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| unit_name = 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade
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| dates = 11 November 1914 – March 1918
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| allegiance = [[British Crown]]
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| type = [[Cavalry]]
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| command_structure = [[2nd Indian Cavalry Division]]<br>[[1st Indian Cavalry Division]]
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| notable_commanders = [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Maj.-Gen.]] [[Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe|H.D. Fanshawe]]<br>[[Brigadier-general (United Kingdom)|Br.-Gen.]] [[George Barrow (Indian Army officer)|G. de S. Barrow]]
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The '''5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade''' was a [[cavalry]] [[brigade]] of the [[British Indian Army]] that saw active service in the [[Indian Army during the First World War]]. Formed in November 1914, it served on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] as part of the [[2nd Indian Cavalry Division|2nd]] and [[1st Indian Cavalry Division]]s until it was broken up in March 1918.

==History==
Uniquely amongst the six Indian [[cavalry]] [[brigade]]s sent to the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] in the [[First World War]], the 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade was not a pre war formation.{{efn|The other five Indian [[cavalry]] [[brigade]]s sent to the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] in the [[First World War]] were:
* [[2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade]] of [[2nd (Rawalpindi) Division]]<ref name=Perry40>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=40}}</ref>
* [[3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade]] of [[3rd (Lahore) Division]]<ref name=Perry49>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=49}}</ref>
* [[7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade]] of [[7th (Meerut) Division]]<ref name=Perry85>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=85}}</ref>
* [[8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade]] of [[8th (Lucknow) Division]]<ref name=Perry100>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=100}}</ref>
* [[9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade]] of [[9th (Secunderabad) Division]]<ref name=Perry106>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=106}}</ref>
The only remaining pre-war cavalry brigade{{snd}}[[1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade]] of [[1st (Peshawar) Division]]{{snd}}stayed in India throughout the war.<ref name=Perry36>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=36}}</ref>}} The brigade was formed on 11 November 1914{{efn|11 November 1914 was the appointment date of the brigade's first commanding officer.<ref name=Perry17>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=17}}</ref>}} from units in [[5th (Mhow) Division]] and the [[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons]] from [[Muttra]].<ref name=Perry19>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=19}}</ref>

In company with the [[7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade]], it departed [[Bombay]] on 19 November 1914 and landed at [[Marseilles]] on 14–16 December. It joined the [[2nd Indian Cavalry Division]] which was formally constituted on 14 December. The division concentrated around [[Orléans]] on 20–24 December and moved up to the Front on 1–4 January 1915. While in France, the brigade was known by its geographical rather than numerical designation so as to avoid confusion with the British [[5th Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom)|5th Cavalry Brigade]] also serving on the Western Front at the same time.<ref name=Perry20>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=20}}</ref>

On 15 September 1915, the brigade swapped places with the [[3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade]] of [[1st Indian Cavalry Division]].<ref name=Perry14>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=14}}</ref><ref name=Perry18>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=18}}</ref>

Other than the [[Battle of Cambrai (1917)|Battle of Cambrai]] when it helped to hold the German counter-attack, it was not involved in battle. Instead, it was held in reserve in case of a breakthrough, although it did send parties to the trenches on a number of occasions. They would hold the line, or act as [[Pioneer (military)|Pioneers]]; such parties were designated as the '''Mhow Battalion'''.<ref name=Perry16>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=16}}</ref>

On 1 December 1917, [[Lance-Daffadar]] [[Gobind Singh (VC)|Gobind Singh]] of the [[28th Light Cavalry]], attached to [[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)]],<ref>{{London Gazette | date = 15 May 1919 | issue = 31340 |page=6084 }}</ref> won the [[Victoria Cross]] during the Battle of Cambrai.<ref>{{London Gazette | date = 11 January 1918 | issue = 30471 |page=725 | supp = y }}</ref>

