19th Brigade (United Kingdom)

19th Brigade
19th Infantry Brigade
19th Light Brigade
Active1892–1901
1914–1919
1938–1939
1950–2013
2022–
CountryUnited Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
RoleReserve Light Infantry
SizeBrigade
Part of1st (UK) Division
Garrison/HQImphal Barracks
EngagementsFirst World War
Second World War
War in Afghanistan
Operation Telic
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigadier Owen Lyttle
Notable
commanders
Horace Smith-Dorrien
General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith

The 19th Light Brigade is an Army Reserve formation of the British Army. As the 19th Infantry Brigade, it fought in the First and Second World War.

The formation became 19th Light Brigade in 2005, and moved to Northern Ireland following the end of Operation Banner and "normalisation" of British military operations in the province. Following the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), the brigade entered suspended animation in March 2013. As part of the Future Soldier reform, the brigade was reactivated in 2022.


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