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Royal Regiment of Artillery

The Royal Regiment of Artillery, is generally known as the Royal Artillery and is nicknamed the Gunners. The Regiment is an Arm of the British Army

British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
. Despite its name, it is made up of twenty two regiments:

he 26th May 1716, two regular companies of field Artillery were raised in Woolwich

Woolwich

Woolwich is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich is on the north side of the river....
, London

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
(now the home of Royal Artillery Barracks

Royal Artillery Barracks

The Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich in South East London is the "home" of the Royal Artillery. It is famous for having the longest continuous building facade in the United Kingdom as well as for having the largest parade square of any United Kingdom barracks....
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The Royal Regiment of Artillery, is generally known as the Royal Artillery and is nicknamed the Gunners. The Regiment is an Arm of the British Army

British Army

Royal Horse Artillery

There are currently four separate regiments that wear the cypher (cap badge

Cap badge

A cap badge, also known as head badge or hat badge, is a badge worn on uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearer's nationality and/or organisation....
) of the RHA:

King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery
King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery

The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery is a ceremonial unit of the British Army. It was named The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery in 1947 when George VI of the United Kingdom decided that, following the mechanisation of the last batteries of horse drawn artillery, a troop of horse artillery should be kept to take part in the great...
is a ceremonial unit equipped with 13 pounder
Ordnance QF 13 pounder

The Ordnance QF 13-pounder quick-firing field gun was the standard equipment of the United Kingdom Royal Horse Artillery at the outbreak of World War I....
guns for firing salutes, and is located in St John's Wood in Hyde Park
Hyde Park, London

Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine ....
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1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery

1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the armoured field artillery role, and is equipped with the AS-90 self-propelled gun....
- equipped with AS90 self-propelled artillery
Self-propelled artillery

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at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
Tidworth

Tidworth is a town in south-east Wiltshire, England with a growing civilian population. Situated at the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain, it is approximately 10 miles west of Andover, Hampshire, 12 miles south of Marlborough, Wiltshire, 24 miles south of Swindon, 15 miles north by north-east of Salisbury, England and 6 miles east of Amesbury....
3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery

3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery in the British Army. They are currently based in Caen Barracks,Hohne, Germany....
(The Liverpool and Manchester Gunners) are equipped with the AS90 self-propelled artillery
Self-propelled artillery

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, based at Caen Barracks in Hohne
Hohne

----Hohne is a little town in Germany, to the north of Braunschweig, about 25km north west of Celle.Located north of Celle is the NATO training area "Schie?platz Bergen-Hohne"....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
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7th (Parachute) Regiment Royal Horse Artillery - Equipped with L118
L118 Light Gun

The L118 Light Gun is a 105 mm towed howitzer, originally produced for the British Army in the 1970s and widely exported since, including to the United States, where a modified version is known as the M119 howitzer....
105MM light gun and are currently part of 16th Air Assault Brigade based in Colchester
Colchester

Colchester is a town, and the largest settlement within the Colchester , in Essex, England.It has a population of List of English cities by population....

Royal Artillery

4th Regiment Royal Artillery
4th Regiment Royal Artillery

4th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the armoured field artillery role, and is equipped with the AS-90 self-propelled gun....
- (The North East Gunners) are equipped with AS90 self-propelled artillery
Self-propelled artillery

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at Alanbrooke Barracks in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire
Topcliffe, North Yorkshire

Topcliffe is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the River Swale, close to the A168 road and about five miles south-west of Thirsk....
5th Regiment Royal Artillery
5th Regiment Royal Artillery

5th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the surveillance and target acquisition role, and is equipped with various ranging and location equipment....
- (The North, East & West Yorkshire Gunners) are equipped with Surveillance and Target Acquisition and based at Marne Barracks in Catterick, North Yorkshire
Catterick, North Yorkshire

Catterick, sometimes Catterick Village to distinguish it from the nearby Catterick Garrison, is a village in North Yorkshire. It dates back to Roman times, when Cataractonium was a Ancient Rome fort protecting the crossing of the Great North Road and Dere Street over the River Swale....

