L (Néry) Battery Royal Horse Artillery

L (Néry) Battery Royal Horse Artillery
Active 4 October 1809  present
Country United Kingdom
Branch Army
Type Artillery
Part of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
Garrison/HQ Tidworth Camp
Battle honours Ubique

L (Néry) Battery Royal Horse Artillery are the Tactical Group Battery of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. They are currently based in Assaye Barracks in Tidworth Camp.

Current role

The Battery became a Tactical Group Battery in 2005, with its guns firing their last rounds in Otterburn in February 2005.

Battery structure

L (Nery) Battery are known as a Tactical Group Battery and they consist of approximately 20 personnel:

Equipment

L (Nery) Battery are currently equipped with CVRT, rather the Warrior OPV. They have Forward Air Controllers in each team.

History

Formation

L (Nery) Battery were formed in India in 1809 as 3rd Troop The Bengal Horse Artillery.

19th century

World War One

The Néry Gun at the Imperial War Museum

World War Two

L (Nery) Battery served with distinction during WW2 in North Africa and Italy.

Cold War

L (Nery) Battery also deployed to Palestine, Malaya, and Cyprus and Northern Ireland.

Recent and current conflicts

Northern Ireland

Main article: Operation Banner

L (Nery) Battery deployed to Northern Ireland

Persian Gulf War

Main article: Operation Granby

Elements of the Battery also served in Operation Granby in the Persian Gulf.

Balkan Wars

The Battery served in the Balkans.

Operation TELIC in Iraq

Main article: Operation Telic

See also

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