I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
Former horse artillery brigade of the British Army / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the current regiment, see 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. For a similarly numbered unit in World War I, see I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.).
I 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 was dissolved at the outbreak of World War I as its constituent batteries were posted to other formations.
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Active | 1 July 1859 – 1 July 1889 1 March 1901 – October 1914 March 1919 – 11 May 1938 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Artillery |
Size | Battalion |
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Post-war, the brigade was reformed, serving in the UK, Egypt and India before being redesignated as 1st Regiment, RHA in May 1938 at Aldershot.
The brigade had an earlier incarnation as A Brigade, RHA, formed from the Horse Brigade, Royal Artillery in 1864 before being broken up in 1889.