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The 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade was a brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1903, following the reforms of the Indian Army by the then Commander-in-Chief, India General Herbert Kitchener. The brigade was originally the cavalry formation of the 7th (Meerut) Division, but in 1914 it was sent to the Western Front in France as part of the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division, arriving in November 1914. In June 1916 it was reformed and transferred to Mesopotamia where it served as an independent brigade in the Mesopotamian Campaign. In 1918 it fought at the Battle of Sharqat and was present at the occupation of Mosul at the end of the campaign, shortly after the armistice.

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  • The 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade was a brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1903, following the reforms of the Indian Army by the then Commander-in-Chief, India General Herbert Kitchener. The brigade was originally the cavalry formation of the 7th (Meerut) Division, but in 1914 it was sent to the Western Front in France as part of the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division, arriving in November 1914. In June 1916 it was reformed and transferred to Mesopotamia where it served as an independent brigade in the Mesopotamian Campaign. In 1918 it fought at the Battle of Sharqat and was present at the occupation of Mosul at the end of the campaign, shortly after the armistice.
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  • The 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade was a brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1903, following the reforms of the Indian Army by the then Commander-in-Chief, India General Herbert Kitchener. The brigade was originally the cavalry formation of the 7th (Meerut) Division, but in 1914 it was sent to the Western Front in France as part of the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division, arriving in November 1914. In June 1916 it was reformed and transferred to Mesopotamia where it served as an independent brigade in the Mesopotamian Campaign. In 1918 it fought at the Battle of Sharqat and was present at the occupation of Mosul at the end of the campaign, shortly after the armistice. Formation in 1918: * 13th Hussars * 13th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse) * 14th Murray's Jat Lancers * 16th Machine Gun Squadron * V Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
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