N Battery (The Eagle Troop) Royal Horse Artillery Explained

Unit Name:N Battery(The Eagle Troop) Royal Horse Artillery
Dates:11 November 1811present
Country: United Kingdom
Allegiance: Hon East India Coy (till 1858)
United Kingdom (post 1858)
Branch:Bombay Army (till 1895)
Type:Parachute Artillery
Role:TAC BTY
Command Structure:7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
Anniversaries:Hyderabad Day 24 March
Battle Honours:Ubique

N Parachute Battery (The Eagle Troop) Royal Horse Artillery is a Tactical Group Battery of 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. They are currently based in Merville Barracks Colchester, home of 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team (16 AABCT).

The battery is commonly known as a Tactical Group Battery and provides the artillery support to the Royal Irish Battle Group 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team.

Current role

N Parachute Battery (The Eagle Troop) are currently serving as the Tactical Group within 7 Para RHA and supports 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team.

Battery structure

N Parachute Battery are known as a Tactical Group Battery and they consist of approximately 30 personnel:

History

Formation

1st Troop Bombay Horse Artillery was formed in Seroor, on 11 November 1811.

19th century

In 1842 Sir Charles Napier was sent to Hyderabad with a treaty that was never to be accepted by the Amirs of Sindh. The Amirs attacked the British Residency, and Napier decided this was cause for war, and attacked a force of 22,000 Baluchis with just 2,800 British Soldiers. This resulted in:

The battery was awarded its honour title following Sir Charles Napier's march to the Indus River. The troop were supporting the Cheshire Regiment, with the enemy in an entrenched position. The way artillery was deployed, forced the enemy to its left flank, which allowed the Cheshire Regiment to advance and distract the enemy. A surrender followed quickly and the Governor-General of India, the Lord Ellenborough, declared that the battery should, 'bear the eagle'.

In 1858, the East India Company dissolved, and the battery became part of the British Army. The battery was renamed five times between 1862, until it was finally named N Battery Royal Horse Artillery in 1889.

World War One

World War Two

The battery served in Greece and the Western Desert, and in 1942 regained its identity and joined 6th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery.

Cold War

In 1951, The battery was part of 4 RHA within 7 Armoured Division based at Hohne Germany until 1958

Recent History and Conflicts

Northern Ireland

Balkan wars

The battery served in the Balkans.

Operation TELIC in Iraq

Operation HERRICK in Afghanistan

Re-Subordination to 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery

N Parachute Battery forms as sub-unit to 7 Para RHA. The Battery provide close combat support for the Royal Irish Regiment within 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team. In March 2024 The Eagle Troop established a new place of work in Merville Barracks, having relocated from Albemarle Barracks in Northumberland.

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