11th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army)
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For a similarly numbered formation in existence at the same time, see 11th Indian Cavalry Brigade.
The London Mounted Brigade (later numbered as the 8th Mounted Brigade) was a yeomanry brigade of the British Army, formed as part of the Territorial Force in 1908.
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Active | 1908–1921 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Allegiance | British Crown |
Branch | British Army British Indian Army |
Type | Yeomanry, Cavalry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | 2nd Mounted Division Yeomanry Mounted Division 4th Cavalry Division |
HQ (peacetime) | Duke of York's Headquarters, Chelsea |
Engagements | First World War |
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It served dismounted in the Gallipoli Campaign before being remounted to serve in the Salonika and Sinai and Palestine Campaigns in the First World War.
In April 1918, it was merged with elements of the 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade to form 11th Cavalry Brigade. It remained in Palestine after the end of the war on occupation duties.