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noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p><b>6th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">Regiment</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Royal Horse Artillery">Royal Horse Artillery</a> that acted as a training formation during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. It was the last RHA unit to serve in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> between December 1945 and April 1947, before being redesignated as 6th Field Regiment, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">Royal Artillery</a> in <a href="/wiki/Palestine_(region)" title="Palestine (region)">Palestine</a> in 1948. </p><p>The regiment had an earlier incarnation as <b>F Brigade, RHA</b>, formed from the 2nd Brigade of the <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengal Horse Artillery">Bengal Horse Artillery</a> in 1862 before being broken up in 1877. It was reestablished in 1901 as <b>VI <a href="/wiki/Brigade#United_Kingdom" title="Brigade">Brigade</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> RHA</b> but was broken up at the outbreak of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> as its constituent batteries were posted to other formations. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="F_Brigade,_RHA"><span id="F_Brigade.2C_RHA"></span><span class="anchor" id="F_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery"></span> F Brigade, RHA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: F Brigade, RHA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Army" title="Bengal Army">Bengal Army</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Honourable_East_India_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Honourable East India Company">Honourable East India Company</a> formed its first battery of <a href="/wiki/Horse_artillery" title="Horse artillery">Horse Artillery</a>, the <i>Experimental Brigade, Bengal Horse Artillery</i> on 4 December 1800 (still in existence as <a href="/wiki/F_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="F Battery, Royal Horse Artillery">F Battery, RHA</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke97_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke97-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the time the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857" title="Indian Rebellion of 1857">Indian Rebellion of 1857</a> broke out, the Bengal Horse Artillery had grown to 13 batteries, organized as three brigades. Four of these batteries were manned by <a href="/wiki/Sepoy" title="Sepoy">sepoys</a> (native Indian soldiers) and two mutinied: 4th Troop, 1st Brigade at <a href="/wiki/Neemuch" title="Neemuch">Neemuch</a> and 4th Troop, 3rd Brigade at <a href="/wiki/Multan" title="Multan">Multan</a>. All four batteries were promptly reformed as European units.<sup id="cite_ref-FrederickIHA_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FrederickIHA-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a result of the Rebellion, the <a href="/wiki/British_Crown" class="mw-redirect" title="British Crown">British Crown</a> took direct control of India from the East India Company on 1 November 1858 under the provisions of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India_Act_1858" title="Government of India Act 1858">Government of India Act 1858</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Presidency_armies" title="Presidency armies">Presidency armies</a> transferred to the direct authority of the British Crown and its European units were transferred to the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>. Henceforth artillery, the mutineers most effective arm, was to be the sole preserve of the British Army (with the exception of certain Mountain Artillery batteries). On 19 February 1862, the Bengal Horse Artillery transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">Royal Artillery</a> as its 2nd and 5th Horse Brigades.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On transfer, <b>5th Horse Brigade, Royal Artillery</b> comprised:<sup id="cite_ref-FrederickIHA_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FrederickIHA-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>A Battery, 5th Horse Brigade (A/5) - formerly 1st Troop, 2nd Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery<sup id="cite_ref-KRHA_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KRHA-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Rawalpindi" title="Rawalpindi">Rawalpindi</a></li> <li>B Battery, 5th Horse Brigade (B/5) - formerly 2nd Troop, 2nd Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery<sup id="cite_ref-52RA_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52RA-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Meerut" title="Meerut">Meerut</a></li> <li>C Battery, 5th Horse Brigade (C/5) - formerly 3rd Troop, 2nd Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery<sup id="cite_ref-Depot_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Depot-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Ambala" title="Ambala">Ambala</a></li> <li>D Battery, 5th Horse Brigade (D/5) - formerly 4th Troop, 2nd Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery<sup id="cite_ref-WRHA_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WRHA-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Lahore_Cantonment" title="Lahore Cantonment">Mian Mir</a></li> <li>E Battery, 5th Horse Brigade (E/5) - formerly 3rd Troop, 3rd Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery<sup id="cite_ref-SRHA_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRHA-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Lahore_Cantonment" title="Lahore Cantonment">Mian Mir</a></li> <li>F Battery, 5th Horse Brigade (F/5) - formerly 4th Troop, 3rd Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery<sup id="cite_ref-XRHA_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XRHA-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Ambala" title="Ambala">Ambala</a></li></ul> <p>The 1st Brigade with 10 batteries was much larger than the other four (with four to seven batteries each). A reorganization of the Horse Artillery on 13 April 1864 saw 1st Brigade split as <a href="/wiki/A_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="A Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">A</a> and <a href="/wiki/B_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="B Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">B Brigades</a>, 2nd Brigade become <a href="/wiki/C_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="C Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">C Brigade</a>, 3rd become <a href="/wiki/D_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="D Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">D Brigade</a>, 4th become <a href="/wiki/E_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="E Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">E Brigade</a>, and 5th become <b>F Horse Brigade, Royal Artillery</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke53_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke53-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As battery designations were tied to the brigade the battery was assigned to, the batteries were also redesignated. The new designations were in order of seniority. F Horse Brigade, RA now comprised:<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke136_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke136-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>A Battery, F Horse Brigade (A/F) - formerly A/5 Battery<sup id="cite_ref-KRHA_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KRHA-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Ambala" title="Ambala">Ambala</a></li> <li>B Battery, F Horse Brigade (B/F) - formerly B/5 Battery<sup id="cite_ref-52RA_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52RA-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Peshawar" title="Peshawar">Peshawar</a></li> <li>C Battery, F Horse Brigade (C/F) - formerly C/5 Battery<sup id="cite_ref-Depot_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Depot-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Ambala" title="Ambala">Ambala</a></li> <li>D Battery, F Horse Brigade (D/F) - formerly E/5 Battery<sup