| Unit Name: | 183rd Field Artillery Battalion (Colorado) |
| Dates: | 1955–1959 |
| Allegiance: | Colorado |
| Branch: | Colorado Army National Guard |
| Type: | Combat arms |
| Garrison Label: | Home station |
| Nickname: | King of Battle Red Leg |
| Patron: | Saint Barbara |
| Motto: | RIGHT AND READY |
| Colors: | Scarlet |
| Colors Label: | Branch color |
The 183rd Field Artillery Battalion (Colorado) was a Field Artillery Battalion of the Army National Guard.
There were two units issued this number this is the Colorado unit. The Idaho Unit predates the Colorado unit.
Constituted 10 May 1946 as Company C, 199th Engineer Combat Battalion and allotted to the Colorado National Guard
Converted and redesignated 1 August 1955 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 183rd Field Artillery Battalion, concurrently, remainder of battalion organized from existing units as follows
Consolidated with 157th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) 1 February 1959
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unit broken up
Per fess embattled Gules and Or in chief two wigwams of the second garnished of the first and in base a sea lion brandishing a sword in dexter paw of the last. all within a bordure counterchanged
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Colorado Army National Guard
The coat of arms is that of the 157th Infantry within a border to indicate descent from that regiment.