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L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery

L (Néry) Battery Royal Horse Artillery
Active 4 October 1809 – present
Country  United Kingdom
Allegiance Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg Hon East India Coy (till 1858)
 United Kingdom (post 1858)
Branch  British Army
Type Artillery
Part of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
Garrison/HQ Tidworth Camp
Anniversaries Néry Day 1 September
Battle honours Ubique

See Also: Bengal Horse Artillery Batteries

L (Néry) Battery Royal Horse Artillery are the Tactical Group Battery of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. They are currently based in Assaye Barracks in Tidworth Camp.

The Battery became a Tactical Group Battery in 2005, with its guns firing their last rounds in Otterburn in February 2005.

L (Nery) Battery are known as a Tactical Group Battery and they consist of approximately 30 personnel:

L (Nery) Battery are currently equipped with CVRT, rather the Warrior OPV. They have Forward Air Controllers in each team.

L (Nery) Battery were formed in India in 1809 as 3rd Troop The Bengal Horse Artillery.

L (Nery) Battery served with distinction during WW2 in North Africa and Italy.

L (Nery) Battery also deployed to Palestine, Malaya, and Cyprus and Northern Ireland.

L (Nery) Battery deployed to Northern Ireland

Elements of the Battery also served in Operation Granby in the Persian Gulf.

The Battery served in the Balkans.


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