1/3rd Lancers Battalion explained

Unit Name:1st/3rd Lancers Battalion
Dates:12 September 2003
Country: Belgium
Type:Infantry
Command Structure:Motorized Brigade
Role:motorized infantry
Motto:Vailant de ie burch (Valiant of the Burch)
Mascot:Tiger
Garrison:Marche-en-Famenne
Commander1:Lieutenant Colonel Dourte

The 1st/3rd Lancers Battalion (fr|1/3 Bataillon de Lanciers|links=no) 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:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Courtial . Marie-Madeleine . 14 June 2022 . Le bataillon 1/3 Lanciers, unité d’infanterie vers un retour à ses origines de cavalerie . defencebelgium.com.