2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade
| Sialkot Cavalry Brigade 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade 2nd Indian Cavalry Brigade Sialkot Brigade Area |
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|---|---|
| Active | 12 April 1904 – March 1918 June 1920 – January 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 |
2nd (Rawalpindi) Division 1st Indian Cavalry Division |
| Peacetime HQ | Sialkot |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Br.-Gen. B.T. Mahon |
The Sialkot Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1904 as a result of the Kitchener Reforms. It was mobilized as 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade at the outbreak of the First World War as part of the 1st Indian Cavalry Division and departed for France. It served on the Western Front with the division until it was broken up in March 1918.
The brigade was reformed in June 1920 and broken up in January 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 Sialkot Brigade (also referred to as Sialkote Brigade) was formed in April 1904 as a result of the Kitchener Reforms. The brigade formed part of the 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division. By the outbreak of the First World War it was designated as Sialkot Cavalry Brigade.
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