# List of Royal Artillery batteries

The Royal Regiment of Artillery is an Arm of the British Army. The Regiment is made up of two distinct arms; the Royal Horse Artillery and the Royal Artillery. Somewhat confusingly both consist of a number of Regiments, which are comparable to Battalions in size. Each regiment is made up of a number of Batteries.

## Current Batteries of the Royal Regiment of Artillery

The following list includes the Battery name, its battle honour title and the year the Battery was formed. It also includes its equipment or role, and current location.
| Battery | Regiment | Equipment and Role | Location | Formed | Remarks | |
| The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery | N/A | Ceremonial | Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich Station | 1946 | | Regular |
| A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) | 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | AS90 | Assaye Barracks in Tidworth | 1793 | | Regular |
| B Battery | 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | AS90 | Assaye Barracks in Tidworth | 1793 | | Regular |
| E Battery | 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | AS90 | Assaye Barracks in Tidworth | 1794 | | Regular |
| O Battery (The Rocket Troop) | 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | Headquarters Battery | Assaye Barracks in Tidworth | 1813 | | Regular |
| C Battery | 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | M270 MLRS | Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland | 1793 | | Regular |
| D Battery | 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | M270 MLRS | Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland | 1794 | | Regular |
| J (Sidi Rezegh) Battery | 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | Tactical Group Battery | Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland | 1805 | | Regular |
| L (Néry) Battery | 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | Tactical Group Battery | Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland | 1809 | | Regular |
| M Battery | 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | Headquarters Battery | Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland | 1809 | | Regular |
| N Parachute Battery (The Eagle Troop) | 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | Tactical Group Battery | Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland | 1811 | | Regular |
| 6/36 (Arcot) Battery | 4th Regiment Royal Artillery | Tactical Group Battery | Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire | 1993 | | Regular |
| 3/29 (Corunna) Battery | 4th Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire | 1745 | | Regular |
| 88 (Arracan) Battery Royal Artillery | 4th Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire | 1802 | | Regular |
| 94 (New Zealand) Battery | 4th Regiment Royal Artillery | Headquarters Battery | Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire | 1803 | | Regular |
| 97 Battery (Lawson's Company) Royal Artillery | 4th Regiment Royal Artillery | Tactical Group Battery | Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire | 1803 | | Regular |
| 129 (Dragon) Battery | 4th Regiment Royal Artillery | Tactical Group Battery | Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire | | | Regular |
| K (Hondeghem) Battery | 5th Regiment Royal Artillery | Surveillance and Target Acquisition | Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison | 1809 | Supports Reaction Force Brigade | Regular |
| P Battery (The Dragon Troop) | 5th Regiment Royal Artillery | Surveillance and Target Acquisition | Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison | 1816 | Supports Reaction Force Brigade | Regular |
| Q (Sanna's Post) Battery | 5th Regiment Royal Artillery | Headquarters Battery | Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison | 1824 | | Regular |
| 53 (Louisburg) Air Assault Battery | 5th Regiment Royal Artillery | Surveillance and Target Acquisition | Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison | 1740 | Supports 16 Air Assault Brigade | Regular |
| 93 (Le Cateau) Battery | 5th Regiment Royal Artillery | Surveillance and Target Acquisition | Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison | | Supports Reaction Force Brigade | Regular |
