III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
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For the current regiment, see 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. For a similarly numbered unit in World War I, see III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.).
III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade[lower-alpha 1] of the Royal Horse Artillery which existed in the early part of the 20th century. It served with the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions on the Western Front throughout World War I.
Quick Facts C Brigade, RHA, Active ...
C Brigade, RHA III Brigade, RHA | |
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Active | 19 February 1862 – 1 April 1882 1 March 1901 – 27 August 1938 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Artillery |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | 1st Cavalry Division 2nd Cavalry Division |
Engagements | World War I |
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Post-war, the brigade served in the UK and India before being redesignated as 3rd Regiment, RHA in August 1938 in Egypt.
The regiment had an earlier incarnation as C Brigade, RHA, formed from the 1st Brigade of the Honourable East India Company's Bengal Horse Artillery in 1862 before being broken up in 1882.