3rd Infantry Brigade | |
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![]() Badge of the 3rd Infantry Brigade. | |
Active | 1809–1981 1988–2004 |
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Type | Infantry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | HQ Northern Ireland |
Garrison/HQ | Drumadd Barracks, Armagh |
Engagements | Peninsular War Second Anglo-Afghan War First World War Second World War |
The 3rd Infantry Brigade was a Regular Army infantry brigade of the British Army, part of the 1st Infantry Division. Originally formed in 1809, during the Peninsular War, the brigade had a long history, seeing action in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, and during both the First and the Second World Wars.