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| unit_name = Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade 5th Indian Cavalry Brigade 4th Indian Cavalry Brigade 4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade
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| dates = 3 February 1915 – July 1940
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| type = [[Cavalry]]
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| size = [[Brigade]]
| command_structure = [[9th (Secunderabad) Division]] Poona District Deccan District
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The '''4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade''' was a [[cavalry]] [[brigade]] of the [[British Indian Army]] that formed part of the [[Indian Army during the First World War]]. It was formed as '''Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade''' in February 1915 to replace the original brigade that had been mobilized as the [[9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade]] for service on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]. It remained in India throughout the war.

The brigade continued to exist between the wars and by September 1939 it was designated '''4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade'''. It briefly served as part of the [[Indian Army during the Second World War]] before being broken up in July 1940.

==History==
===First World War===
At the outbreak of the [[First World War]], the Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade was part of the [[9th (Secunderabad) Division]]. It was mobilized in August 1914 as the [[9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade]] with the first elements of [[Indian Expeditionary Force A]]. It departed for the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]], arriving in France on 12 October 1914. It was attached to the newly formed [[1st Indian Cavalry Division]] before joining the [[2nd Indian Cavalry Division]] on 23 December 1914.<ref name=Perry13>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=13}}</ref>

On 3 February 1915{{efn|The first commanding officer was appointed on 3 February 1915.<ref name=Perry106>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=106}}</ref>}} a new '''Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade''' was formed in 9th (Secunderabed) Division to replace the original brigade and to take over its area responsibilities. The brigade served with the division in India throughout the First World War.<ref name=Perry106/> The brigade remained unnumbered throughout the First World War, the only unnumbered Indian cavalry brigade.<ref name=PerryVar>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|pp=12,17,29,35,60,92,106}}</ref>{{efn|In contrast, the brigade formed to replace the [[7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade]] in similar circumstance{{snd}}[[14th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade]]{{snd}} was numbered.<ref name=Perry92>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=92}}</ref>}}

===Between the world wars===
The brigade continued to exist between the world wars. In September 1920 it was redesignated as the '''5th Indian Cavalry Brigade''' and in 1923 as '''4th Indian Cavalry Brigade'''. Later in the decade it regained its geographical designation as '''4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade'''. From 1920 it was under the command of the Poona District and from 1927 under the Deccan District.<ref name=Mackie373>{{harvnb|Mackie|2015|p=373}}</ref>

===Second World War===
At the outbreak of the [[Second World War]], the brigade was still under the command of Deccan District. It was broken up in July 1940 with some of its units moving to the [[3rd Indian Motor Brigade]]<ref name=Kempton6b>{{harvnb|Kempton|2003b|p=6}}</ref> which was forming at [[Sialkot]] at this time.<ref name=Kempton7b>{{harvnb|Kempton|2003b|p=7}}</ref>

==Orders of battle==
===First World War units===
The Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade commanded the following units in the First World War:<ref name=Perry108>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=108}}</ref>
* [[7th (Queen's Own) Hussars]] ''(joined on formation from [[Bangalore]]; left in October 1915 for [[4th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade]])''
* [[22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force)]] ''(arrived at Secunderabad in October 1914 from [[Jacobabad]], [[4th (Quetta) Division]] and joined the brigade on formation; left in October 1916 for [[6th Indian Cavalry Brigade]] in [[Mesopotamian campaign|Mesopotamia]])''
* [[27th Light Cavalry]] ''(arrived at Secunderabad in October 1914 from [[Nasirabad, Ajmer|Nasirabad]], [[5th (Mhow) Division]] and joined the brigade on formation; left in July 1916 for [[Lucknow]])''
* [[7th Hariana Lancers]] ''(joined in October 1916 from Mesopotamia)''
* [[8th Cavalry (British Indian Army)|8th Cavalry]] ''(joined in October 1916 from [[Jhansi]], 5th (Mhow) Division)''

===Second World War units===
The 4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade commanded the following units in the Second World War:<ref name=Kempton6b/><ref name=Nafziger>{{harvnb|Nafziger|n.d.|p=7}}</ref>
* [[14th/20th King's Hussars]] ''(left in November 1939 to join [[3rd (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade]])''
* [[7th Light Cavalry]] ''(remained at [[Bolarum]] while mechanising)''<ref name=Kempton14c>{{harvnb|Kempton|2003c|p=14}}</ref>
* [[Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (11th Frontier Force)]] ''(joined [[3rd Indian Motor Brigade]] in July 1940)''<ref name=Kempton7b/>
* 3rd Field Regiment, [[Royal Artillery|RA]] ''(stationed at [[Trimulgherry]], Secunderabad; moved to Quetta in February 1941)''<ref name=Joslen499>{{harvnb|Joslen|1990|p=499}}</ref>
** 18th, 62nd, 65th, 75th [[Artillery battery|Batteries]]
* 4th Cavalry Brigade Signals [[Troop]] ''(to 3rd Indian Motor Brigade in July 1940 as 3rd Indian Motor Brigade Signals Troop)''<ref name=Kempton7b/>