| 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery RA | 5th Regiment Royal Artillery | Long-range reconnaissance patrol | Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison | 1989 | | Regular |
| F (Sphinx) Parachute Battery | 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | L118 light gun | Merville Barracks, Colchester Garrison | 1800 | | Regular |
| G Parachute Battery (Mercer's Troop) | 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | L118 light gun | Merville Barracks, Colchester Garrison | 1801 | | Regular |
| I Parachute Battery (Bull's Troop) | 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | Headquarters Battery | Merville Barracks, Colchester Garrison | 1805 | | Regular |
| 170 (Imjin) Battery | 12 Regiment Royal Artillery | Headquarters Battery | Baker Barracks, Thorney Island | 1857 | | Regular |
| T Battery (Shah Sujah's Troop) | 12 Regiment Royal Artillery | Stormer HVM | Baker Barracks, Thorney Island | 1838 | | Regular |
| 9 (Plassey) Battery | 12 Regiment Royal Artillery | Stormer HVM | Baker Barracks, Thorney Island | 1748 | | Regular |
| 12 (Minden) Air Assault Battery | 12 Regiment Royal Artillery | LML HVM | Baker Barracks, Thorney Island | | Very High Readiness | Regular |
| 58 (Eyre's) Battery | 12 Regiment Royal Artillery | Stormer HVM | Baker Barracks, Thorney Island | 1786 | | Regular |
| 1 Battery "The Blazers" | 14 Regiment Royal Artillery | Training | Larkhill, Wiltshire | | | Regular |
| 34 (Seringapatam) Battery | 14 Regiment Royal Artillery | Training | Larkhill, Wiltshire | 1900 | | Regular |
| 24 (Irish) Battery | 14 Regiment Royal Artillery | Training | Larkhill, Wiltshire | | | Regular |
| 11 (Sphinx) Battery | 16 Regiment Royal Artillery | Sky Sabre | Baker Barracks, Thorney Island | 1755 | | Regular |
| 14 (Cole's Kop) Battery | 16 Regiment Royal Artillery | Sky Sabre | Baker Barracks, Thorney Island | | | Regular |
| 20 Battery Royal Artillery | 16 Regiment Royal Artillery | Headquarters Battery | Baker Barracks, Thorney Island | 1771 | | Regular |
| 30 Battery (Rogers's Company) | 16 Regiment Royal Artillery | Sky Sabre | Baker Barracks, Thorney Island | 1759 | | Regular |
| 32 (Minden 1759) Battery | 16 Regiment Royal Artillery | Sky Sabre | Baker Barracks, Thorney Island | | | Regular |
| 49 (Inkerman) Battery | 16 Regiment Royal Artillery | Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP) | Baker Barracks, Thorney Island | 1779 | Commanded by an RAF Squadron Leader and has RAF personnel | Regular |
| 5 (Gibraltar 1779–83) Battery | 19 Regiment Royal Artillery | AS90 | Tidworth, Wiltshire | | | Regular |
| 13 (Martinique 1809) Battery | 19 Regiment Royal Artillery | Headquarters Battery | Tidworth, Wiltshire | | | Regular |
| 28/143 Battery (Tombs's Troop) | 19 Regiment Royal Artillery | AS90 | Tidworth, Wiltshire | | | Regular |
| 127 (Dragon) Battery | 19 Regiment Royal Artillery | AS90 | Tidworth, Wiltshire | | | Regular |
| 38 (Seringapatam) Battery | 19 Regiment Royal Artillery | Tactical Group Battery | Tidworth, Wiltshire | | | Regular |
| 176 (Abu Klea) Battery | 19 Regiment Royal Artillery | MLRS | Tidworth, Wiltshire | 1860 | To move to 26 RA under Army 2020 refine | Regular |
| 55 (The Residency) Battery | 26 Regiment Royal Artillery | Headquarters Battery | Mansergh Barracks, Westfalen Garrison | | | Regular |
| 132 Battery (The Bengal Rocket Troop) | 26th Regiment Royal Artillery | MLRS | Albemarle Barracks | 1816 | Status Uncertain under Army 2020 Refine | Regular |
| 159 (Colenso) Battery | 26 Regiment Royal Artillery | AS90 | Mansergh Barracks, Westfalen Garrison | | Status Uncertain under Army 2020 Refine | Regular |
| 19 (Gibraltar) Battery | 26 Regiment Royal Artillery | Tactical Group Battery | Mansergh Barracks, Westfalen Garrison | | | Regular |
| 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery | 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery | Tactical Group Battery | Royal Citadel, Plymouth | | Northern Littoral Group | Regular |
| 8 (Alma) Commando Battery | 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | Royal Citadel, Plymouth | | Southern Littoral Group | Regular |
| 23 (Gibraltar) Commando Battery | 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery | Headquarters Battery | Royal Citadel, Plymouth | | | Regular |
| 79 (Kirkee) Commando Battery | 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | Royal Citadel, Plymouth | | | Regular |
