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{{For|the Second World War formation|33rd Indian Infantry Brigade}}
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| dates = March 1915 – 7 December 1915
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| type = [[Infantry]]
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| command_structure = [[12th Indian Division]]
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The '''33rd 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]] in 1915 before being broken up at the end of the year.

==History==
The 33rd Indian Brigade was formed in [[Mesopotamian campaign|Mesopotamia]] in March 1915 as part of the [[12th Indian Division]], with the last elements arriving at [[Basra]] on 9 April.<ref name=Perry125>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=125}}</ref> On 18 August, the [[Headquarters#Military|HQ]] was transferred to [[Bushire]] and the HQ was reformed in the division. The brigade was broken up on 7 December and replaced by the [[34th Indian Brigade]].<ref name=Perry123>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=123}}</ref> The only significant action the brigade was involved with was the Occupation of [[Nasiriyah|Nasiriya]] on 25 July.<ref name=Perry126>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=126}}</ref>

==Order of battle==
The brigade commanded the following units in the [[First World War]]:<ref name=Perry124>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=124}}</ref>
* 1/4th Battalion, [[Hampshire Regiment]] ''(joined from [[Rawalpindi Brigade]], [[2nd (Rawalpindi) Division]] in March 1915; attached to [[30th Indian Brigade]] May to October; joined the 1/5th ([[Weald|The Weald of Kent]]) Battalion, [[Buffs (East Kent Regiment)]] as the Composite Territorial Battalion in February 1916 in [[35th Indian Brigade]]<ref name=Perry129>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=129}}</ref>)''
* [[11th Rajputs]] ''(joined from [[Presidency Brigade]], [[8th (Lucknow) Division]] in March 1915; left for Bushire in July)''
* [[66th Punjabis]] ''(joined from [[5th (Jhelum) Brigade]], 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division in March 1915; to [[16th (Poona) Brigade]], [[6th (Poona) Division]] in October)''
* [[67th Punjabis]] ''(joined from [[Loralai|Lorelai]], [[4th (Quetta) Division]] in March 1915; to [[12th Indian Brigade]] in April)''
* [[4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs]] ''(joined from 12th Indian Brigade in July 1915; to Corps Troops in December)''
* [[43rd Erinpura Regiment]] ''(joined from [[Chaman]], 4th (Quetta) Division in August 1915; to Corps Troops in October)''
* [[20th Punjabis]] ''(joined from 16th (Poona) Brigade, 6th (Poona) Division in October 1915; to Corps Troops in December)''

==Commanders==
The brigade had the following commanders in the First World War:<ref name=Perry123/>
{| class="wikitable"
! From !! Rank !! Name !! Notes
|-
| 11 March 1915 || [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major-General]] || [[G. F. Gorringe|G.F. Gorringe]] ||
|-
| 6 May 1915 || [[Brigadier General (United Kingdom)|Brigadier-General]] || [[Richard Wapshare|R. Wapshare]] || sick, 15 July
|-
| 7 August 1915 || Brigadier-General || [[Harry Brooking|H.T. Brooking]] || transferred to Bushire on 18 August
|-
| 16 September 1915 || Brigadier-General || [[James Archibald Douglas|J.A. Douglas]] || broken up 7 December
|}

==See also==
{{portal|World War I}}


==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{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/12_ind_div.htm |title=12th Indian Division on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell |access-date=2009-09-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517084906/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/12_ind_div.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }}

[[Category:Brigades of India in World War I]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1915]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1915]]

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