I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery

I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade 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.

A Brigade, RHA
I Brigade, RHA
Active1 July 1859 – 1 July 1889
1 March 1901 – October 1914
March 1919 – 11 May 1938
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArtillery
SizeBattalion

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.

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