B Battery, Honourable Artillery Company
| B Battery (2nd City of London Horse Artillery), Honourable Artillery Company | |
|---|---|
| Active | 22 November 1781 – 16 February 1920 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 British Army
|
| Type | Artillery |
| Size | Battery |
| Part of | South Eastern Mounted Brigade |
| peacetime HQ | Armoury House, Finsbury |
| Equipment |
Ordnance QF 15-pounder Ordnance QF 13-pounder Ordnance QF 18-pounder |
| Engagements | |
| 2/B Battery, Honourable Artillery Company | |
|---|---|
| Active | September 1914 – 1919 |
| Country |
United Kingdom
|
| Branch |
British Army
|
| Type | Artillery |
| Size | Battery |
| Part of |
2/1st Western Mounted Brigade CXXVI Brigade, RFA |
| Equipment |
Ordnance BL 15 pounder Ordnance BLC 15-pounder Ordnance QF 18-pounder |
| Engagements | |
B Battery (2nd City of London Horse Artillery), Honourable Artillery Company was a horse artillery battery that was formed from the Field Artillery, HAC in 1899. It transferred to the Territorial Force in 1908 as artillery support for the South Eastern Mounted Brigade.
It saw active service during the First World War in the Middle East, notably at Aden and in particular in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, from 1915 to 1918.
The second line battery – 2/B Battery, HAC – was formed in 1914 and served on the Western Front in 1917 and 1918 as part of an Army Field Artillery Brigade; the third line – B (Reserve) Battery, HAC – was formed in 1915 to provide trained replacements for the 1st and 2nd Line batteries.
Post war, the battery, along with A Battery, Honourable Artillery Company, was amalgamated with the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) to form the 11th (Honourable Artillery Company and City of London Yeomanry) Brigade, RHA.
The Battery traces it history back to 22 November 1781 when the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) formed the Matross Division, HAC with two companies of foot artillery. In 1802, it was increased to four companies and later in the century it was redesignated as the Artillery Division, HAC. In 1853, it was reorganized as a single battery of field artillery and redesignated as the Field Artillery, HAC in 1891.
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