==Commanders==
The Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade / 5th Indian Cavalry Brigade / 4th Indian Cavalry Brigade / 4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade had the following commanders:<ref name=Mackie373/>
{| class="wikitable"
! From !! Rank !! Name !! Notes
|-
| 3 February 1915 || [[Brigadier-General]] || [[Howard Kennedy (Indian Army officer)|H. Kennedy]] || Appointment vacated 20 February 1915<ref name=Perry106/>
|-
| 14 April 1915 || Brigadier-General || [[Francis Henry Bagot Commeline|F.H.B. Commerline]] ||
|-
| April 1920 || Brigadier-General || [[Aubrey G. Pritchard|A.G. Pritchard]] ||
|-
| January 1921 || Brigadier-General || [[Charles Godwin|C.A.C. Godwin]] ||
|-
| December 1923 || Brigadier-General || [[Wilfrith Gerald Key Green|W.G.K. Green]] ||
|-
| April 1925 || Brigadier-General || [[Guy Beatty|G.A.H. Beatty]] ||
|-
| October 1925 || Brigadier-General || [[Edward D. Giles|E.D. Giles]] ||
|-
| August 1927 || Brigadier-General || [[Henry Archdale Tomkinson|H.A. Tomkinson]] ||
|-
| December 1927 || [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] || [[Alan Campbell-Ross|A. Campbell-Ross]] ||
|-
| January 1932 || Brigadier || [[Alan Hartley|A.F. Hartley]] ||
|-
| September 1933 || Brigadier || [[Donald Kenneth McLeod|D.K. McLeod]] ||
|-
| December 1934 || Brigadier || [[George de la Poer Beresford (Indian Army officer)|G. de la P. Beresford]] ||
|-
| September 1938 || Brigadier || [[Mosley Mayne|A.G.O. Mosley Mayne]] ||
|-
| September 1939 || || || Commander unknown<ref name=Kempton6b/>
|}

==A note on name and number==
The brigade carried several designations during its existence. This can be a cause for confusion as other Indian cavalry brigades carried the same or similar designations at different times, and even at the same time.
*a particular cause for confusion is that the ''Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade'' was in existence in India at the same time that the original brigade was serving as the 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade on the Western Front. This brigade was referred to by geographical name, rather than by number, so as to avoid confusion with the British [[9th Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom)|9th Cavalry Brigade]] also serving on the Western Front at the same time.<ref name=Perry20>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=20}}</ref>
* the brigade was numbered as '''5th''' from September 1920 to 1923.<ref name=Mackie373/> The [[5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade]] had been formed on 11 November 1914<ref name=Perry14>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=14}}</ref> for service on the Western Front until it was broken up in March 1918.<ref name=Perry19>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=19}}</ref>
* the brigade was numbered as '''4th''' from 1923 onwards<ref name=Mackie373/> when the previous ''4th Indian Cavalry Brigade'' (formerly [[4th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade|Lucknow Cavalry Brigade]]) was broken up.<ref name=Mackie368>{{harvnb|Mackie|2015|p=368}}</ref> At this time, the [[4th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade]] became the [[3rd (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade]].<ref name=Mackie365>{{harvnb|Mackie|2015|p=365}}</ref>

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

* [[List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book
| last = Gaylor | first = John
| year = 1996
| edition = 2nd
| title = Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–1991
| publisher = Parapress
| location = Tunbridge Wells
| isbn = 1-898594-41-4
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Joslen | first = Lt-Col H.F.
| year = 1990
| orig-year = 1st. Pub. [[HMSO]]:1960
| title = Orders of Battle, Second World War, 1939–1945
| publisher = London Stamp Exchange
| location = London
| isbn = 0-948130-03-2
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Kempton | first = Chris
| year = 2003b
| title = 'Loyalty & Honour', The Indian Army September 1939 – August 1947
| volume = Part II Brigades
| publisher = The Military Press
| location = Milton Keynes
| isbn = 0-85420-238-2
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Kempton | first = Chris
| year = 2003c
| title = 'Loyalty & Honour', The Indian Army September 1939 – August 1947
| volume = Part III
| publisher = The Military Press
| location = Milton Keynes
| isbn = 0-85420-248-X
}}
* {{cite web
|last=Mackie
|first=Colin
|date=June 2015
|title=Army Commands 1900-2011
|publisher=www.gulabin.com
|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf
|access-date=1 July 2015
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf
|archive-date=5 July 2015
|df=dmy
}}
* {{cite web
| last = Nafziger | first = George
| author-link = George Nafziger
| date = n.d.
| title = The Indian Army 3 September 1939
| publisher = Combined Arms Research Library, United States Army Combined Arms Center
| location = [[Fort Leavenworth]]
| url = http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939BIBB.pdf
| access-date = 9 July 2015
}}
* {{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/9_ind_div.htm |title=9th (Secunderabad) Division on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell |access-date=2015-07-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528042810/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/9_ind_div.htm |archive-date=28 May 2008 |df=dmy }}
* {{oob unit | id = 10073 | name = 4 (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade }}

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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1915]]
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