12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (United Kingdom)
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The 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team, formerly the 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade, is a regular brigade of the British Army which has been in almost continuous existence since 1899 and now forms part of 3rd (United Kingdom) Division.
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12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team | |||||
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Active | 1899 – present | ||||
Country | United Kingdom | ||||
Branch | British Army | ||||
Type | Mechanized infantry | ||||
Part of | 3rd (United Kingdom) Division | ||||
Garrison/HQ | Bulford Camp | ||||
Engagements | Second Boer War First World War[1][2] Le Cateau Battle of Marne Battle of Aisne First Battle of Ypres (1914) Battle of Messines (1914) Hill 60 Second Battle of Ypres (1915) Battle of Albert Battle of Le Transloy Battle of the Somme First Battle of the Scarpe Third Battle of the Scarpe Battle of Polygon Wood Battle of Broodseinde Battle of Poelcapelle Battle of Passchendaele Battle of Arras (1918) Battle of Hazebroucke Battle of Bethune Advance in Flanders Battle of the Scarpe (1918) Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Battle of the Canal du Nord Battle of the Selle Battle of Valenciennes Second World War | ||||
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Current commander | Brigadier Henry Searby[3] | ||||
Notable commanders | R.A.P. Clements Sir Henry Maitland Wilson Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart Sir John Hawkesworth Daniel Beak Sir Richard Hull Sir Gordon MacMillan | ||||
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