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55th Indian Brigade
The 55th Indian Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Indian Army that saw active service with the Indian Army during the First World War. It took part in the Mesopotamian campaign and formed part of the occupation force for Iraq post-war. History The 55th Indian Brigade started forming in Mesopotamia from January 1918 as part of the 18th Indian Division. The brigade was formed from battalions transferred directly from India so time was needed for them to become acclimatized. It remained with the division for the rest of the war, taking part in the action at Fat-ha Gorge on the Little Zab (23–26 October 1918) and the Battle of Sharqat (28–30 October 1918). At the end of the war, the 18th Division was chosen to form part of the occupation force for Iraq. It took part in the Iraq Rebellion in 1920. The division, and the brigade, was broken up in the following year. Order of battle The brigade had the following composition in the First World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Crown
The Crown is a political concept used in Commonwealth realms. Depending on the context used, it generally refers to the entirety of the State (polity), state (or in federal realms, the relevant level of government in that state), the executive government specifically or only to the monarch and their Viceroy, direct representatives. The term can be used to refer to the rule of law; or to the functions of executive (government), executive (the Crown-King-in-Council, in-council), legislative (the Crown-in-parliament), and judicial (the Crown on the bench) governance and the civil service. The concept of the Crown as a corporation sole developed first in the Kingdom of England as a separation of the physical crown and property of the kingdom from the person and personal property of the monarch. It spread through English and later British colonisation and developed into an imperial crown, which rooted it in the legal lexicon of all 15 Commonwealth realms, their various dependencies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Zab
The Little Zab or Lower Zab (, ''al-Zāb al-Asfal''; or '; , ''Zâb-e Kuchak''; , ''Zāba Taḥtāya'') is a river that originates in Iran and joins the Tigris just south of Al Zab in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The Little Zab is approximately long and drains an area of about . The river is fed by rainfall and snowmelt, resulting in a peak discharge in the spring and low water in the summer and early fall. Two dams built on the Little Zab regulate the river flow, providing water for irrigation and generating hydroelectricity. The Zagros Mountains have been populated since at least the Lower Palaeolithic, but the earliest archaeological site in the Little Zab basin, Barda Balka, dates to the Middle Palaeolithic. Human occupation of the Little Zab basin has been attested for every period since then. Course The Little Zab rises in the Mountains in Iraq at an elevation of circa amsl. In its upper reaches, the course of the Little Zab is determined by the alignment of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th Indian Division
The 17th Indian Division was formed in 1917 from units of the British Indian Army for service in the Mesopotamia Campaign during World War I. After the war, it formed part of the occupation force for Iraq and took part in the Iraq Rebellion in 1920. In August 1923, the division was reduced to a single brigade. History The 17th Indian Division started forming in Mesopotamia from August 1917 with the 50th, 51st, and 52nd Indian Brigades. Shortly after being formed, the 50th Brigade exchanged places with the 34th Indian Brigade of 15th Indian Division. Most of the infantry battalions that had already been guarding lines of communications in Mesopotamia for some months, were somewhat acclimatized and accustomed to the country. The division was involved in the action at Fat-ha Gorge on the Little Zab between 23–26 October 1918 and the Battle of Sharqat, 28–30 October 1918 under command of I Corps At the end of the war, the 17th Division was chosen to form part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
52nd Indian Brigade
The 52nd Indian Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Indian Army that saw active service with the Indian Army during the First World War. It took part in the Mesopotamian campaign and formed part of the occupation force for Iraq post-war. It was not reformed for the Second World War. History The 52nd Brigade was formed in Mesopotamia on 13 September 1917 in 15th Indian Division. It was formed from battalions that had already been in Mesopotamia for some months, guarding lines of communications. In October 1917 it was transferred to 17th Indian Division where it remained for the rest of the war, taking part in the action at Fat-ha Gorge on the Little Zab (23–26 October 1918) and the Battle of Sharqat (28–30 October 1918). At the end of the war, the 17th Division was chosen to form part of the occupation force for Iraq. It took part in the Iraq Rebellion in 1920. In August 1923, the division was reduced to a single brigade; the last British troops left i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 action on the North West Frontier on several occasions. The Division was a part of the Northern Army, later called the Northern Command. In 1919, the Division was mobilized for operations in Afghanistan during the Third Afghan War. Typical of most Indian Army formations, it contained a mixture of British and Indian units; but, unlike British Divisions, it contained a mixture of cavalry and infantry components. Formation in 1914 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade : 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers :14th Murray's Jat Lancers :1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse : Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) Lumsden's) Cavalry :21st Lancers : M Battery, Royal Horse Artillery : 1st Guides Infantry. 1st (Peshawar) Infantry Brigade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