| 148 (Meiktila) Commando Battery | 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery | Naval Gunfire Support Forward Observation | Royal Citadel, Plymouth | | | Regular |
| 18 (Quebec 1759) Battery | 32 Regiment Royal Artillery | UAS Protected Mobility | Roberts Barracks, Larkhill | 1759 | | Regular |
| 21 (Gibraltar 1779–83) Battery | 32 Regiment Royal Artillery | Very High Readiness Air Assault UAS Battery | Roberts Barracks, Larkhill | 1756 | . | Regular |
| 22 (Gibraltar 1779–83) Battery | 32 Regiment Royal Artillery | UAS Armoured Battery. | Roberts Barracks, Larkhill | 1756 | . | Regular |
| 46 (Talavera) Battery | 32 Regiment Royal Artillery | Headquarters Battery | Roberts Barracks, Larkhill | 1778 | . | Regular |
| 57 (Bhurtpore) Battery | 47 Regiment Royal Artillery | UAS | Horne Barracks, Larkhill | 1786 | . | Regular |
| 31 Battery | 47 Regiment Royal Artillery | Headquarters Battery | Horne Barracks, Larkhill | | | Regular |
| 10 (Assaye) Battery | 47 Regiment Royal Artillery | UAS | Horne Barracks, Larkhill | | Supports Reaction Force Brigade and Divisional Assets | Regular |
| 43 (Lloyd's Company) Battery | 47 Regiment Royal Artillery | UAS | Horne Barracks, Larkhill | | Supports Reaction Force Brigade and Divisional Assets | Regular |
| 74 Battery (The Battle Axe Company) | 47 Regiment Royal Artillery | UAS | Horne Barracks, Larkhill | 1801 | Supports Reaction Force Brigade and Divisional Assets | Regular |
| 203 (Elswick) Battery | 101 (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery | GMLRS | | 1900 | | Reserve |
| 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Battery | 101 (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery | GMLRS | | 1967 | | Reserve |
| 205 (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery | 101 (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery | GMLRS | | 1860 | | Reserve |
| 269 (West Riding) Battery | 101 (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery | GMLRS | Leeds | 1975 | | Reserve |
| 208 (3rd West Lancashire) Battery | 103 (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | | | | Reserve |
| 209 (Manchester Artillery) Battery | 103 (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | | | | Reserve |
| 210 (Staffordshire) Battery | 103 (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | | | | Reserve |
| 216 (Bolton Artillery) Battery | 103 (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | | | | Reserve |
| 211 (South Wales) Battery | 104 Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | | | | Reserve |
| 214 (Worcestershire) Battery | 104 Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | | | | Reserve |
| 217 (City of Newport) Battery | 104 Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | Raglan Barracks, Newport | | | Reserve |
| 266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery | 104 Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | Whiteladies Road, Bristol | 1859 | | Reserve |
| 206 (Ulster) Battery | 105 Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | Newtownards and Coleraine | 1967 | | Reserve |
| 207 (City of Glasgow) Battery Royal Artillery | 105 Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | Partick | 1967 | | Reserve |
| 212 (Highland) Battery Royal Artillery | 105 Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | Arbroath, Kirkcaldy and Lerwick | | | Reserve |
| 278 (Lowland) Battery Royal Artillery | 105 Regiment Royal Artillery | L118 light gun | Livingston | 1859 | Reformed in 2014 | Reserve |
| 265 (Home Counties) Battery | 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery | LML HVM | Grove Park, Lewisham | | supports 16 Air Assault Brigade, role to be determined under Army 2020 Refine | Reserve |
| 295 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery | 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery | Stormer HVM | Portsmouth | 1794 | role to be determined under Army 2020 Refine | Reserve |
| 457 (Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry) Battery | 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery | Stormer HVM | Southampton | | role to be determined under Army 2020 Refine | Reserve |
| 221 (Wessex) Battery | 100 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery | Royal Artillery Specialist Pool | | | | Reserve |
| 255 (Somerset Yeomanry) Battery | 100 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery | Tactical Air Control Party Battery | | | | Reserve |

