I Parachute Battery (Bull's Troop) Royal Horse Artillery
| I Parachute Battery (Bull's Troop) Royal Horse Artillery | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 February 1805 – present |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
|
| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Parachute Artillery |
| Role | Headquarters |
| Size | Battery |
| Part of | 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
| Garrison/HQ | Merville Barracks, Colchester, Essex, England |
| Anniversaries | Drivers Day 5th May |
| Engagements |
Napoleonic Wars First World War Second World War Operation Telic Operation Herrick |
| Battle honours | Ubique |
I Parachute Battery (Bull's Troop) Royal Horse Artillery is the Headquarters battery of 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, part of the Royal Horse Artillery of the British Army, currently based in Merville Barracks in Colchester.
Formed in 1805, the battery took part in the Napoleonic Wars, notably in the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo – for which service it was awarded its Honour Title as Bull's Troop – and the First and Second World Wars.
In 1961, it was given a parachute role as part of 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery and has seen considerable active service particularly in Northern Ireland (Operation Banner), the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq.
The battery was formed on 1 February 1805 as I Troop, Horse Artillery at Colchester, Essex as a horse artillery battery of the British Army.Captain Robert Bull was appointed to command and he took it to the Iberian Peninsula in August 1809 where it served until 1814. It arrived too late for the Battle of Talavera, but thereafter took part in most of Wellington's major actions of the Peninsular War including Bussaco (1810), Fuentes de Oñoro (1811), Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, and Burgos (1812), Vitoria, San Sebastián, the Bidassoa and the Nive (1813) and Bayonne (1814).
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