Indian Corps
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The Indian Corps was a major formation of the British Indian Army in World War I, composed largely of Indian troops who served on the Western Front and in other key theatres of the war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Corps canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Indian Army formation
ⓘ
army corps ⓘ military formation ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| branch | land forces ⓘ |
| composedMostlyOf |
British Indian Army units
ⓘ
Indian troops ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War I ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| garrison | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first large-scale use of Indian troops in European theatre
ⓘ
symbol of imperial contribution to British war effort ⓘ |
| includedPersonnelFrom |
Gurkha regiments
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maratha regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajput regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh regiments ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Festubert (1915)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of La Bassée (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Loos NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Neuve Chapelle NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinai and Palestine campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deployment of Indian troops to the Western Front
ⓘ
high casualties in trench warfare ⓘ multilingual, multi-ethnic composition ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
Lahore Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meerut Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUnderCommandOf | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedBy | British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
cavalry support
ⓘ
expeditionary force ⓘ infantry operations ⓘ |
| theatre |
Mesopotamian campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinai and Palestine campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| type | field corps ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.