List of Royal Artillery Batteries

The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is an Arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it is made up of a number of regiments. Each regiment is made up of a number of Batteries.

Current Regular Batteries of the Royal Regiment of Artillery
The following list includes the Battery name and its battle honour. It also includes its equipment or role, and current location.


 * The King's Troop - A ceremonial unit

1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
 * A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) - Equipped with AS-90 and based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
 * B Battery - Equipped with AS-90 and based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
 * E Battery - Equipped with AS-90 and based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
 * L (Néry) Battery - Tactical Group Battery, based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
 * O Battery (The Rocket Troop) - Headquarters Battery, based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth

3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
 * C Battery - equipped with AS-90 and based at Caen Barracks in Hohne
 * D Battery - equipped with AS-90 and based at Caen Barracks in Hohne
 * J (Sidi Rezegh) Battery - equipped with AS-90 and based at Caen Barracks in Hohne - slated to loose guns
 * M Battery - Headquarters Battery, based at Caen Barracks in Hohne, Germany
 * N Battery (The Eagle Troop) - Tactical Group Battery and based at Caen Barracks, Hohne, Germany

7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
 * F (Sphinx) Parachute Battery
 * G Parachute Battery (Mercer's Troop)
 * H Parachute HQ Battery (Ramsay's Troop) - to go to 1 RHA under Army 2020.
 * I Parachute Battery (Bull's Troop)

4th Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 3/29 (Corunna) Battery
 * 88 (Arracan) Battery
 * 94 (New Zealand) Battery
 * 97 Battery (Lawson's Company)

5th Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 53 (Louisburg) Battery RA
 * P Battery (The Dragon Troop) RA
 * Q (Sanna's Post) Battery RA
 * K (Hondeghem) Battery RA
 * Z Battery RA
 * 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery RA

12th Regiment Royal Artillery
 * T Battery (Shah Sujah's Troop)
 * 9 (Plassey) Battery
 * 12 (Minden) Battery
 * 58 (Eyre's) Battery

14th Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 1 Battery "The Blazers"
 * 24 (Irish) Battery
 * 34 (Seringapatam) Battery

16th Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 11 (Sphinx) Battery
 * 14 (Cole's Kop) Battery
 * 20 Battery Royal Artillery
 * 30 Battery (Rogers's Company)
 * 32 (Minden) Battery

19th Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 5 (Gibraltar 1779-1783) Battery
 * 13 (Martinique 1809) Battery
 * 28/143 (Tombs's Troop) Battery
 * 52 (Niagara) Battery
 * 127 (Dragon) Battery

26th Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 16 Battery (Sandham's Company)
 * 17 (Corunna) Battery
 * 55 (The Residency) Battery
 * 159 (Colenso) Battery
 * 19 (Gibraltar) Battery

29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery
 * 8 (Alma) Commando Battery
 * 23 (Gibraltar) Commando Battery
 * 79 (Kirkee) Commando Battery
 * 148 (Meiktila) Commando Battery

32nd Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 18 (Quebec 1759) Battery
 * 22 (Gibraltar 1779-1783) Battery
 * 42 (Alem Hamza) Battery
 * 46 (Talavera) Battery
 * 57 (Bhurtpore) Battery

39th Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 35 Battery - Equipped with MLRS and based in Albermarle Barracks
 * 56 (Olpherts) Battery - Headquarters battery, based in Albermarle Barracks
 * 74 Battery (The Battle Axe Company) - Equipped with MLRS and based in Albermarle Barracks
 * 132 Battery (The Bengal Rocket Troop) - Equipped with MLRS and based in Albermarle Barracks
 * 176 (Abu Klea) Battery - Equipped with MLRS and based in Albermarle Barracks

40th Regiment Royal Artillery - placed in suspended animation
 * 6/36 (Arcot) Battery - subordinate to 4 RA
 * 38 (Seringapatam) Battery - subordinate to 19th RA
 * 49 (Inkerman) Battery - under Joint Ground-Based Air Defence, armed with Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP)
 * 129 (Dragon) Battery - subordinate to 4 RA
 * 137 (Java) Battery - subordinate to 26th RA

47th Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 31 Battery
 * 10 (Assaye) Battery
 * 21 (Gibraltar 1779-83) Battery.
 * 25/170 (Imjin) Battery

Current Territorial Batteries of the Royal Artillery

 * 201 (Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Battery
 * 266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery
 * 307 (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Battery.


 * 203 (Elswick) Battery
 * 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Battery
 * 205 (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery)
 * 269 (West Riding) Battery - Surveillance and Target Acquisition battery, based in Leeds


 * 208 (3rd West Lancashire) Battery
 * 209 (The Manchester and St Helens Artillery) Battery
 * 216 (The Bolton Artillery) Battery


 * 211 (South Wales) Battery
 * 214 (Worcestershire) Battery


 * 206 (Ulster) Battery - Currently converting from Air defence to L118 Light Gun, as part of the Future Army Structure. They are split across Newtownards and Coleraine.
 * 207 (City of Glasgow) Battery
 * 212 (Highland) Battery


 * 265 (Home Counties) Battery
 * 210 (Staffordshire) Battery
 * 457 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery

Batteries in Suspended Animation
More to be investigated and added at a later date


 * 1st Notts Battery RHA - disbanded at end of World War I
 * 2/1st Notts Battery RHA - disbanded at end of World War I
 * 42 (Alem Hamza) Battery RA - Placed into suspended animation as at 25 February 2011
 * V Parachute Battery (Beane's Troop)