions and brigades that would act as field formations but also included internal security troops.[1]
The brigade was formed on 1 January 1906 as Mardan Brigade[2][a] and in June 1907 it was renamed as Nowshera Cavalry Brigade.[3] In 1910, it was renamed again, this time as 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade.[4] Other than a period from September 1920 until 1927 when it was simply numbered as 1st Indian Cavalry Brigade, it retained this identity until finally broken up in November 1940.[5]
First World War
[edit]At the outbreak of the First World War, the brigade was headquartered in the Risalpur Cantonment and commanded the following units:[6]
- 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers[b]
- 14th Murray's Jat Lancers
- 1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse
- Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Cavalry
- M Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
- Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Infantry (at Mardan)
Of the six[9] cavalry brigades in the Indian Army in August 1914, the 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade was the only one that was not sent to the Western Front.[c] It remained in India throughout the war,[16] guarding the Frontier (with particular responsibility for the post at Mardan).[6] A large number of units rotated in and out of the brigade throughout the war.[16][d]
Third Anglo-Afghan War
[edit]Under mobilization plans drawn up in July 1918, IV Corps, with 1st (Peshawar) Division under command, would have included 1st and 10th Indian Cavalry Brigades with:[6]
- 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers
- 1st Duke of York's Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse)
- 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
- 22nd Machine Gun Squadron
- M Battery, RHA
- 1st Field Troop, 1st King George's Own Sappers and Miners
In August 1918, the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers traded places with the 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards in 4th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade[17] and the latter mobilized with the brigade in May 1919.[18] At Dakka[e] on 16 May, the 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards made the last recorded charge by a British horsed cavalry regiment.[19]
Second World War
[edit]The brigade was on the North West Frontier in September 1939 under the command of Peshawar District. It commanded the following units at the outbreak of the Second World War:[20][21]
- 16th/5th Lancers (departed in March 1940 for the United Kingdom)
- Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VII's Own Lancers) (transferred in January 1940 to 1st Indian Motor Brigade)
- The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force) (at Mardan; left on 25 September 1939 for Khojak Brigade)[22]
- 5th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment (at Mardan)
- 1st Cavalry Brigade Signals Troop (transferred in January 1940 to 1st Indian Motor Brigade)
The following units were attached:[20]
- Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse) (October 1939 to January 1940)
- 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers[b] (November 1939 to February 1940 and April 1940 onwards)
- Jodhpur Sardar Rissala (ISF) (January to October 1940)
The brigade lost most of its units to the 1st Indian Motor Brigade (designate) in early 1940. In the event, 1st Indian Motor Brigade was actually formed as 1st Indian Armoured Brigade at Sialkot on 1 July 1940.[23] In November, 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade was reconstituted as Risalpur Training Brigade and in March 1944 as 155th Indian Infantry Brigade.[20][24]
Commanders
[edit]The Mardan Brigade / Nowshera Cavalry Brigade / 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade / 1st Indian Cavalry Brigade had the following commanders:[5]
| From | Rank | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 1906[2] | Major-General | M.H.S. Grover | |
| 1 December 1907[25] | Major-General | F.W.P. Angelo | |
| 17 November 1912[26] | Major-General | J.G. Turner | |
| 15 September 1914[26] | Brigadier-General | S.F. Crocker | |
| 18 June 1916[26] | Brigadier-General | F.G.H. Davies | |
| January 1919 | Brigadier-General | P. Holland-Pryor | |
| October 1921 | Brigadier-General | G.A.H. Beatty | |
| April 1925 | Brigadier-General | W.G.K. Green | |
| September 1927 | Brigadier | J. Van der Byl | |
| September 1931 | Brigadier | E. de Burgh | |
| August 1934 | Brigadier | T.A.A. Wilson | |
| December 1934 | Brigadier | D.K. McLeod | |
| December 1936 | Brigadier | H. Macdonald | |
| August 1939 | Brigadier | A.A.E. Filose | Brigade dispersed in November 1940 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 1 January 1906 was the appointment date of the brigade's first commanding officer.[2]
- ^ Jump up to: a b The 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (Watson's Horse) of the First World War era was unrelated to the 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers of the Second, despite the close similarity of names. The earlier regiment was amalgamated with the 16th Cavalry in 1921 to form the 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers[7] whereas the latter regiment was formed in 1923 by the amalgamation of 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers and 32nd Lancers.[8]
- ^ The other five pre-war Indian cavalry brigades were formed into the 1st and 2nd Indian Cavalry Divisions and sent to the Western Front. These were:
- 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade of 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division[10]
- 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade of 3rd (Lahore) Division[11]
- 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade of 7th (Meerut) Division[12]
- 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade of 8th (Lucknow) Division[13]
- 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade of 9th (Secunderabad) Division[14]
- ^ Besides the units assigned in August 1914, the brigade also commanded the following at various times during the war:[16]
- 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers
- 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse)
- 5th Cavalry
- two squadrons, 17th Cavalry
- 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
- 4th Cavalry
- 1st Battalion, Guides Infantry
- 2nd Battalion, Guides Infantry
- 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force)
- 3rd Battalion, Guides Infantry
- 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards
- 22nd Machine Gun Squadron
- 1st Field Troop, 1st King George's Own Sappers and Miners
- ^ Dakka was a village in Afghan territory, north west of the Khyber Pass.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Haythornthwaite 1996, p. 244
- ^ Jump up to: a b c The late Lieutenant General H.G. Hart. "Hart's Annual Army List for 1907". London: John Murray. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ The late Lieutenant General H.G. Hart. "Hart's Annual Army List for 1908". London: John Murray. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ The late Lieutenant General H.G. Hart. "Hart's Annual Army List for 1912". London: John Murray. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mackie 2015, p. 342
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Perry 1993, p. 38
- ^ Gaylor 1996, pp. 70–73
- ^ Gaylor 1996, pp. 86–88
- ^ "The Indian Army 1914 by Dr. Graham Watson on orbat.com". Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ Perry 1993, p. 40
- ^ Perry 1993, p. 49
- ^ Perry 1993, p. 85
- ^ Perry 1993, p. 100
- ^ Perry 1993, p. 106
- ^ Perry 1993, p. 17
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Perry 1993, p. 36
- ^ Perry 1993, p. 37
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Afghanistan". Regimental Museum of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Horse). Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "1899 to 1938 - A Short History of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards". Regimental Museum of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Horse). Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Kempton 2003b, p. 5
- ^ Nafziger n.d., p. 2
- ^ Kempton 2003c, p. 15
- ^ Kempton 2003b, p. 1
- ^ Kempton 2003b, pp. 76–77
- ^ The late Lieutenant General H.G. Hart. "Hart's Annual Army List for 1909". London: John Murray. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Perry 1993, p. 35
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