;Dissolved
In March 1918, the brigade was broken up in France. The British units (6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons and [[A Battery, Royal Horse Artillery]]) remained in France, 11th Machine Gun Squadron was broken up on 14 April 1918<ref name=LLT_Cav_MGC>{{cite web|publisher=The Long Long Trail|access-date=22 July 2015|last=Baker|first=Chris|title=Cavalry units of the Machine Gun Corps|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/mgccav.html}}</ref> and the Indian elements were sent to Egypt.<ref name=Perry16/> On 24 April 1918, these were merged with the [[6th Mounted Brigade]] of the [[Yeomanry Mounted Division]].<ref name=Becke33>{{harvnb|Becke|1936|p=33}}</ref> On 22 July 1918 the 6th Mounted Brigade was redesignated as [[10th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army)|10th Cavalry Brigade]] and the division as [[4th Cavalry Division (British Indian Army)|4th Cavalry Division]].<ref name=Perry22>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=22}}</ref>

==Order of battle==
The 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade commanded the following units on the Western Front:<ref name=Perry18/><ref name=Perry14/>
* [[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons]] ''(joined from [[Muttra]], [[7th (Meerut) Division]])''<ref name=Perry85/>
* [[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)]] ''(joined from [[Jubbulpore]], [[5th (Mhow) Division]])''<ref name=Perry69>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=69}}</ref>
* [[38th King George's Own Central India Horse]] ''(joined from [[Jhansi]], 5th (Mhow) Division)''<ref name=Perry69/>
* [[X Battery, Royal Horse Artillery]] ''(joined in December 1914 from [[XIII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery]] at [[Mhow]], 5th (Mhow) Division;<ref name=Perry69/> transferred on 15 September 1915 to [[3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade]] when the brigades swapped places)''{{efn|[[X Battery, Royal Horse Artillery]] was part of [[II Indian Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery]] but was attached to the brigade.<ref name=Perry18/>}}
* [[A Battery, Royal Horse Artillery]] ''(joined on 15 September 1915 from 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade)''{{efn|[[A Battery, Royal Horse Artillery]] was part of [[I Indian Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery]] but was attached to the brigade.<ref name=Perry14/>}}
* Signal Troop<ref name=cwgc>{{cite web|access-date=21 September 2012 |publisher=Commonwealth War Graves Commission |title=The Ypres Sailient |url=http://www.cwgc.org/ypres/content.asp?id=33&menu=subsub |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914181116/http://www.cwgc.org/ypres/content.asp?id=33&menu=subsub |archive-date=14 September 2012 }}</ref>
* 11th [[Machine Gun]] [[Squadron (army)|Squadron]] ''(from 29 February 1916)''{{efn|Formed on 29 February 1916 from the machine gun sections of [[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons]], [[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)]] and [[38th King George's Own Central India Horse]].<ref name=LLT_Cav_MGC/>}}

==Commanders==
The 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade had the following commanders:<ref name=Perry17/>
{| class="wikitable"
! From !! Rank !! Name !! Notes
|-
| 11 November 1914 || [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major-General]] || [[Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe|H.D. Fanshawe]] ||
|-
| 14 December 1914 || [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] || [[M.E. Willoghby]] || ''temporary''
|-
| 7 January 1915 || [[Brigadier-general (United Kingdom)|Brigadier-General]] || [[George Barrow (Indian Army officer)|G. de S. Barrow]] ||
|-
| 23 July 1915 || Brigadier-General || [[Neil Wolseley Haig|N.W. Haig]] || Broken up in March 1918
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==See also==
{{portal|World War I}}
* [[4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade]] was designated as 5th Indian Cavalry Brigade from September 1920 to 1923
* [[Indian Cavalry Corps order of battle First World War]]
* [[Indian Expeditionary Force A]]


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

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book
| last = Becke | first = Major A.F.
| year = 1936
| title = Order of Battle of Divisions Part 2A. The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42-56)
| publisher = His Majesty's Stationery Office
| location = London
| isbn = 1-871167-12-4
}}
* {{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
}}
* {{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.1914-1918.net/1cavdiv_indian.htm | title=The 1st Indian Cavalry Division in 1914-1918 | last=Baker | first=Chris | publisher=The Long Long Trail | access-date=19 July 2015 }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_cav/1_ind_cav_div.htm |title=1st Indian Cavalry Division on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell |access-date=31 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085204/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_cav/1_ind_cav_div.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_cav/2_ind_cav_div.htm |title=2nd Indian Cavalry Division on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell |access-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085102/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_cav/2_ind_cav_div.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 }}

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