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In May 1857, on the eve of the 'Indian Rebellion of 1857' (or 'First War of Independence'), the troops at Meerut comprised the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) and a battalion of the 60th (King's Royal Rifle Corps), the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry, and 11th and 20th Bengal Native Infantry under the command of Maj-Gen W.H. Hewitt.
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 .
The 4th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Indian Army that formed part of the Indian Army during the First World War.It was formed as 14th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade in November 1914 to replace the original Meerut Cavalry Brigade that had been mobilized as the 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade for service on the Western Front.
[2] The 7th Meerut Divisional Area was formed in September 1914 to take over the area responsibilities of the 7th (Meerut) Division. It took over the units left behind by the original division and started to form brigades to control them "the 14th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade in November, the Bareilly and Delhi Brigades in December 1914, and the ...
3rd (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade; 4th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade; 4th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade; 4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade; 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade; 6th Indian Cavalry Brigade; 7th Indian Cavalry Brigade; 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade; 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade; 10th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) 10th Indian Cavalry Brigade
The 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (Watson's Horse) and 16th Cavalry were amalgamated at Meerut on 1 June 1921 as the 13th/16th Cavalry; becoming the 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers a year later. Their uniform was blue with scarlet facings, while the new badge was to be crossed lances with the figure '6' on the intersection and a scroll ...
3rd Cavalry; 4th Horse (Hodson's Horse) 5th Armoured Regiment; 6th Lancers; 7th Light Cavalry; 8th Light Cavalry; 9th Horse (The Deccan Horse) 10 Armoured Regiment; 11 Armoured Regiment; 12 Armoured Regiment; 13 Armoured Regiment; 14 Horse (The Scinde Horse) 15 Armoured Regiment; 16th Light Cavalry; 17th Horse (The Poona Horse) 18th Cavalry; 19 ...
The 3rd regiment had been stationed in Meerut when the war broke out. The regiment was a part of the 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Indian Cavalry Division. The brigade received orders to mobilise on 24 October 1914. [2] It sailed from Bombay and reached Marseilles port in France by 15 December 1914. [21] The regiment was in France till ...