World War I
In August 1914, the Poona Horse was stationed at Secunderabad, as part of the 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade. They were brigaded with the 7th Dragoon Guards and the 20th Deccan Horse. The Brigade was dispatched to France and fought on the Western Front their first action being the First Battle of Ypres.
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