Kohat Brigade

The Kohat Brigade (now 101 Infantry Brigade, Sialkot, Pakistan) was formed after the 1903 reforms of the British Indian Army by Herbert Kitchener when he was Commander-in-Chief, India. The brigade was part of the Northern Army and deployed along the North West Frontier.[1] In 1914 at the start of World War I the brigade formation was:

Commander Major General A Campbell
- 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
- 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)
- 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force)
- 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 122nd Rajputana Infantry
- 31st Mountain Battery
- Frontier Force Garrison Artillery [2]

See also

List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II

References

Sumner, p.9
"Indian Army 1914". Orbat.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-09-09.

Bibliography

Sumner, Ian (2001). The Indian Army 1914-1947. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-196-6.

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