Light Brigade

Light Brigade

Light Brigade is a term made famous by the Charge of the Light Brigade, but is also used in various military contexts:

* A Light infantry brigade
* A Light cavalry brigade
* A brigade within the Light Division
* The British Army light infantry brigade formed during the Napoleonic Wars with the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot, the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot and the 95th Rifles


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