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==History =Service in India and other parts of the East Indies===The first company of the Royal Artillery to serve in India sailed in November 1747. During the 1800s the service in the East Indies was mainly in [[Ceylon]], until the [[Indian Mutiny ]] in 1857. In 1859, the companies of the Royal Artillery in India were formed into the 11th, 13th and 14th Brigades. For full details refer [[Royal Artillery#Historical Books on-line |Historical Books on-line]] <ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/englandsartille01browgoog#page/n93/mode/1up "The Royal Artillery in the East Indies"]provides more details</ref>

===Absorbing the Company artillery regiments===In December 1861, General Orders were issued concerning the [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=J-ERAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA606 “New Artillery Amalgamation”] amalgamation of the [[Bengal Artillery| Bengal]], [[Madras Artillery|Madras]] and [[Bombay Artillery]] with the Royal Artillery.

<blockquote>“In accordance with the instructions of her Majesty's Government, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Regiments of Artillery will be formed into the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Royal Horse Brigades, and the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th brigades of Royal Artillery.<br>The 2nd Royal Horse Brigade will be formed of seven troops of Bengal Horse Artillery, the 3rd brigade of the four troops of Madras Horse Artillery, the 4th brigade of the four troops of Bombay Horse Artillery, and the 5th brigade of six troops of Bengal Horse Artillery.<br>The brigades of Royal Artillery will be formed:—16th of 5 companies of Bengal Artillery ; 17th of 6 companies of Madras Artillery; 18th of 6 companies of Bombay Artillery ; 19th of 5 companies of Bengal Artillery; 20th of 5 companies of Madras Artillery ; 21st of six companies of Bombay Artillery ; 22nd of 5 companies of Bombay Artillery; 23rd of 5 companies of Madras Artillery ; 24th of 5 companies of Bengal Artillery; 25th of 4 companies of Bengal Artillery".<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=J-ERAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA606 The New Artillery Amalgamation], pages 606-607 (December 1861) from ''Colburn’s United Service Magazine, Volume 97, 1861 Part 3'' Google Books</ref>

This link The 2nd Royal Horse Brigade will be formed of seven troops of Bengal Horse Artillery, the 3rd brigade of the four troops of Madras Horse Artillery, the 4th brigade of the four troops of Bombay Horse Artillery, and the 5th brigade of six troops of Bengal Horse Artillery.<br> The brigades of Royal Artillery will be formed:—16th of 5 companies of Bengal Artillery ; 17th of 6 companies of Madras Artillery; 18th of 6 companies of Bombay Artillery ; 19th of 5 companies of Bengal Artillery; 20th of 5 companies of Madras Artillery ; 21st of six companies of Bombay Artillery ; 22nd of 5 companies of Bombay Artillery; 23rd of 5 companies of Madras Artillery ; 24th of 5 companies of Bengal Artillery; 25th of 4 companies of Bengal Artillery".<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=J-ERAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA606 "The New Artillery Amalgamation"], pages 606-607 (December 1861) from ''Colburn’s United Service Magazine'', Volume 97, 1861 Part 3 Google Books</ref></blockquote> ===1861 onwards===[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyroyalreg00goog#page/n496/mode/2up/search/Bengal History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery] Duncan, Volume vol 2], below, (1873) lists the batteries in existence in 1872. The names of the Horse Artillery Brigades have changed since 1861, and the 24th and 25th Brigades are no longer in existence.