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| unit_name = 3rd Quetta Brigade<br>57th Indian Brigade
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| dates = April 1918 –
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| command_structure = [[4th (Quetta) Division]]
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[[Third Anglo-Afghan War]]
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The '''57th Indian Brigade''' (originally ''3rd Quetta Brigade'') was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] of the [[British Indian Army]] that was active in the [[Indian Army during the First World War]] and took part in the [[Third Anglo-Afghan War]] in 1919. It was not reformed for the [[Second World War]].<ref name=Kempton53>{{harvnb|Kempton|2003|p=53}}</ref>

==History==
Throughout the [[First World War]], the [[4th (Quetta) Division]] had remained in India. It performed internal security duties and guarded the borders with [[Afghanistan]] and [[Persia]],<ref name=Perry65>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=65}}</ref> notably by maintaining the [[East Persia Cordon]] to suppress arms trafficking.<ref name=Perry61>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=61}}</ref> It was mobilized several times for Frontier service.<ref name=Perry65/>

The '''3rd Quetta Brigade''' was formed at [[Quetta]] in April 1918 under 4th (Quetta) Division. In July 1918 it was numbered as the '''57th Indian Brigade'''.<ref name=Perry60>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=60}}</ref> The brigade was mobilised in May 1919 with the division and took part in the [[Third Anglo-Afghan War]].<ref name=Perry65/>

==Order of battle==
The brigade had the following composition:<ref name=Perry63>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=63}}</ref>
* 1/4th Battalion, [[Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)]] ''(arrived at Quetta in February 1918 from [[Jubbulpore Brigade]], [[5th (Mhow) Division]] and joined the brigade on formation)''
* 1st Battalion, [[127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry]] ''(arrived at Quetta in March 1918 from [[East African Campaign (World War I)|East Africa]] and joined the brigade on formation; left for [[Bushire]] in September 1918)''
* 1st Battalion, [[129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis]] ''(arrived at [[Karachi]] in January 1918 from East Africa and joined the brigade in April 1918)''
* 2nd Battalion, [[119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment)]] ''(arrived at Karachi in March 1918 from Jubbulpore Brigade, 5th (Mhow) Division and joined the brigade in August 1918)''
* 3rd Battalion, [[7th Gurkha Rifles]] ''(joined from [[Loralai]] in December 1918)''

In May 1919, the brigade mobilised for the war with [[Afghanistan]] with the following units:<ref name=Perry65/>
* 1/4th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
* 2nd Battalion, 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment)
* 1st Battalion, 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
* 3rd Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles

==Commanders==
The brigade had the following commanders:<ref name=Perry60/>
{| class="wikitable"
! From !! Rank !! Name
|-
| 12 April 1918 || [[Brigadier-General]] || M.D. Goring-Jones
|-
| 16 October 1918 || Brigadier-General || J.L.R. Gordon
|}

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


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

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book
| last = Kempton | first = Chris
| year = 2003
| 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 = 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/4_ind_div.htm |title=4th (Quetta) Division on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918'' by PB Chappell |access-date=2015-07-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085133/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/4_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 1918]]

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