1st Indian Cavalry Division | |
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Active | September 1914 – March 1918 |
Country | British India |
Allegiance | British Crown |
Branch | British Indian Army |
Type | Cavalry |
Size | Division |
Part of | Indian Cavalry Corps |
Engagements | Western Front in World War I |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Henry Peregrine Leader Michael Rimington |
The 1st Indian Cavalry Division was a division of the British Indian Army which was formed at the outbreak of the First World War. It served on the Western Front, and was renamed the 4th Cavalry Division on 26 November 1916.[1] In March 1918, the 4th Cavalry Division was disbanded; the British units remained in France and the Indian units were sent to Egypt to help form the 1st Mounted Division.[2]