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203:The division sailed for France from
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491:Haythornthwaite, Philip J. (1996).
266:(left on 15 September 1915 for the
16:Division of the British Indian Army
621:The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918
372:XVI Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
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495:. London: Arms and Armour Press.
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619:"1st Indian Cavalry Division on
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365:A Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
334:U Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
289:A Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
274:8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars
250:Q Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
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355:2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)
306:8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade
284:30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse)
240:6th King Edward's Own Cavalry
229:2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade
1197:Indian World War I divisions
1080:Sinai and Palestine campaign
264:3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade
258:(joined after February 1916)
915:2nd Indian Cavalry Division
910:1st Indian Cavalry Division
350:6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
324:29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)
320:(joined on 6 December 1917)
268:2nd Indian Cavalry Division
145:1st Indian Cavalry Division
32:September 1914 – March 1918
24:1st Indian Cavalry Division
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575:Wavell, Field Marshal Earl
536:Preston, R. M. P. (1921).
344:5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade
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557:The Indian Army 1914–1947
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312:1st King's Dragoon Guards
217:Yeomanry Mounted Division
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1103:3rd (Lahore) Division
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1021:Mesopotamian campaign
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920:3rd (Lahore) Division
605:. The Long Long Trail
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1093:4th Cavalry Division
1069:18th Indian Division
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1059:15th Indian Division
1054:14th Indian Division
1049:12th Indian Division
1039:6th (Poona) Division
960:East Africa Campaign
936:East Africa Campaign
555:Sumner, Ian (2001).
510:Perry, F.W. (1993).
450:Haythornthwaite 1996
185:Indian Cavalry Corps
165:1st Mounted Division
161:4th Cavalry Division
155:. It served on the
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1171:29th Indian Brigade
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360:Central India Horse
149:British Indian Army
61:British Indian Army
1163:Gallipoli campaign
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559:. Oxford: Osprey.
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245:19th Lancers
235:17th Lancers
209:Hew Fanshawe
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193:Partab Singh
189:Sajjan Singh
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709:6th (Poona)
105:World War I
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1000:10 pounder
994:15 pounder
984:Kapurthala
762:7th Meerut
752:3rd Lahore
738:War-formed
704:5th (Mhow)
633:2008-05-28
438:Perry 1993
426:Perry 1993
413:References
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118:Commanders
47:Allegiance
1006:Maxim gun
979:Bharatpur
757:6th Poona
462:"Warpath"
179:Lt. Gen.
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807:Infantry
587:35621223
396:See also
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81:Division
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771:Cavalry
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171:History
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