1/3rd Lancers Battalion

1st/3rd Lancers Battalion

Uniform of the 3rd Lancers, c. 1883-1914
Active September 12, 2003
Country Belgium Belgium
Branch Land Component
Type Cavalry
Role Armoured
Part of Medium Brigade
Garrison/HQ Marche-en-Famenne

The 1/3rd Lancers Battalion (French: 1/3 Bataillon de Lanciers) is a cavalry battalion in the Land Component of the Belgian armed forces. It is an amalgamation of the former 1st Lancers Regiment and the 3rd Lancers Regiment. The battalion is a Mechanised Infantry unit of the Medium Brigade. The amalgamated unit served in Kosovo.


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