C Battery Royal Horse Artillery
C Battery Royal Horse Artillery | |
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Active | 1 November 1793 – present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Army |
Type | Artillery |
Part of | 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
Anniversaries | Balaclava Day 25th October |
Equipment | L118 light gun |
Battle honours | Ubique |
C Battery Royal Horse Artillery are a Close Support Battery of 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery currently based in Caen Barracks in Hohne, Germany
History
19th century
During the Corunna campaign commanded by Capt. Henry Eveleigh, participated in the retreat, but embarked before the battle began. Half of C Bty was deployed on the Jowaki expedition of 1877–8.
Northern Ireland
C Battery, 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, was attached to 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment during an operational tour of Northern Ireland from May until November 1991. The Battalion, and Battery, were on ops in County Fermanagh, mainly operating from St. Angelo Barracks in Eneskillen.
See also
References
Bibliography
- Clarke, W.G. (1993). Horse Gunners: The Royal Horse Artillery, 200 Years of Panache and Professionalism. Woolwich: The Royal Artillery Institution. ISBN 09520762-0-9.
External links
- "3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery". Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- "C Battery History". 3 RHA Past & Present Members Association. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- A. Young. "3rd Regiment RHA". British Army units from 1945 on. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
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