7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team
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The 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team is a formation in the British Army with a direct lineage to 7th Armoured Brigade and a history that stretches back to the Napoleonic Wars. It saw active service in the Crimean War, the Second Boer War and both the First and the Second World Wars. In 2014, the 7th Armoured Brigade was re-designated as 7th Infantry Brigade, thereby ensuring that the famed "Desert Rats" continue in the British Army's Order of battle.
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7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team | |
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Active | 1815–1945 2014 – |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | 1st (United Kingdom) Division |
Garrison/HQ | Kendrew Barracks, Cottesmore |
Engagements | Crimean War Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Walter Kitchener Frederick McCracken George Lindsay William Platt |
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