id="cite_ref-SRHA_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRHA-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Peshawar" title="Peshawar">Peshawar</a></li> <li>E Battery, F Horse Brigade (E/F) - formerly D/5 Battery<sup id="cite_ref-WRHA_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WRHA-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Lahore_Cantonment" title="Lahore Cantonment">Mian Mir</a></li> <li>F Battery, F Horse Brigade (F/F) - formerly F/5 Battery<sup id="cite_ref-XRHA_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XRHA-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Sialkot" title="Sialkot">Sialkot</a></li></ul> <p>From 1866, the term "<a href="/wiki/Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Royal Horse Artillery">Royal Horse Artillery</a>" appeared in Army List<sup id="cite_ref-Frederick431_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frederick431-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> hence the brigade was designated <b>F Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery</b> from about this time. Another reorganization on 14 April 1877 saw the number of brigades reduced to three (of 10 batteries each) and F Brigade was broken up. Its batteries were mostly transferred to C Brigade and redesignated again, for example, A/F Battery becoming F Battery, C Brigade.<sup id="cite_ref-Frederick433_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frederick433-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The number of brigades was further reduced to two (of 13 batteries each) in 1882.<sup id="cite_ref-Frederick435_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frederick435-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The brigade system was finally abolished in 1889. Henceforth, batteries were designated in a single alphabetical sequence in order of seniority from date of formation.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke54_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke54-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="VI_Brigade,_RHA"><span id="VI_Brigade.2C_RHA"></span><span class="anchor" id="VI_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery"></span>VI Brigade, RHA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: VI Brigade, RHA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="First_formation">First formation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: First formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The brigade system was revived in 1901. Each brigade now commanded just two batteries and a small staff (a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-Colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant-Colonel">Lieutenant-Colonel</a> in command, an <a href="/wiki/Adjutant" title="Adjutant">adjutant</a> and a brigade <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major" title="Sergeant major">sergeant major</a>). Initially, batteries were not assigned to brigades in any particular order,<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke55_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke55-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but in 1906, at the insistence of <a href="/wiki/Edward_VII" title="Edward VII">Edward VII</a>, brigades were redesignated so that batteries were roughly in order of seniority (hence <a href="/wiki/I_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">I Brigade</a> commanded <a href="/wiki/A_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="A Battery, Royal Horse Artillery">A Battery</a> and <a href="/wiki/B_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="B Battery, Royal Horse Artillery">B Battery</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke58_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke58-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>VI Brigade, RHA was formed on 1 March 1901 as the <b>VII Brigade-Division, RHA</b> with <a href="/wiki/H_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="H Battery, Royal Horse Artillery">H Battery</a> and <a href="/wiki/K_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="K Battery, Royal Horse Artillery">K Battery</a>. In 1903 it was redesignated as <b>VII Brigade, RHA</b><sup id="cite_ref-Frederick444_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frederick444-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was stationed at <a href="/wiki/Meerut" title="Meerut">Meerut</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke141_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke141-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 1 October 1906, it was redesignated as <b>VI Brigade, RHA</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Frederick444_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frederick444-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the time <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> broke out, the brigade was stationed at <a href="/wiki/Trowbridge" title="Trowbridge">Trowbridge</a> attached to <a href="/wiki/2nd_Cavalry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" title="2nd Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom)">2nd Cavalry Brigade</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Conrad_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Conrad-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> H Battery was at Trowbridge<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke141_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke141-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on 28 September was assigned to <a href="/wiki/VII_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="VII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">VII Brigade, RHA</a><sup id="cite_ref-Frederick444_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frederick444-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="1st Cavalry Division (United Kingdom)">1st Cavalry Division</a> as a permanent replacement for <a href="/wiki/L_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery">L Battery</a> which had been almost destroyed at <a href="/wiki/Action_at_N%C3%A9ry" class="mw-redirect" title="Action at Néry">Néry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Becke5_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Becke5-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> K Battery was at <a href="/wiki/Christchurch,_Dorset" title="Christchurch, Dorset">Christchurch</a><sup id="cite_ref-Clarke141_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke141-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on 1 October was assigned to <a href="/wiki/IV_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="IV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">XV (later IV) Brigade, RHA</a><sup id="cite_ref-Frederick444_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frederick444-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/3rd_Cavalry_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="3rd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom)">3rd Cavalry Division</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Becke22_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Becke22-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the departure of its batteries, the brigade HQ was dissolved. