Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

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The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (Fr: Artillerie royale du Canada) is the artillery personnel branch of the Canadian Forces (CF).

1 History
- 1.1 After Confederation
2 Units of The Royal Canadian Artillery
- 2.1 Regular Army
- 2.2 Reserves
3 Order of precedence
4 See also
5 References

[edit] 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 3^rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.

[edit] 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 1^st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.

The Royal Canadian Artillery has participated in every major conflict in Canada's history.

[edit] Units of The Royal Canadian Artillery

The only Royal Canadian Artillery regiment in the regular army is 4^th 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.

[edit] Regular Army

1^st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
- "A" Battery
- "B" Battery
- "C" Battery
- Headquarters and Services Battery
2^nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
- "D" Battery
- "E" Battery
- "F" Battery
- Headquarters and Services Battery
5^e Régiment d’artillerie légère du Canada
- Batterie "X"
- Batterie "Q"
- Batterie "R"
- Batterie de Commandement et Services
4^th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 119^th Battery
- 128^th Battery
Field Artillery School
- "W" Battery

[edit] Reserves

[edit] Regiments

1^st Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 51^st Battery
- 87^th Battery
2^nd Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 7^th Battery
- 50^th Battery
- 66^th Battery
3^rd Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 89^th Battery
- 115^th Battery
5^th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 55^th Battery
- 56^th Battery
6^e Régiment d’artillerie de campagne
- 57^e Batterie
- 58^e Batterie
7^th (Toronto) Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 9^th Battery
- 15^th Battery
- 130^th Battery
10^th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 18^th Battery
- 64^th Battery
11^th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 11^th (Hamilton-Wentworth) Battery
- 16^th Battery
- 29^th Battery
15^th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 31^st Battery
- 68^th Battery
20^th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 61^st Battery Edmonton, AB
- 78^th Battery Red Deer, AB
26^th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 13^th Battery
- 71^st Battery
30^th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 1^st Battery
- 2^nd Battery
49^th (Sault Ste Marie) Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 30^th Battery
- 148^th Battery
56^th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 10^th Battery
- 54^th Battery
- 69^th Battery
62^e Régiment d’artillerie de campagne
- 81^e Batterie
- 185^e Batterie
- 186^e Batterie
1^st Air Defence Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 89^th Battery
- 109^th Battery
18^th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 20^th Battery
- 39^th Battery

[edit] Independent Batteries

58^th Air Defence Battery
84^th Independent Field Battery
116^th Independent Field Battery

Note that since spring 2005 10^th Field Artillery Regiment, 26^th Field Artillery Regiment and 116^th Independent Field Battery have been grouped together as 38 Canadian Brigade Group's (38 CBG) Artillery Tactical Group (ATG).

[edit] Other Units

The Royal Canadian Artillery Band

[edit] Order of precedence

RCHA on parade with guns:

Preceded by: Naval Operations Branch	The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (See note below)	Succeeded by: Army elements of Royal Military College of Canada

RCHA on dismounted parades:

Preceded by: Army elements of Royal Military College of Canada	The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (See note below)	Succeeded by: Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

RCA units:

Preceded by: Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	The Royal Canadian Artillery	Succeeded by: Canadian Military Engineers

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 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.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

RCA Standing Orders (as of 1 February 2001)
RCA Web Site
A-AD-200-000/AG-000 The Honours, Flags and Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces, 1999.

Canadian Forces Personnel Branches

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