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| dates = May 1917 – <br />
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The '''10th Indian Cavalry Brigade''' was a [[cavalry]] [[brigade]] of the [[British Indian Army]] that formed part of the [[Indian Army during the First World War]]. It remained in India throughout the war.<br />
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==History==<br />
The '''[[Headquarters#Military|Headquarters]] 10th Indian Cavalry Brigade''' was formed under [[1st (Peshawar) Division]] in May 1917, presumably to command some of the units assigned to the [[1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade]] at this time.<ref name=Perry35>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=35}}</ref>{{efn|Units assigned to the [[1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade]] from May 1917 included:<ref name=Perry36>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=36}}</ref><br />
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* [[21st (Empress of India's) Lancers]]<br />
* [[1st Duke of York's Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse)]]<br />
* [[Guides Cavalry]]<br />
* [[30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse)]]<br />
* [[5th Cavalry (British Indian Army)|5th Cavalry]]<br />
* two [[Squadron (army)|squadrons]], [[17th Cavalry]]<br />
* [[33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry]]<br />
* [[4th Cavalry (India)|4th Cavalry]]<br />
* [[M Battery Royal Horse Artillery|M Battery, RHA]]<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[Guides Infantry]]<br />
* 2nd Battalion, Guides Infantry<br />
* [[55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force)]]<br />
* [[54th Sikhs (Frontier Force)]]<br />
* 3rd Battalion, Guides Infantry<br />
* [[1st (King's) Dragoon Guards]]<br />
* 22nd [[Machine Gun]] [[Squadron (army)|Squadron]]<br />
* 1st Field Troop, [[1st King George's Own Sappers and Miners]]<br />
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}} In the event, only the [[30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse)]] was assigned to the brigade, from December 1917 to July 1918.<ref name=Perry37>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=37}}</ref> The brigade remained with the division throughout the [[First World War]].<ref name=Perry35/><br />
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Under mobilization plans drawn up in July 1918, IV Corps with 1st (Peshawar) Division under command would have included [[1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade|1st]] and 10th Cavalry brigades with:<ref name=Perry38>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=38}}</ref><br />
* [[4th Cavalry (India)|4th Cavalry]]<br />
* [[30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse)]]<br />
* 3rd Gwalior Lancers ([[Imperial Service Troops|I.S.]])<br />
* 24th [[Machine Gun]] [[Squadron (army)|Squadron]]<br />
* 4th Field Troop, [[3rd Bombay Sappers and Miners]]<br />
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==Commander==<br />
The brigade was commanded from 10 May 1917 by [[Brigadier-General]] [[Guy Melfort Baldwin|G.M. Baldwin]].<ref name=Perry35/><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[10th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army)]] existed at the same time but was unrelated other than having the same number<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{cite book<br />
| last = Perry | first = F.W.<br />
| year = 1993<br />
| title = Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions<br />
| publisher = Ray Westlake Military Books<br />
| location = Newport<br />
| isbn = 1-871167-23-X<br />
}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{cite web|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/1_ind_div.htm |title=1st (Peshawar) Division on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell |accessdate=2015-07-05 |url-status= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085014/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/1_ind_div.htm |archivedate=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }}<br />
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