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This list of regiments of the Royal Artillery covers the period from 1938, when the RA adopted the term 'regiment' rather than 'brigade' for a lieutenant-colonel's command comprising two or more batteries, to 1947 when all RA regiments were renumbered in a single sequence.
Royal Artillery Officers uniform, 1825 64 Pounder Rifled Muzzle-Loader (RML) gun on Moncrieff disappearing mount, at Scaur Hill Fort, Bermuda. The regiment was involved in all major campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars; in 1804, naval artillery was transferred to the Royal Marine Artillery, while the Royal Irish Artillery lost its separate status in 1810 after the 1800 Union.
It was reformed as 47 Guided Weapons Regiment Royal Artillery and equipped with the Corporal missile in 1957. [4] In 1965 it was renamed 47 Light Regiment Royal Artillery and equipped with the 105mm Pack Howitzer and then deployed to Aden in 1967. [4] It saw service in Northern Ireland during the Troubles in 1973 and 1975. [4]
Regiments of the Royal Artillery or Royal Horse Artillery of the Regular British Army and Territorial Army since 1938, when the term 'Regiment' replaced 'Brigade' as the standard unit designation; a Regiment comprises a number of Batteries.
Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, is a barracks of the British Army which forms part of Woolwich Garrison. The Royal Regiment of Artillery had its headquarters here from 1776 until 2007, [ 3 ] when it was moved to Larkhill Garrison .
296th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 298th (Surrey Yeomanry, Queen Mary's) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 299 (Royal Bucks Yeomanry and Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
It has 100 members drawn from every Regiment within the Royal Regiment of Artillery. This includes Close Support, General Support, STA, Air Defence, Parachute and Commando units, which gives the sub-unit a unique perspective and is the largest Battery in the Royal Artillery. Equipment. 4 x AS90; 12 x L118 light gun
The regiment was established in 1947 when 2nd Coast Regiment Royal Artillery was retitled 16 Coast Regiment Royal Artillery. [4] As 16 Light Air Defence Regiment it was deployed to Borneo in 1965. [4]