## Regular Batteries in Suspended Animation (By order of Seniority)

Units in Suspended Animation are not disbanded and remain on the Royal Regiment of Artillery's Order of Battle and maintain their order of precedence alongside Active Regular units. Their property, histories etc. are stored and they may be brought out of Suspended Animation at a later stage, unlike disbanded units which cease to exist and cannot be reanimated. The precedence of Regular batteries is by date of formation and was authorised by The Master Gunner in his decree of 1 November 1986. Precedence is accorded to RHA Batteries (despite their younger age) by authority of Queens Regulations 1975 para 8.001.
Royal Horse Artillery
* H Battery (Ramsay's Troop)
* V Parachute Battery
Royal Artillery
* 15 (HQ) Battery
* 16 Battery (Sandham's Company)
* 17 (Corunna) Battery
* 104 Battery
* 105 Battery
* 106 Battery
* 107 Battery
* 108 Battery
* 109 Battery
* 110 Battery
* 111 (Dragon) Battery
* 113 Battery
* 124 Battery
* 126 Battery
* 128 Battery
* 137 (Java) Battery
* 145 (Maiwand) Battery
* 152 (Inkerman) Battery
* 156 (Inkerman) Battery
* 160 Battery (Middleton's Company)
* 171 (The Broken Wheel) Battery
* 2 Battery
* 224 Battery
* 25 Battery
* 26 Battery
* 27 (Strange's) Battery
* 33 Battery
* 35 Battery
* 37 Battery
* 38 (Seringapatam) Battery
* 39 Battery
* 40 Battery
* 41 Battery
* 42 (Alem Hamza) Battery
* 44 Battery
* 45 Battery
* 47 Battery
* 48 Battery
* 50 Battery
* 51 (Kabul 1842) Battery
* 52 (Niagara) Battery
* 54 (Maharajapore) Battery
* 56 (Olpherts) Battery
* 59 (Sphinx) Battery
* 60 Battery
* 67 Battery
* 69 Battery
* 68 Battery
* 70 Battery
* 72 Battery
* 75 Battery
* 76 (Maude's Company) Battery
* 77 Battery
* 78 Battery
* 79 (Kirkee) Battery
* 80 Battery
* 81 Battery
* 82 Battery
* 87 Battery
* 89 Battery
* 90 Battery
* 91 Battery
* 92 Battery
* 95 Battery
* 96 Battery
* 98 Battery
* 99 Battery
* W Battery
* Z Battery

## TA/Reserve Batteries in Suspended Animation (By order of Seniority)

The Order of Precedence of Volunteer Batteries is by Battery number – only those from 1967 are shown.
* 200 (Sussex Yeomanry) Battery – converted in October 1992 to 127 (Sussex Yeomanry) Field Squadron in the Royal Engineers
* 201 (Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Battery – placed in S/A in 2014
* 202 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Battery – converted in 2006 to No. 677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron, Army Air Corps
* 209/213 (Manchester and St Helens) Battery – formed in 2001, under Army 2020 was broken up to form new 209 (Manchester) Battery in Manchester and Headquarters Troop in St Helens
* 215 (North Down) Battery – formed in 1986, disbanded in 1993
* 218 (Lothian) Battery – formed in 1986, disbanded in 1993 and lineage went to new HQ Battery
* 219 (City of Dundee) Battery – formed in 1987, disbanded in 1993

## TA/Reserve Troops

Some former TA/Army Reserve batteries were reduced to troops (equivalent of a platoon).
Former Batteries
* 213 (South Lancashire Artillery) Battery – amalgamated with 209 (Manchester and St Helens) Battery in 2001 to form 209/213 Bty, reformed in 2014 under Army 2020 as Headquarters Troop
* 218 (City of Edinburgh) Headquarters Battery – formed in 1986 as Headquarters (City of Edinburgh) Battery, later 218 (City of Edinburgh) Headquarters Battery in 1993, reduced to Troop strength in 2006
* 307 (South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry, Royal Horse Artillery) Battery – formed in 1970, placed in S/A in 2014, reformed in 2018 as C (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Troop under 210 (Staffordshire) Battery
* Headquarters (Tynemouth Volunteer) Battery, 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery – formed as HQ Battery, later '(Tynemouth Volunteer)' subtitle added in 1974, reduced to troop under Future Army Structure in 2004, lineage also continued to Hexham Troop in 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Battery
* Headquarters (King's) Battery, 103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery – formed as HQ Battery, subtitle '(King's)' added in 1969 from Liverpool Rifles, reduced to HQ Troop under Future Army Structure in 2004, disbanded and subsequently reformed in 2014 under Army 2020, but lineage transferred to South Lancashire Artillery
* Headquarters Battery, 105th Regiment – S/A on 31 Mar 1993, reduced to HQ Troop
Troops on Formation
* D (Monmouthshire) Troop – formed in 1967, disbanded in 1992
* E (Glamorgan Yeomanry) Troop – formed in 1967 in 211 (South Wales) Battery, later C (Glamorgan Yeomanry) Troop
* F (Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire) Troop – formed in 1967 in 211 (South Wales) Battery
* Catterick Troop, 205 (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery – formed following Army 2020 Refine at Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison
* Isle of Man Troop, 208 (3rd West Lancashire Artillery) Battery, formed in 2018