12th Regiment Royal Artillery
12th Regiment Royal Artillery

12th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the air defence role, and was equipped with the Starstreak HVM missile....
- (The Lancashire and Cumbrian Gunners) are equipped with Starstreak HVM and are based at Baker Barracks, Thorney Island
Thorney Island (West Sussex)

Thorney Island is an island that juts into Chichester Harbour in West Sussex. It is separated from the mainland by a narrow channel called the Great Deep....
14th Regiment Royal Artillery
14th Regiment Royal Artillery

14th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the training role....
- are the Training and Support Regiment based at Stirling Barracks in Larkhill
Larkhill

Larkhill is a garrison in the civil parish of Durrington, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England. It is a short distance west of Durrington village proper and is part of the Salisbury ....
16th Regiment Royal Artillery
16th Regiment Royal Artillery

16th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the Anti-aircraft warfare role, and is equipped with the Rapier missile....
- (The London and Kent Gunners) are equipped with Rapier
Rapier missile

Rapier is a British surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army and Royal Air Force. Entering service in 1971, it eventually replaced all other anti-aircraft weapons in Army service; guns for low-altitude targets, and the English Electric Thunderbird, used against longer-range and higher-altitude targets....
and are based at St George's barracks, in North Luffenham
North Luffenham

North Luffenham is a village in Rutland, in the East Midlands of England.Located to the north of the village is the former Royal Air Force station of RAF North Luffenham which is now St George's Barracks....
19th Regiment Royal Artillery
19th Regiment Royal Artillery

19th Regiment Royal Artillery - The Highland Gunners - is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the armoured field artillery role, and is equipped with the AS-90 self-propelled gun....
- (The Highland Gunners) are equipped with AS90 self-propelled artillery
Self-propelled artillery

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at Horne Barracks in Larkhill
Larkhill

Larkhill is a garrison in the civil parish of Durrington, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England. It is a short distance west of Durrington village proper and is part of the Salisbury ....
26th Regiment Royal Artillery
26th Regiment Royal Artillery

26th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the armoured field artillery role, and is equipped with the AS-90 self-propelled gun....
- (The West Midland Gunners) are equipped with AS90 self-propelled artillery
Self-propelled artillery

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at Mansergh Barracks in Gütersloh
Gütersloh

G?tersloh is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the area of Westphalia and the administrative region of Detmold. G?tersloh is the administrative centre for a district of the same name....
29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery - (The Commando Gunners) are equipped with the (L118
L118 Light Gun

The L118 Light Gun is a 105 mm towed howitzer, originally produced for the British Army in the 1970s and widely exported since, including to the United States, where a modified version is known as the M119 howitzer....
105MM light gun, and are currently part of 3 Commando Brigade
3 Commando Brigade

3 Commando Brigade is a commando formation of the British Armed Forces and the main manoeuvre formation of the Royal Marines. Its personnel are predominantly Royal Marines, supported by units of Royal Engineers, Royal Artillery, The Rifles, and the Fleet Air Arm, together with other All Arms Commando Course Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen....
, with most batteries based at the Royal Citadel in Plymouth
Plymouth

Plymouth is a City status in the United Kingdom and unitary authority on the coast of Devon, England, about south west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers River Plym to the east and River Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound....
, and one battery based at the same location as the Special Boat Service
Special Boat Service

The Special Boat Service is the special forces unit of the British Royal Navy. The service's motto is "By Strength and Guile". It forms part of the United Kingdom Special Forces group, alongside the Special Air Service , Special Reconnaissance Regiment , Special Forces Support Group and 18 Signal Regiment....
in Poole
Poole

Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, Dorset, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east....
32nd Regiment Royal Artillery
32nd Regiment Royal Artillery

32nd Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the surveillance and target acquisition role, and is equipped with the Phoenix and Desert Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles....
- are equipped with Surveillance and Target Acquisition and Unmanned Air Vehicles and are based in Roberts Barracks in Larkhill
Larkhill

Larkhill is a garrison in the civil parish of Durrington, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England. It is a short distance west of Durrington village proper and is part of the Salisbury ....
39th Regiment Royal Artillery
39th Regiment Royal Artillery

39 Regiment Royal Artillery is part of the Royal Artillery. Its name is pronounced "three nine", The Regiment is one of the Depth fire units of 1st Artillery Brigade, part of the British Army....
- (The Welsh Gunners) are equipped with MLRS
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System

The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System is a multiple rocket launcher, a type of rocket artillery.The first rocket systems were delivered to the United States Army in 1983....
and GMLRS and are based at Albermarle Barracks near Ouston, Stamfordham
Ouston, Stamfordham

Ouston, Stamfordham is a village in Northumberland, England....
40th Regiment Royal Artillery
40th Regiment Royal Artillery

40th Regiment Royal Artillery - The Lowland Gunners - is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the field artillery role, and is equipped with the L118 Light Gun....
- (The Lowland Gunners) are equipped with AS90 self-propelled artillery
Self-propelled artillery