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Second_formation">Second formation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Second formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By October 1919, <b>VI Brigade, RHA</b> was reformed at <a href="/wiki/Shorncliffe_Army_Camp" title="Shorncliffe Army Camp">Shorncliffe</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> with<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke149_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke149-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/V_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="V Battery, Royal Horse Artillery">V Battery, RHA</a> from <a href="/wiki/7th_Indian_Cavalry_Brigade" title="7th Indian Cavalry Brigade">7th Indian Cavalry Brigade</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mesopotamian_campaign" title="Mesopotamian campaign">Mesopotamia</a> in May 1919</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=W_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="W Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (page does not exist)">W Battery, RHA</a> from <a href="/wiki/11th_Indian_Cavalry_Brigade" title="11th Indian Cavalry Brigade">11th Indian Cavalry Brigade</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mesopotamian_campaign" title="Mesopotamian campaign">Mesopotamia</a> in May 1919</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=X_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="X Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (page does not exist)">X Battery, RHA</a> from <a href="/wiki/XVII_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="XVII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">XVII Brigade, RHA</a> in <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> in early 1919<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>This new incarnation was short-lived, however. On 8 January 1920, the <a href="/wiki/Headquarters#Military" title="Headquarters">Headquarters</a> was absorbed into the HQ of <a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Brigade,_Royal_Field_Artillery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (page does not exist)">8th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery</a>. On 4 May 1920, V, W, and X Batteries were converted to 137th, 138th and 139th Batteries, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Field_Artillery" title="Royal Field Artillery">RFA</a> in 8th Brigade, RFA.<sup id="cite_ref-Frederick444_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frederick444-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="6th_Regiment,_RHA"><span id="6th_Regiment.2C_RHA"></span>6th Regiment, RHA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 6th Regiment, RHA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>6th Regiment, RHA</b> was formed on 1 November 1940 at <a href="/wiki/Bulwick" title="Bulwick">Bulwick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire" title="Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a> from a cadre of <a href="/wiki/5th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="5th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery">5th Regiment, RHA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Frederick445_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frederick445-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially, it commanded 1, 2 and 3 batteries until they took on the identities of N, O and P batteries.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke152_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke152-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 1941, <a href="/wiki/P_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="P Battery, Royal Horse Artillery">P Battery, RHA</a> left <a href="/wiki/3rd_Regiment_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery">3rd Regiment, RHA</a> and returned to the UK. In February 1942, <a href="/wiki/O_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="O Battery, Royal Horse Artillery">O Battery, RHA</a> was unlinked from B/O Battery of <a href="/wiki/1st_Regiment_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery">1st Regiment, RHA</a> and returned to the UK. In April 1942, <a href="/wiki/N_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="N Battery, Royal Horse Artillery">N Battery, RHA</a> was unlinked from I/N Battery of <a href="/wiki/2nd_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery">2nd Regiment, RHA</a> and returned to the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke151_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke151-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The regiment did not see active service in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, instead it remained in England as a training formation to provide officers and men to the other regiments.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke38_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke38-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 4 December 1940 it was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/9th_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom)#9th_Support_Group" title="9th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)">9th Support Group</a> of <a href="/wiki/9th_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="9th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)">9th Armoured Division</a> and remained with the division when 9th Support Group was disbanded on 12 June 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-Joslen220_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Joslen220-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It remained under command of 9th Armoured Division until 10 July 1944. 9th Armoured Division was disbanded shortly thereafter.<sup id="cite_ref-Joslen23_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Joslen23-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 1945 the regiment was posted to India, the last RHA unit to serve there.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke38_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke38-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 29 April 1947, the regiment departed <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Bombay (Mumbai)</a> for <a href="/wiki/Port_Said" title="Port Said">Port Said</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> arriving on 8 May. It was posted to the <a href="/wiki/Suez_Canal" title="Suez Canal">Canal Zone</a>, serving there until October, before moving to <a href="/wiki/Palestine_(region)" title="Palestine (region)">Palestine</a> on internal security duties.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke72_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke72-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1948, 6th Regiment RHA reverted to <a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">RA</a> status as <a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Field_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (page does not exist)">6th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery</a>. N Battery transferred to <a href="/wiki/4th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery">4th Regiment, RHA</a> just before conversion, with <a href="/w/index.php?title=W_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="W Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (page does not exist)">W Battery, RHA</a> replacing it.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke152_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke152-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .portalleft{clear:left;float:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .portalright{clear:right;float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}</style><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/32px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/48px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/64px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_Kingdom" title="Portal:United Kingdom">United Kingdom portal</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The basic organic unit of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">Royal Artillery</a> was, and is, the <a href="/wiki/Artillery_battery" title="Artillery battery">Battery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MOD_RA_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOD_RA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When grouped together they formed brigades, in the same way that infantry battalions or cavalry regiments were grouped together in brigades. At the outbreak of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, a field artillery brigade of <a href="/wiki/Headquarters#Military" title="Headquarters">headquarters</a> (4 officers, 37 <a href="/wiki/Other_ranks_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Other ranks (UK)">other ranks</a>), three batteries (5 and 193 each), and a brigade ammunition column (4 and 154)<sup id="cite_ref-LLT_WAB_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LLT_WAB-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> had a total strength just under 800 so was broadly comparable to an infantry battalion (just over 1,000) or a cavalry regiment (about 550). Like an infantry battalion, an artillery brigade was usually commanded by a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-Colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant-Colonel">Lieutenant-Colonel</a>. Artillery brigades were redesignated as regiments in 1938.