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*'''1748''' Presidential Artilleries of Bengal, Madras and Bombay formed | *'''1748''' Presidential Artilleries of Bengal, Madras and Bombay formed | ||
*'''1793''' [[Royal Horse Artillery]] (RHA) raised to provide fire support for the cavalry | *'''1793''' [[Royal Horse Artillery]] (RHA) raised to provide fire support for the cavalry | ||
*''' | *'''1862''' absorbed artillery of the British East India Company (21 horse batteries & 48 field batteries) bringing its strength to 29 horse batteries, 73 field batteries and 88 heavy batteries | ||
*'''1716''' | *'''1716''' | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Artillery Royal Artillery] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Artillery Royal Artillery] Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 14 March 2009
Chronology
- 1716 two companies of field artillery raised at Woolwich
- 1720 first called Royal Artillery
- 1748 Presidential Artilleries of Bengal, Madras and Bombay formed
- 1793 Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) raised to provide fire support for the cavalry
- 1862 absorbed artillery of the British East India Company (21 horse batteries & 48 field batteries) bringing its strength to 29 horse batteries, 73 field batteries and 88 heavy batteries
- 1716
External Links
Royal Artillery Wikipedia