1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade
| Mardan Brigade Nowshera Cavalry Brigade Risalpur Cavalry Brigade 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade 1st Indian Cavalry Brigade |
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|---|---|
| Active | 1 January 1906 – November 1940 |
| Country |
 British India
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| Allegiance | British Crown |
| Branch |
 British Indian Army
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| Type | Cavalry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of |
1st (Peshawar) Division Peshawar District |
| Garrison/HQ | Risalpur Cantonment |
| Service |
First World War Third Anglo-Afghan War Second World War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Br.-Gen. G.A.H. Beatty Br.-Gen. W.G.K. Green Brig. E. de Burgh |
The 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1906 as a result of the Kitchener Reforms. It remained in India during the First World War but took an active part in the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919.
It was on the North West Frontier in September 1939, and converted to Risalpur Training Brigade (later 155th Indian Infantry Brigade) in November 1940.
The Kitchener Reforms, carried out during Lord Kitchener's tenure as Commander-in-Chief, India (1902–09), completed the unification of the three former Presidency armies, the , the Hyderabad Contingent and other local forces into one Indian Army. Kitchener identified the Indian Army's main task as the defence of the North-West Frontier against foreign aggression (particularly Russian expansion into Afghanistan) with internal security relegated to a secondary role. The Army was organized into divisions and brigades that would act as field formations but also included internal security troops.
The brigade was formed on 1 January 1906 as Mardan Brigade and in June 1907 it was renamed as Nowshera Cavalry Brigade. In 1910, it was renamed again, this time as 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade. Other than a period from September 1920 until 1927 when it was simply numbered as 1st Indian Cavalry Brigade, it retained this identity until finally broken up in November 1940.
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