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The original Horse Brigade Royal Artillery formed 1st Horse Brigade RA, the 1st Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery became 2nd Horse Brigade RA, the Madras Horse Artillery became 3rd Horse Brigade RA, the Bombay Horse Artillery became 4th Horse Brigade RA and the 2nd Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery became 5th Horse Brigade RA. The 3rd Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery was split between 2nd and 5th Horse Brigades RA. These brigades performed an administrative, rather than tactical, role.<sup id="cite_ref-FrederickIHA_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FrederickIHA-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-KRHA-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-KRHA_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KRHA_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Formed as 2nd Troop, Bengal Horse Artillery on 4 August 1809, later <a href="/wiki/K_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="K Battery, Royal Horse Artillery">K Battery, RHA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke101_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke101-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52RA-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-52RA_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-52RA_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Formed as The Rocket Troop, Bengal Artillery on 13 September 1816, transferred to <a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">Royal Artillery</a> on 1 April 1887; later 52nd Battery, RA.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke103_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke103-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Depot-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Depot_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Depot_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Formed as 3rd Troop, 2nd Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery on 1 July 1825; transferred to Royal Artillery on 1 February 1884 as Depot Battery, 4th Brigade, RA.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke108_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke108-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WRHA-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WRHA_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WRHA_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Formed as 1st Brigade of Gallopers, Bengal Artillery on 21 July 1817, later <a href="/w/index.php?title=W_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="W Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (page does not exist)">W Battery, RHA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke105_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke105-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SRHA-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-SRHA_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SRHA_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Formed as 3rd Troop, 3rd Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery on 1 October 1826, later <a href="/w/index.php?title=S_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="S Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (page does not exist)">S Battery, RHA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke110_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke110-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-XRHA-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-XRHA_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-XRHA_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Formed as 3rd Brigade of Gallopers, Bengal Artillery on 3 October 1817, later <a href="/w/index.php?title=X_Battery,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="X Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (page does not exist)">X Battery, RHA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke106_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke106-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">XVII Brigade, RHA was broken up on 17 April 1918.<sup id="cite_ref-Frederick448_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frederick448-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke146_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke146-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> states that X Battery, RHA left the brigade on 8 October 1917. This disagrees with Frederick<sup id="cite_ref-Frederick448_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frederick448-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which says it was still with the brigade in April 1918. Perry<sup id="cite_ref-Perry19_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Perry19-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> implies that it was still with the brigade in March 1918 but elsewhere<sup id="cite_ref-Perry94_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Perry94-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> states that the battery joined <a href="/wiki/4th_(Meerut)_Cavalry_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="4th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade">4th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade</a>, <a href="/wiki/7th_Meerut_Divisional_Area" title="7th Meerut Divisional Area">7th Meerut Divisional Area</a> in India in January 1918.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-MOD_RA-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-MOD_RA_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131023001138/http://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/23445.aspx">"The Royal Artillery"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/23445.aspx">the original</a> on 23 October 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 April</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Royal+Artillery&rft.pub=Ministry+of+Defence+%28United+Kingdom%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.army.mod.uk%2Fartillery%2F23445.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A6th+Regiment%2C+Royal+Horse+Artillery" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-LLT_WAB-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-LLT_WAB_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBaker" class="citation web cs1">Baker, Chris. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.1914-1918.net/whatartbrig.htm">"What was an artillery brigade?"</a>. The Long, Long Trail<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 April</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=What+was+an+artillery+brigade%3F&rft.pub=The+Long%2C+Long+Trail&rft.aulast=Baker&rft.aufirst=Chris&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.1914-1918.net%2Fwhatartbrig.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A6th+Regiment%2C+Royal+Horse+Artillery" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Clarke97-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Clarke97_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFClarke1993">Clarke 1993</a>, p. 97</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FrederickIHA-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FrederickIHA_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FrederickIHA_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FrederickIHA_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFrederick1984">Frederick 1984</a>, pp. 428–429</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Clarke101-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Clarke101_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFClarke1993">Clarke 1993</a>, p. 101</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Clarke103-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Clarke103_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFClarke1993">Clarke 1993</a>, p. 103</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Clarke108-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Clarke108_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFClarke1993">Clarke 