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at Thiepval Barracks in Lisburn, Northern Ireland
47th Regiment Royal Artillery
47th Regiment Royal Artillery

47th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the air defence role, and is equipped with the Starstreak HVM missile....
- (The Hampshire and Sussex Gunners) are equipped with Starstreak HVM and are based at Baker Barracks, Thorney Island
Thorney Island (West Sussex)

Thorney Island is an island that juts into Chichester Harbour in West Sussex. It is separated from the mainland by a narrow channel called the Great Deep....
100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery
100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery

100th Regiment Royal Artillery is a British Army Territorial Army Royal Artillery regiment that has three gun Artillery battery, all equipped with the L118 Light Gun....
(Armoured/Field/Airborne Artillery)
101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)

101st Regiment Royal Artillery are a Multiple Launch Rocket System and Artillery STA regiment of the Territorial Army with sub units throughout Northumbria....
(STA & MLRS)
103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery
103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery

103rd Regiment Royal Artillery is a British artillery units, whose purpose is to provide reinforcements for allied units using its 105 mm L118 Light Gun and AS90....
(Field Artillery) (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers Band)
104th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
104th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)

104th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the British Territorial Army formed on 1 April 1967. It is an air defence regiment, equipped with the Starstreak missile Close Air Defence missile system....
(Surveillance and Target Acquisition - Unmanned Air Vehicles)
105th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
105th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)

105th Regiment Royal Artillery The Scottish & Ulster Gunners is a British Army Territorial Army Regiment of the Royal Artillery. The regiment is part of British 51st Infantry Brigade and is currently equipped with the L118 Light Gun, which includes the famous One O'Clock Gun at Edinburgh Castle....
'The Scottish & Ulster Gunners' (Field Artillery)
106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery
106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery

The 106th Regiment Royal Artillery is a Territorial Army Air Defence Artillery Regiment, with mixed equipment, in the British Army. Two units use the Starstreak missile missile, while the other uses the Rapier missile Surface-to-air missile....
(Air Defence Artillery)

History

On the 26th May 1716, two regular companies of field Artillery were raised in Woolwich

Woolwich

London

Royal Artillery Barracks

Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. The territory shares a border with Spain to the north....
and Minorca

Minorca

Minorca is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea and belongs to Spain. It takes its name from being smaller than nearby island of Majorca....
to form the Royal Regiment of Artillery, commanded by Colonel Albert Bogard. By 1757, the regiment had expanded greatly and comprised 24 companies, in two battalions. By 1771, this had increased to 32 companies in four battalions.

In January,1793, two troops of Royal Horse Artillery were raised to provide fire support for the Cavalry

Cavalry

The Cavalry is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat, it represents the mobility and offensive power of the armed forces....
. This increased to four troops in November. All personnel were mounted.

The Royal Regiment of Artillery and the Royal Engineers

Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the Structure of the British Army of the British Army....
, were under the control of the Board of Ordnance

Board of Ordnance

The Board of Ordnance was a United Kingdom government body responsible for the supply of armaments and munitions to the Royal Navy and British Army....
until 1855, where it then came underneath the War Office

War Office

The War Office was a former department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1963, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence ....
, following the disastrous campaign of the Crimean War

Crimean War

The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Oriental War was fought between the Russian Empire on one side and an alliance of France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire on the other....
, like the rest of the British Army

British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
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69 Batteries - 21 Horse and 48 Field - of Artillery, from the East India Company were absorbed into the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1861, and there was now a total of 29 horse batteries, 73 field batteries and 88 heavy batteries.

There was further reorganisation in July 1899, and three distinct groups were formed. The Royal Garrison Artillery, were formed from Coastal Defence, Mountain, Siege and heavy batteries. There was also the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery. This lasted through World War I

World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, until 1924 when all three separate groups were reformed as the Royal Artillery

Royal Artillery

The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it is made up of a number of regiments....
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The Royal Horse Artillery

Royal Horse Artillery

The regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery , dating from 1793, are part of the Royal Regiment of Artillery of the British Army. Horses are still in service for ceremonial purposes but were phased out from operational deployment during the 1930s....
, which traditionally had separate uniforms and insignia, to this day retains a separate identity within the Royal Regiment of Artillery. It's considered by its members to be an élite.

In 2008 the Royal Artillery Barracks moved to Stirling Barracks in Larkhill.

Royal Regiment of Artillery

Royal Horse Artillery

Royal Artillery

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