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{{Infobox military unit
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| dates = 8 December 1916 – 8 April 1918
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| allegiance = [[British Crown]]
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| type = [[Cavalry]]
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| battles = [[World War I]]
:[[Mesopotamian Campaign]]
::[[Second Battle of Kut]]
::[[Battles of Ramadi (1917)]]
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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.

==6th Indian Cavalry Brigade==
The [[6th Indian Cavalry Brigade]] commanded the following units while assigned to the division:<ref name=Perry30>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=30}}</ref>
* [[14th (King's) Hussars]]
* [[21st Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)]]
* [[22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force)]]
* 15th [[Machine Gun]] [[Squadron (army)|Squadron]]
* [[S Battery, Royal Horse Artillery]]
* 2nd Troop, [[2nd Queen Victoria's Own Madras Miners and Sappers]]
* 6th Cavalry Brigade Signal Troop
* 131st Combined Cavalry [[Field Ambulance]]
* 5th Mobile Veterinary Section
* 6th Cavalry Brigade Supply and Transport [[Company (military unit)|Company]]

==7th Indian Cavalry Brigade==
The [[7th Indian Cavalry Brigade]] commanded the following units while assigned to the division:<ref name=Perry30/>
* [[13th Hussars]]
* [[13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (Watson's Horse)]]
* [[14th Murray's Jat Lancers]]
* 16th Machine Gun Squadron
* [[V Battery, Royal Horse Artillery]]
* Field Troop, [[Royal Engineers]]
* 7th Cavalry Brigade Signal Troop
* 119th Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance
* 4th Mobile Veterinary Section
* 7th Cavalry Brigade Supply and Transport Company
The [[7th Indian Cavalry Brigade]] later served as an independent brigade when the Division was broken up. 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.

==11th Indian Cavalry Brigade==
The [[11th Indian Cavalry Brigade]] served as an independent brigade when the Division was broken up. It was formed in September 1917 from three cavalry regiments sent from [[India]] and an artillery battery sent from the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]. Its machinegun squadron and other support units were assembled in Mesopotamia. It fought at the [[action of Khan Baghdadi]] and the [[Battle of Sharqat]]. It also was present at the occupation of [[Mosul]] at the end of the campaign.

* [[7th Queen's Own Hussars|7th (Queen's Own) Hussars]]
* [[Guides Cavalry]]
* [[11th Cavalry (Frontier Force)|23rd Cavalry (Frontier Force)]]
* 25th Machine Gun Squadron
* [[W Battery, Royal Horse Artillery]]
* 5th Troop, [[Bengal Engineer Group|1st King George's Own Sappers and Miners]]
* 11th Cavalry Brigade Signal Troop
* 152nd Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance
* 8th Mobile Veterinary Section
* 11th Cavalry Brigade Supply and Transport Company

==See also==
{{portal|World War I}}
* [[List of Indian divisions in World War I]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book
| last = Moberly | first = F.J.
| year = 1923
| title = Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign
| publisher = Imperial War Museum
| location = London
| isbn = 1-870423-30-5
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Perry | first = F.W.
| year = 1993
| title = Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions
| publisher = Ray Westlake Military Books
| location = Newport
| isbn = 1-871167-23-X
}}

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_cav/ind_cav_div.htm |title=Cavalry Division on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell |access-date=2015-07-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517084710/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_cav/ind_cav_div.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_cav/cav_bdes_.htm |title=Independent Indian Cavalry Brigades in Mesopotamia on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell |access-date=2015-07-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085117/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_cav/cav_bdes_.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }}

{{Indian Divisions in World War I}}
{{Indian Expeditionary Forces}}

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[[Category:Indian World War I divisions]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1916]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1918]]
[[Category:British cavalry divisions]]

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