1/3rd Lancers Battalion

1st/3rd Lancers Battalion
Uniform of the 3rd Lancers, c. 1883–1914
Active12 September 2003
Country Belgium
Branch Belgian Land Component
TypeInfantry
Rolemotorized infantry
Part ofMotorized Brigade
Garrison/HQMarche-en-Famenne
Motto(s)Vailant de ie burch (Valiant of the Burch)
Mascot(s)Tiger
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant Colonel Dourte

The 1st/3rd Lancers Battalion (French: 1/3 Bataillon de Lanciers) is an infantry 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 which has been re-roled to an infantry battalion but maintains cavalry customs and traditions. The battalion is a motorized infantry unit of the Motorized Brigade. The amalgamated unit served in Kosovo. It will again be reoriented towards a light cavalry role when the Jaguar vehicles are delivered.[1]

Organisation

The 1st/3rd Lancers Battalion comprises:

  • HQ staff
  • A (Red) Squadron
  • B (Black) Squadron
  • C (Blue) Squadron
  • D (Green) Operational Reserve Squadron
  • Service (Yellow) Squadron

References

  1. ^ Courtial, Marie-Madeleine (14 June 2022). "Le bataillon 1/3 Lanciers, unité d'infanterie vers un retour à ses origines de cavalerie". defencebelgium.com.


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