Military forces
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Light Brigade (Belgium) Military forces
* Light Brigade (Belgium), part of the Belgian military
* Light Brigade, a brigade within the Light Division of England
* 19th Light Brigade of the British Army
* Light brigade, a light cavalry brigade
* Light brigade, a light infa ...
, part of the Belgian military
* Light Brigade, a brigade within the
Light Division of England
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19th Light Brigade of the British Army
* Light brigade, a
light cavalry
Light cavalry comprised lightly armed and armored cavalry troops mounted on fast horses, as opposed to heavy cavalry, where the mounted riders (and sometimes the warhorses) were heavily armored. The purpose of light cavalry was primarily rai ...
brigade
* Light brigade, a
light infantry
Light infantry refers to certain types of lightly equipped infantry throughout history. They have a more mobile or fluid function than other types of infantry, such as heavy infantry or line infantry. Historically, light infantry often fought ...
brigade
* The Light Brigade, a Napoleonic era British infantry formation consisting of the
43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot
The 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1741. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) to form the 1st and 2nd battalions of t ...
, the
52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
The 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot was a light infantry regiment of the British Army throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries. The regiment first saw active service during the American War of Independence, and were posted to India du ...
, and the
95th Rifles
* The cavalry formation that executed the
Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a failed military action involving the British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. Lord Raglan had intended to se ...
during the Crimean War in 1854
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1st Light Brigade, part of the
Wehrmacht that later became the 6th Panzer Division
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13th Light Brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army
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3rd Light Armoured Brigade of the French Army
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6th Light Armoured Brigade
The 6th Light Armoured Brigade (french: 6e Brigade Légère Blindée, 6e BLB) is one of the eight inter-arm brigades which are at the disposition of the ''Commandement des Forces Terrestres''. The headquarters of the brigade is situated in Nîmes. ...
of the French Army
* 9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade, name of the French Army
9th Marine Infantry Brigade from 1999 to 2013
Other uses
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The Light Brigade (disambiguation) The Light Brigade may refer to:
* ''The Light Brigade'' (DC Comics), a DC Comics series written by Peter Tomasi
* "The Light Brigade" (Trident Comics), a story by Neil Gaiman and Nigel Kitching, published in the 1989–1990 anthology '' Trident'' ...
*
Charge of the Light Brigade (disambiguation) The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a failed military action involving the British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War ...
* ''Light Brigade'', a clipper ship built in Medford, Massachusetts in 1854 that was originally named ''
Ocean Telegraph
''Ocean Telegraph'' was a clipper ship that was built in Massachusetts in 1854 and was last known of in Gibraltar in 1923. She was in US ownership until 1863, when UK interests bought her and renamed her ''Light Brigade''.
As ''Ocean Telegrap ...
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