C Battery Royal Horse Artillery

C Battery Royal Horse Artillery
Active 1 November 1793 – present
Country United Kingdom
Branch Army
Type Artillery
Part of 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
Anniversaries Balaclava Day 25 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 Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland, England

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.
    • "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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