101st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)

101st Field Artillery
101st Field Artillery Coat of arms
Active	1636–present
Country	England (1636-1707) Great Britain (1707-1776)  United States (1776-Present)
Branch	Massachusetts Army National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Brockton, Massachusetts
Nickname(s)	Boston Light Artillery (special designation)
Motto(s)	Vincere est Vivere (To Conquer is to Live)
Equipment	M777 howitzer (Charlie) M119 howitzer (Alpha, Bravo) Q36 / Q37 Target Acquisition Radar
Engagements	Colonial Wars Pequot War King Philip's War King William's War Queen Anne's War King George's War French and Indian War American Wars American Revolutionary War Monmouth War of 1812 American Civil War First Bull Run Yorktown Peninsula Campaign Second Bull Run Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Wilderness Spotsylvania Cold Harbor Second Battle of Petersburg Appomattox War with Spain Puerto Rican Campaign World War I Champagne-Marne Aisne-Marne St. Mihiel Meuse-Argonne World War II Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe Korean War Afghanistan Campaign Iraq Campaign
Decorations	Superior Unit Award (IFOR Service)
Commanders
Notable commanders	John Winthrop Myles Standish (Plymouth Company Commander)
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
86th BCT, 10th MTN Div shoulder sleeve insignia worn by 1-101st FA

M777 howitzer (Charlie)
M119 howitzer (Alpha, Bravo)

Colonial Wars
Pequot War
King Philip's War
King William's War
Queen Anne's War
King George's War
French and Indian War
American Wars
American Revolutionary War

War of 1812
American Civil War

War with Spain

World War I

World War II

Korean War
Afghanistan Campaign

The 101st Field Artillery ("Boston Light Artillery") regiment is the oldest field artillery regiment in the United States Army with a lineage dating to 13 December 1636 when it was organized as the South Regiment. For the first 250 years of the unit's existence it served in infantry formations.

101st Field Artillery Regiment was first formed on 13 December 1636 as the South Regiment by the Massachusetts General Court. Its first commander was Colonel John Winthrop. Since its creation, the regiment has served in six colonial wars and nine American wars totalling 47 campaigns through 2010.

In addition to its own lineage, the 101st Field Artillery Regiment holds the lineage of the 180th Field Artillery Regiment, the 211th Field Artillery Regiment, the 241st Field Artillery Regiment and the 272nd Field Artillery Battalion. Battery C, 1st Battalion 101st Field Artillery holds the lineage of the 102nd Field Artillery and the Second Corps of Cadets.