For the World War II formation see 14th Indian Infantry Division

14th Indian Infantry Division

For the World War I formation see 14th Indian DivisionThe Indian 14th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II...

The 14th Indian Division was formed during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

, for service in the Mesopotamia Campaign. It was composed of Battalions of the Regular British Army

British Army

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 the British Territorial Force

Territorial Force

The Territorial Force was the volunteer reserve component of the British Army from 1908 to 1920, when it became the Territorial Army.-Origins:...

 and the British Indian Army

British Indian Army

The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...

.

The Division now part of the Tigris Corps was involved in a number on minor engagements the Second Battle of Kut

Second Battle of Kut

The Second Battle of Kut was fought on February 23, 1917, between British and Ottoman forces at Kut, Mesopotamia .The battle was part of the British advance to Baghdad begun in December 1916 by a 50,000-man British force organized in two army corps.The British, led by Frederick Stanley Maude,...

 and the Fall of Baghdad

Fall of Baghdad (1917)

The British Indian Army fought the Ottoman Empire in the First World War. On 11 March 1917, after a series of defeats, it captured Baghdad after a two-year campaign.-Arrival of General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude:...

, the Division's 36th Brigade was left in Baghdad as the Garrison

Garrison

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.

The Division remained in Mesopotamia until the Armistice of Mudros

Armistice of Mudros

The Armistice of Moudros , concluded on 30 October 1918, ended the hostilities in the Middle Eastern theatre between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies of World War I...

 31 October 1918.

35th Brigade

• 1/5th Btn Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
• 37th Dogras
  37th Dogras
  The 37th Dogras were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1887, when thy were raised as the 37th Bengal Infantry.The regiment took part in the Chitral Expedition in 1895 and World War I...
  
  
• 102nd Grenadiers
• 2/4th Gurkha Rifles

36th Brigade

(Garrison of Baghdad

Baghdad

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 city)

• 1/4th Btn Hampshire Regiment
• 26th Punjabis
  26th Punjabis
  The 26th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 18th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 26th Punjabis in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment in 1922...
  
  
• 62nd Punjabis
  62nd Punjabis
  The 62nd Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1759 as the 3rd Battalion of Coast Sepoys, and formed part of the Madras Army. It was designated as the 62nd Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to...
  
  
• 82nd Punjabis
  82nd Punjabis
  The 82nd Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1788, as the 29th Madras Battalion. It was designated as the 82nd Punjabis in 1903 and became the 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment in 1922...
  
  

37th Brigade

• 2nd Btn Norfolk Regiment
• 67th Punjabis
  67th Punjabis
  The 67th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1759, when they were raised as the 8th Battalion Coast Sepoys....
  
  
• 1/2nd Gurkha Rifles
• 2/9th Gurkha Rifles

Battles

• Advance to the Hai
  Shatt al-Hayy
  The Gharraf Canal, Shaṭṭ al-Ḥayy , also known as Shaṭṭ al-Gharrāf or the Hai river, is an ancient canal that connects Tigris with Euphrates in Iraq. As an Ottoman defensive line lay along the canal, it was a theater to intense military action during First World War; e.g. the siege of Kut...
  
   and capture of the Khudaira Bend. 14 December 1916.
• Capture of the Hai Salient. 25 January – 5 February 1917.
• Capture of Sannaiyat. 17–24 February 1917.
• Second Battle of Kut
  Second Battle of Kut
  The Second Battle of Kut was fought on February 23, 1917, between British and Ottoman forces at Kut, Mesopotamia .The battle was part of the British advance to Baghdad begun in December 1916 by a 50,000-man British force organized in two army corps.The British, led by Frederick Stanley Maude,...
  
  . 23 February 1917
• Passage of the Tigris
  Tigris
  The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.-Geography:...
  
  . 23–24 February 1917.
• Fall of Baghdad (1917)
  Fall of Baghdad (1917)
  The British Indian Army fought the Ottoman Empire in the First World War. On 11 March 1917, after a series of defeats, it captured Baghdad after a two-year campaign.-Arrival of General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude:...
  
  . 8–11 March 1917
• Passage of the ‘Adhaim. 18 April 1917.
• Action of the Shatt al Adhaim. 30 April 1917.
• Second action of Jabal Hamrin. 16–20 October 1917.
• Third action of Jabal Hamrin. 3–6 December 1917.

Further reading

• Perry, F.W. & Becke, A.F. (1945). History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions: Indian Army Divisions Pt. 5B. London HMSO. ISBN 1-871167-23-X
• Haythornthwaite P.J. (1992). The World War One Sourcebook, Arms and Armour Press.
• Moberly, F.J. (1923). Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign, Imperial War Museum. ISBN 1-870423-30-5