The 2/4th Lancers Regiment (Dutch: 2/4 Regiment Lansiers) was a cavalry regiment in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. It was created by the merging of the 2nd Lancers and the 4th Lancers Regiments. The regiment was the Armoured Battalion of the 1st Brigade. The 2/4th was inactivated in 2010, and the 1/3rd Lancers Battalion became the Armoured Battalion of the 1st Brigade.
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A soldier of the 4th Lancers, circa 1896
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Soldiers from the 2/4th Lancers, 2006
2/4 Regiment Lansiers | |
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Active | 1994 - 2010 |
Country | Belgium |
Branch | Belgian Land Component |
Type | Cavalry |
Role | Armoured |
Part of | 1st Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Leopoldsburg |
Battle honours | Campaign 1914-1918 Liège-Halen-Antwerp Beveren (Roeselare) Wippelgem The Gete Zwijndrecht The Lys |
External links
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- "Section of the website of the Belgian Ministry of Defence about the 2nd/4th Lancers Regiment". 19 January 2005. Archived from the original on 19 January 2005. - Only available in Dutch and French