III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery

III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade 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.

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.).

C Brigade, RHA
III Brigade, RHA
Active19 February 1862 – 1 April 1882
1 March 1901 – 27 August 1938
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArtillery
SizeBattalion
Part of1st Cavalry Division
2nd Cavalry Division
EngagementsWorld War I
Western Front

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.

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