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Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
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The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (Fr: le Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne) is the artillery personnel branch of the Canadian Forces (CF). of the units and batteries of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery are older than Canada itself. The first artillery company in Canada was formed in the province of Quebec in 1750.
Volunteer Canadian artillery batteries existed before 1855 but their history is mostly unknown.

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The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (Fr: le Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne) is the artillery personnel branch of the Canadian Forces (CF).
History
Many of the units and batteries of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery are older than Canada itself. The first artillery company in Canada was formed in the province of Quebec in 1750.
Volunteer Canadian artillery batteries existed before 1855 but their history is mostly unknown. Seven batteries of artillery were formed after the passage of the Militia Act of 1855 which allowed Canada to retain a paid military force of 5,000 men. One of the pre-1855 volunteer batteries formed in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1793 was called the “Loyal Company of Artillery” and exists today as the 3rd Field Regiment, RCA.
After Confederation
On 20 October 1871, the first regular Canadian army units were created, in the form of two batteries of garrison artillery; thus, that date is considered the regiment's birthday. A Battery in Kingston, Ontario and B Battery in Quebec City, Quebec were to become gunnery schools and perform garrison duties in their respective towns. They are still active today as part of the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.
The Royal Canadian Artillery has participated in every major conflict in Canada's history.
Units of The Royal Canadian Artillery
The only Royal Canadian Artillery regiment in the regular army is 4th Air Defence Regiment, with the majority of RCA cap badged units in the militia. The three field regiments of the regular army are badged as Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.
Regular Force
- 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
- "A" Battery
- "B" Battery
- "C" Battery
- Headquarters and Services Battery
- 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
- "D" Battery
- "E" Battery
- "F" Battery
- Headquarters and Services Battery
- 5e Régiment d’artillerie légère du Canada
- Batterie "X"
- Batterie "Q"
- Batterie "R"
- Batterie de Commandement et Services
- 4th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 119th Battery
- 128th Battery
- The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School
- 45 Depot Battery
- 67 Depot Battery
- Maintenance Training Battery
- Headquarters Battery
- "W" Battery
Reserves
Regiments
- 1st Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Halifax, NS)
- 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Montreal, QC)
- 7th Battery
- 50th Battery
- 66th Battery
- 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 89th Battery
- 115th Battery
- 5th (British Columbia) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 6e Régiment d’artillerie de campagne
- 7th (Toronto) Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 9th Field Battery
- 15thField Battery
- 130th Battery
- 10th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 11th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 11th (Hamilton-Wentworth) Battery
- 16th Battery
- 29th Battery
- 15th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 18th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Lethbridge, AB)
- 20th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 61st Battery (Edmonton, AB)
- 78th Battery (Red Deer, AB)
- 26th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 30th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 1st Air Defence/42nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 89th Battery
- 109th Battery
- 49th (Sault Ste Marie) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 30th Battery
- 148th Battery
- 56th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 10th Battery
- 54th Battery
- 69th Battery
- 62nd (Shawinigan) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 81e Batterie
- 185e Batterie
- 186e Batterie
Independent batteries
- 58th Air Defence Battery
- 84th Independent Field Battery
- 116th Independent Field Battery
Since spring 2005, 10th Field Regiment, 26th Field Regiment and 116th Independent Field Battery have been grouped together as 38 Canadian Brigade Group's (38 CBG) Artillery Tactical Group (ATG).
Other units
- The Royal Canadian Artillery Band
Order of precedence
RCHA on parade with guns:
RCHA on dismounted parades:
RCA units:
Note: The honour of "The Right of the Line" (precedence over other units), on an army parade, is held by the units of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery when on parade with their guns. On dismounted parades, RCHA units take precedence over all other land force units except formed bodies of Officer Cadets of the Royal Military College of Canada representing their college. RCA units parade to the left of units of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. The Royal Canadian Artillery does not carry colours. Its guns are its colours and are saluted on parade.
Affiliations
- Royal Regiment of Artillery
- Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery
- Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
See also
External links
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- List of civilian organizations with the prefix "Royal" prepared by the
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- A-AD-200-000/AG-000 The Honours, Flags and Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces, 1999. says nothing about any changes to Branch names
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