4th Light Brigade (4 Lt Bde) is a rapidly deployable combat brigade – it is optimised for warfighting in complex terrain and their core purpose is to be first to the fight and win.
4 Lt Bde, better known as ‘The Black Rats’, sit within the 1st (UK) Division – the British Army’s light and airborne warfighting division. The Black Rats are comprised of a Light Cavalry Regiment, six light-role Infantry battalions, plus specialist units from the Army Reserve including artillery and engineers.
4 Lt Bde is headquartered in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, but they conduct demanding warfighting training across the globe, ensuring they are ready to fight alongside NATO allies.
Locations
Regular
1 Royal Gurka Rifles
British Forces Brunei, Tuker Lines, Seria lines, British Forces Brunei, BFPO 11
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Lille Barracks, ALDERSHOT, GU11 2NQ
1st Battalion Coldstream Guards
Victoria Barracks, Sheet street, Windsor, SL4 1HF
1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment
Weeton Barracks, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 3JQ
2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland
Glencorse Barracks, Milton Bridge, Midlothian, EH26 0NP
2nd Battalion The Rifles
Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, BFPO 801
The Light Dragoons
Gaza Barracks, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, DL9 4AU
75 Engineer Regiment
Peninsula Barracks, O'Leary St, Warrington, WA2 7QS
103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery
Jubilee barracks, Prescott road, St Helens, Merseyside WA10 3UB