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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= 1st (Peshawar) Division
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|dates= 1903
|country= [[British India]]
|allegiance= [[British Crown]]
|branch= [[British Indian Army]]
|type= Infantry
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|size= Division
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|notable_commanders=Major-Gen. [[Charles James Blomfield (Indian Army officer)|Charles James Blomfield]] (from October 1912 to June 1915)<br>Major-Gen. Sir Frederick Campbell (from June 1915 to April 1919. Became Lieut-Gen. Sir from 1 July 1917)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf|title=Army Commands}}</ref>

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|battles=[[Third Afghan War]]
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The '''1st (Peshawar) Division''' was a Regular Division of the [[British Indian Army]] formed as a result of the [[Kitchener Reforms|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 Province (1901–1955)|North West Frontier]] on several occasions.<ref name="1914-1918">{{cite web|title=1914-1918 |url=http://www.1914-1918.net/Peshawar_div.htm |accessdate=6 July 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616010613/http://www.1914-1918.net/Peshawar_div.htm |archivedate=16 June 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="orbat">{{cite web|title=orbat |url=http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html |accessdate=6 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909172657/http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html |archivedate=9 September 2009 }}</ref>

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.<ref name="1914-1918"/><ref name="orbat"/>

==Formation in 1914==

===1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade===

:[[6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)|13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers]]
:[[14th Murray's Jat Lancers]]
:[[1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse]]
:[[10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps Of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)|Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) Lumsden's) Cavalry]]
:[[21st Lancers]]
:[[M Battery Royal Horse Artillery|M Battery, Royal Horse Artillery]]
:[[12th Frontier Force Regiment|1st Guides Infantry]].<ref name="1914-1918"/><ref name="orbat"/>

===1st (Peshawar) Infantry Brigade===

:2nd Bn, [[King's Regiment (Liverpool)|King's (Liverpool Regiment)]]
:1st Bn, [[Royal Sussex Regiment]]
:[[14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs|14th Sikhs]]
:[[21st Punjabis]]
:[[72nd Punjabis]].<ref name="1914-1918"/><ref name="orbat"/>

===2nd (Nowshera) Infantry Brigade===

:1st Bn, [[Durham Light Infantry]]
:[[24th Punjabis]]
:[[46th Punjabis]]
:[[82nd Punjabis]]
:[[112th Infantry]]<ref name="1914-1918"/><ref name="orbat"/>

===Peshawar Brigade===
Formed July 1918

:1st Bn, [[Yorkshire Regiment]]
:[[8th King George's Own Light Cavalry|30th Lancers]].<ref name="1914-1918"/><ref name="orbat"/>

===Divisional Troops===

:2/1st [[12th Frontier Force Regiment|Guides Rifles]]
:[[38th Dogras]]
:[[51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)|51st Sikhs]].<ref name="1914-1918"/><ref name="orbat"/>

==See also==
{{portal|World War I}}
* [[List of Indian divisions in World War I]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book
| last = Haythornthwaite | first = Philip J.
| authorlink = Philip Haythornthwaite
| year = 1996
| title = The World War One Source Book
| publisher = Arms and Armour Press
| location = London
| isbn = 1-85409-351-7
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Moberly | first = F.J.
| year = 1923
| title = Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign
| publisher = Imperial War Museum
| location = London
| isbn = 1-870423-30-5
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Perry | first = F.W.
| year = 1993
| title = Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions
| publisher = Ray Westlake Military Books
| location = Newport
| isbn = 1-871167-23-X
}}

==External links==
*{{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=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085014/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/1_ind_div.htm |archivedate=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }}

{{Indian Divisions in World War I}}

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