The Rawalpindi Parade 1905 was a parade by the

British Indian Army The British Indian Army, commonly referred to as the Indian Army, was the main military of the British Raj before its dissolution in 1947. It was responsible for the defence of the British Indian Empire, including the princely states, which cou ...

held in

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan ...

, India on 8 December 1905 to honour the

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and

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. The troops were under the Command of Horatio Herbert, Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.M.G., Commander-in-Chief India. The Royal party arrived at the parade ground escorted by a Field Officer's escort of 1st Skinner's Horse. They then received a Royal salute and inspected the troops, accompanied by the Commander-in-chief. On conclusion of the inspection, the troops on parade marched past in the following order.

Order of the march past

*Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, Commander-in-Chief India *

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Douglas Haig, Inspector-General of Cavalry in India *1st (Peshawar) Infantry Brigade - Major General C. H. Des Voeux *

Royal Horse Artillery The Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) was formed in 1793 as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery (commonly termed Royal Artillery) to provide horse artillery support to the cavalry units of the British Army. (Although the cavalry link r ...

** F Battery ** I Battery ** J Battery ** T Battery *1st Cavalry Brigade - Brigadier General

Robert Bellew Adams Major-General Sir Robert Bellew Adams (Muree, Punjab, India, 26 July 1856 – 13 February 1928, Inverness) was a Scottish general of the Indian Army and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in ...

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22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry The 12th Cavalry Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) is an armoured regiment of Pakistan Army. It was formed in the British Indian army in 1922 by the amalgamation of 22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) and 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) ...

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** Queens Own Corp of Guides Cavalry *2nd Cavalry Brigade - Colonel F.S. Garratt **

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** 8th Cavalry **

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*3rd Cavalry Brigade - Colonel A. Phayre **

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** 7th Hariana Lancers ** 11th Prince of Wales Own Lancers *4th Cavalry Brigade - Brigadier General B.T. Mahon **

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** 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers **

15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) The 15th Lancers (''Cureton's Multanis'') was a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army which existed from 1858 to 1921. Raised during the 1857 uprising, the regiment later saw service in the Second Afghan War of 1878–80 and the First W ...

*Divisional Cavalry Regiments **

19th Lancers (Fane's Horse) The 19th Lancers is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. Before 1956, it was known as 19th King George V's Own Lancers, which was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, by the amalgamation of 18th King ...

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25th Cavalry The 12th Cavalry Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) is an armoured regiment of Pakistan Army. It was formed in the British Indian army in 1922 by the amalgamation of 22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) and 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) ...

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*Mounted Infantry **No. 1 Company **No. 2 Company *

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Brigadier-General J.A. Coxhead *

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*1st Brigade **13th Battery **67th Battery **69th Battery *39th Brigade **46th Battery **51st Battery **54th Battery *45th Brigade **11th Battery **52nd Battery **80th Battery *

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*Mountain Division ** 5th Mountain Battery ** 6th Mountain Battery ** 8th Mountain Battery ** 21st Mountain Battery ** 22nd Mountain Battery ** 24th Mountain Battery ** 26th Mountain Battery ** 27th Mountain Battery ** 28th Mountain Battery *Royal Garrison Artillery **71st Company (Heavies) **104th Company (Heavies) *Sappers and Miners Colonel A.E. Sandbach **1 Company, 1st Sappers and Miners **2 Company, 1st Sappers and Miners **4 Company, 1st Sappers and Miners **5 Company, 1st Sappers and Miners **9 Company, 1st Sappers and Miners *Telegraph Section, 1st S & M **2nd S & P **3rd S & M *Telephone Section 1st S & P *

1st (Peshawar) Division The 1st (Peshawar) Division was a Regular Division of the British Indian Army formed as a result of the Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army in 1903. During World War I, the Division remained in India for local defense, but was mobilized for a ...

Lieutent General Sir, E. Barrow **1st

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*2nd (Nowshera) Infantry Brigade - Brigadier General Sir

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25th Punjabis The 25th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 17th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 25th Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it ...

** 45th Rattray Sikhs **

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*3rd (Frontier) Infantry Brigade - Colonel

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, V.C. ** 52nd Sikhs ** 53rd Sikhs ** 59th Scinde Rifles ** Queens Own Corps of Guides *Divisional Battalion ** 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs *

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Major General. J.H. Wodehouse *5th (Jhelum) Infantry Brigade - Colonel. Henry Buckley Burton Watkis **

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** 56th Infantry ** 58th Vaughan's Rifles *6th (Abbottabad) Infantry Brigade - Major General John Blaxell Woon **1st

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*4th (Rawalpindi) Infantry Brigade - Colonel. C.W. Park **1st

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**1st Royal Irish Regiment **1st

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**2nd

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*Divisional Battalion ** 23rd Pioneers *

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Major General

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*7th (Mian Mir) Infantry Brigade - Colonel W. Du Gray **1st

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40th Pathans The 40th Pathans were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1858 as the Shahjehanpur Levy. It was designated as the 40th Pathans in 1903 and became 5th Battalion (Pathans) 14th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was al ...

*8th (Ferozepore) Infantry Brigade - Brigadier General H.A. Abbott **1st

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19th Punjabis The 19th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 7th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 19th Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment i.e. 1/14 Punjab Regi ...

*9th (Baklok) Infantry Brigade - Brigadier General J.A Pollock **1st 1st Gurkha Rifles (The Maluan Regt) **2nd 1st Gurkha Rifles (The Maluan Regt) **1st

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*Divisional Battalion **

34th Sikh Pioneers The 34th Royal Sikh Pioneers was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1857, when they were raised as the Punjab Sappers. The regiment recruited the Mazhabi Sikhs and Ramdasia Sikhs of Punjab provi ...

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Major General Sir

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. V.C. *11th (Derajat) Infantry Brigade - Colonel C.A. Anderson **

22nd Punjabis The 22nd Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 11th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 22nd Punjabis in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it ...

29th Punjabis The 29th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 29th Punjabis in 1903 and became 10th (Training) Battalion of 15th Punjab Regiment in 19 ...

** 55th Coke's Rifles ** 78th Moplah Rifles *12 (Garwhal) Infantry Brigade - Major General A.C.F. Browne **2nd King's Royal Rifles **1st

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**1st 2nd Prince of Wales Own Gurkha Rifles **2nd 2nd Prince of Wales Own Gurkha Rifles *10th (Sirkind) Infantry Brigade - Major General R.A.P. Clements **1st

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Gloucestershire Regiment The Gloucestershire Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. It traced its origins to Colonel Gibson's Regiment of Foot, which was raised in 1694 and later became the ...

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North Staffordshire Regiment The North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was in existence between 1881 and 1959. The 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot was created on 21 April 1758 from the 2nd Battalio ...

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Wiltshire Regiment The Wiltshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot. The ...

*Divisional Battalion **

32nd Sikh Pioneers The 32nd Sikh Pioneers was a regiment of the Indian Army during British rule. The regiment was founded in 1857 as the ''Punjab Sappers (Pioneers)''. After a series of names changes, it became the ''32nd Punjab Pioneers'' in 1901 and the ''32nd Si ...

References

*{{cite book, title=Through India With the Prince (1906), year=2009, author=Abbott, George Frederick, publisher=Kessinger, isbn=1-104-92594-X Military of British India History of Rawalpindi December 1905 events