94th Russell's Infantry
The 94th Russell's Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1813, when they were raised as the 1st Battalion of the Russell Brigade for the Princely state of Hyderabad. Until 1853, the regiment was part of the Nizam of Hydrabad's Army then after signing of a treaty with the then Governor General of India, The Nizam's Contingent was renamed as the Hyderabad Contingent and became part of the regular Indian Army. In 1914 the regiment comprised three companies of Rajputs, three companies of Hindustani Muslims, and one company of Ahirs (who now reside in modern Indian state of Rajasthan and Haryana) and was stationed in Bombay. The regiment stayed in India for the first three years of World War One (1914-1918), transferring to Mesopotamia in the Autumn of 1917. In December 1918 the unit transferred to Salonika and from there moved to Turkey where it participated in the post-war occupation. The regiment fought in the Battle of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British 22nd Division
The 22nd Division was an infantry division (military), division of the British Army during World War I, raised in September 1914, from men volunteering for Herbert Kitchener, Lord Kitchener's Kitchener's Army, New Armies. The division moved to Western Front (World War I), France in September 1915, but it was transferred to Greece only one month later. It served in the Balkans Campaign (World War I), Balkans Campaign for the duration of the World War I, First World War. The 22nd Division's insignia was a solid black bar. Unit history The Division was one of the six created for the Third New Army on 13 September 1914. It moved to France in early September 1915 and then to Salonika in October 1915 seeing action in the Retreat from Serbia in December 1915, the Battle of Doiran (1916), Battle of Horseshoe Hill in August 1916, the Battle of Machukovo in September 1916 and the Battle of Doiran (1917), Battle of Doiran in April / May 1917. The Division was disbanded by 31 March 1919. Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bannu Brigade
The Bannu Brigade was formed after the 1903 reforms of the British Indian Army by Herbert Kitchener when he was Commander-in-Chief, India. The brigade was part of the Northern Army and deployed along the North West Frontier. In 1914 at the start of World War I the composition of the brigade was: *Commander Major General Hugh O'Donnell ** 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) **33rd Punjabis ** 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force) **55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) ** 29 Mountain Battery The brigade was involved in the Operations in the Tochi The Operations in the Tochi (28 November 1914 – 27 March 1915) were carried out by the Indian Army during World War I on the North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955), North West Frontier. The Tochi river flows East from the tribal territories ... between November 1914 and March 1915 when it was commanded by Major-General Vere Bonamy Fane. See also * List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II References Sources * Brigades of India in Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Jats
The 10th Jats were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1823, when they were known as the 1st Battalion, 33rd Bengal Native Infantry. Over the years they became known by a number of different titles. The 65th Bengal Native Infantry 1824–1861, the 10th Bengal Native Infantry 1861–1885, the 10th Bengal Infantry 1885–1897, the 10th Jat Bengal Infantry 1897–1901, the 10th Jat Infantry 1901–1903 and finally in 1903 the 10th Jats. During this time the regiment served in China in the Second Opium War and the Third Anglo-Burmese War. During World War I they were in the 55th Indian Brigade, 18th Indian Division and served in the Mesopotamia Campaign.Barthope p.22 The 65th BNI was one of two Bengal Native Infantry regiments which had accepted active service in China in 1857. Accordingly, both had escaped involvement in the Great Indian Mutiny of that year and were amongst the twelve "old" regiments of the East In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
116th Mahrattas
The 116th Mahrattas were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1800, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. During World War I the regiment was attached to the 18th Indian Division for the Mesopotamia Campaign. They were involved in the Actions at the Fat-ha Gorge and on the Little Zab and the Battle of Sharqat in October 1918. After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.Sumner p.15 In 1922, the 116th Mahrattas became the 4th Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry. After independence they were one of the regiments allocated to the Indian Army The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head .... Predeces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Meerut Divisional Area
The 7th Meerut Divisional Area was an infantry Division (military), division of the British Indian Army that formed part of the Indian Army during the First World War. It was formed in September 1914 to replace the original 7th (Meerut) Division that had been mobilized in August 1914 for service on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front. It was renamed as Meerut Division in June 1917 and remained in India throughout the war. The division was broken up in 1920. History At the outbreak of the First World War, the 7th (Meerut) Division was mobilized in August 1914, and sailed from Bombay on 20 September for the Western Front (World War I), Western Front. 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles went with the 7th (Meerut) Division to fight in World War One on the Western Front. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