1993</a>, p. 108</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Clarke105-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Clarke105_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFClarke1993">Clarke 1993</a>, p. 105</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Clarke110-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Clarke110_15-0">^</a></b></span> 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href="#CITEREFClarke1993">Clarke 1993</a>, p. 58</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Frederick444-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Frederick444_27-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Frederick444_27-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Frederick444_27-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Frederick444_27-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Frederick444_27-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFrederick1984">Frederick 1984</a>, p. 444</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Clarke141-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Clarke141_28-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Clarke141_28-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Clarke141_28-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFClarke1993">Clarke 1993</a>, p. 141</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Conrad-29"><span 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title="Ayrshire Royal Horse Artillery">Ayrshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkshire_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Berkshire Royal Horse Artillery">Berkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Essex Royal Horse Artillery">Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glamorganshire_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Glamorganshire Royal Horse Artillery">Glamorganshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Hampshire Royal Horse Artillery">Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inverness-shire_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Inverness-shire Royal Horse Artillery">Inverness-shire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicestershire_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Leicestershire Royal Horse Artillery">Leicestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Nottinghamshire Royal Horse Artillery">Nottinghamshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shropshire_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Shropshire Royal Horse 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/I_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/II_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="II Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/III_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IV_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="IV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="V Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VI_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="VI Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">VI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VII_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="VII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">VII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VIII_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="VIII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">VIII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IX_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="IX Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">IX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="X Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">X</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XI_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="XI Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">XI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XII_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="XII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">XII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XIII_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="XIII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">XIII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XIV_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="XIV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">XIV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XV_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="XV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">XV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XVI_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="XVI Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">XVI (I Indian)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XVII_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="XVII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery">XVII (II Indian)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Territorial Force</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/I_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery_(T.F.)" title="I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/II_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery_(T.F.)" title="II Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)">II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/III_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery_(T.F.)" title="III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)">III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IV_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery_(T.F.)" title="IV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)">IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XVIII_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery_(T.F.)" title="XVIII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)">XVIII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XIX_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery_(T.F.)" title="XIX Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)">XIX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XX_Brigade,_Royal_Horse_Artillery_(T.F.)" title="XX Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)">XX</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Regiments<br /><small>(1938 onwards)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Regular</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Regiment_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Regiment_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="2nd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Regiment_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="4th Regiment Royal Artillery">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="5th Regiment Royal Artillery">5th</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">6th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="7th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery">7th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Parachute_Regiment_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery">7th Parachute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="8th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery">8th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Army_Reserve_(United_Kingdom)" title="Army Reserve (United Kingdom)">Territorial Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/11th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery_(Honourable_Artillery_Company)" class="mw-redirect" title="11th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company)">11th (HAC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery_(Honourable_Artillery_Company)" class="mw-redirect" title="12th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company)">12th (HAC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery_(Honourable_Artillery_Company)" class="mw-redirect" title="13th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company)">13th (HAC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="14th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery">14th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/104th_(Essex_Yeomanry)_Regiment,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="104th (Essex Yeomanry) 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