P Battery (The Dragon Troop) Royal Artillery
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P Battery (The Dragon Troop) RA | |
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Active | 23 December 1816 – present |
Country | Ubique |
P Battery (The Dragon Troop) is a
History
The Rocket Troop Madras Horse Artillery was formed in 1805, at the request of the Madras Government and East India Company and it served in the Pindari and Mahratta Wars 1817–1819.[2] It was re-designated as C Troop, Madras Horse Artillery in 1825.
In 1840, the Troop was sent to China as part of an expeditionary force to fight in the First Opium War. Then in 1841, it provided artillery support for a combined land and sea force assaulted the formidable line of forts guarding the mouth of the Xi River, which cleared the way for an attack on Canton (now known as Guangzhou). For its contribution in the campaign, 'C' Troop was conferred the honorary title 'Dragon', and was given permission to include the Chinese dragon and the years '1840–1842' as part of its insignia.
The Troop then served in the second Burma War between 1853 and 1855, and after much renaming, it became 'P' Battery Royal Horse Artillery in 1889. The Battery subsequently served in the Boer War 1900–1902 and as a training Battery during the First World War. The battery was part of M/P Battery in
See also
- British Army
- Royal Artillery
- Royal Horse Artillery
- List of Royal Artillery Batteries
- Madras Horse Artillery Batteries
References
- ^ "Honourable Artillery Company". www.eliteukforces.info. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Ian Paterson. "P Battery (The Dragon Troop) Royal Horse Artillery". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
The Rocket Troop Madras Horse Artillery was formed in 1805...
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.