D Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
| D Brigade, RHA IV Brigade, RHA |
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|---|---|
| Active | 19 February 1862 – 14 April 1877 1 March 1901 – October 1921 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Artillery |
| Size | Battalion |
| Part of | 3rd Cavalry Division |
| Engagements | |
IV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery which existed in the early part of the 20th century. It served with 3rd Cavalry Division throughout World War I but was dissolved shortly thereafter.
The successor unit, 4th Regiment, RHA, was formed in 1939 and still exists as 4th Regiment Royal Artillery.
The brigade had an earlier incarnation as D Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, formed from the Horse Artillery Brigade of the Honourable East India Company's Madras Army in 1862 before being broken up in 1877.
The Madras Army of the Honourable East India Company formed its first battery of Horse Artillery The Troop of Madras Horse Artillery on 4 April 1805 (still in existence as J Battery, RHA). By 5 August 1825, the Madras Horse Artillery had grown to a peak strength of eight batteries and was organized as two brigades; on 4 January 1831 the brigade system was discontinued and the Madras Horse Artillery shrank to six batteries in a single sequence (A to F Troops).
Although the Madras Army was completely unaffected by the Rebellion, the British Crown took direct control of India from the East India Company on 1 November 1858 under the provisions of the Government of India Act 1858. The Presidency armies transferred to the direct authority of the British Crown and its European units were transferred to the British Army. Henceforth artillery, the mutineers most effective arm, was to be the sole preserve of the British Army (with the exception of certain Mountain Artillery batteries). On 19 February 1862, the Madras Horse Artillery transferred to the Royal Artillery as its 3rd Horse Brigade. On transfer, 3rd Horse Brigade, Royal Artillery comprised:
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