Sialkot Cavalry Brigade 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade 2nd Indian Cavalry Brigade Sialkot Brigade Area | |
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Active | 12 April 1904 – March 1918 June 1920 – January 1940 |
Country | British India |
Allegiance | British Crown |
Branch | British Indian Army |
Type | Cavalry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division 1st Indian Cavalry Division |
Peacetime HQ | Sialkot |
Engagements | First World War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Br.-Gen. B.T. Mahon |
The Sialkot 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 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade at the outbreak of the First World War as part of the 1st Indian Cavalry Division and departed for France. It served on the Western Front with the division until it was broken up in March 1918.
The brigade was reformed in June 1920 and broken up in January 1940.