Stations of the Royal Artillery in India

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Sources for determining the locations of Royal Artillery batteries.

See also:


Law's Tables

For the period 1716 to 1877 Battery Records of the Royal Artillery compiled by MES Laws (two volumes) is a comprehensive guide to battery stations that also helps navigate the frequent renumberings that took place. It is available to consult at the British Library, the RA's Firepower museum and on the open access library shelves at The National Archives. A third volume covering the period following 1877 is unpublished, but held by Firepower.

The Nafziger Collection of Orders of Battle

The following table links to pdf documents from The Nafziger Collection of Orders of Battle derived from sources such as The Army and Navy Gazette and containing information relating to the Royal Artillery in India. Some documents provide limited information.

Although there does not appear to be any information relating to British troops in India after 1904, there is information available prior to 1862 but whether it includes the Royal Artillery is not known.


Stations of Royal Artillery in India 1863-1904
4 April 1863 2 April 1864 1 April 1865
31 March 1866 2 November 1867 4 April 1868 10 April 1869
1 April 1871 5 March 1873 7 March 1874 3 April 1875 1 March 1876
7 March 1877 ? 4 January 1879 5 July 1879 4 September 1880 4 December 1880
2 April 1881 2 September 1882 2 December 1882 3 March 1883
2 February 1884 4 October 1884 7 March 1885 5 September 1885 3 July 1886
7 May 1887 3 March 1888 3 August 1889 1 March 1890 3 March 1891
23 July 1898 27 August 1898 21 September 1898 17 December 1898
July 1899 March 1900 May 1900 June 1900
April 1901 July 1901 August 1901 November 1901 December 1901
February 1902 April 1902 May 1902 July 1902 October 1902
December 1902 July 1903 19 November 1904

Specific years

Stations in 1869

The Indian Army and Civil Service List July 1869 Google Books

Afghanistan 1878-1882

Refer Stations of British Army troops in India

Stations in 1911

The following list is derived from the 1911 England and Wales Census which included overseas military bases, taken from The National Archives RG 14/34978-34992, 34995, 34997 catalogue entry. There are indications it may not be a complete list of all regiments which were actually in India at the time.

  • India, Ambala, N Battery Royal Horse Artillery.
  • India, Lucknow, U Battery Royal Horse Artillery.
  • India, Lucknow, C Ammunition Column Royal Horse Artillery.
  • Punjab, India, Jullundur, 16th Brigade RFA Staff.
  • India Hyderabad 18th Field Artillery Brigade Staff.
  • India, Hyderabad, No 4 Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery.
  • Unknown, Unknown, 12th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. This entry appeared with others relating to India.
  • India, Cawnpore, 19th Battery Royal Field Artillery.
  • India, Lucknow, 20th Battery Royal Field Artillery.
  • India, Hyderabad, 59th Battery RFA
  • India, Belgaum, 84th Battery Royal Field Artillery.
  • Punjab, India, Jullundur, 89th Battery Royal Field Artillery.
  • Punjab, India, Multan, 90th Battery RFA.
  • Baluchistan, India, Quetta, Royal Garrison Artillery Staff.
  • India, Jutogh, No 5 Mountain Battery RGA.
  • Baluchistan, India, Quetta, No 7 Mountain Battery RGA.
  • India, Quetta, No 8 Mountain Battery, RGA.
  • India, Quetta, 51 Company RGA.
  • Punjaub, India, Multan, 90th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery.
  • Baluchistan, India, Quetta, No 101 Company RGA.
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