N Battery (The Eagle Troop) Royal Horse Artillery
| N Battery (The Eagle Troop) Royal Horse Artillery | |
|---|---|
| Active | 11 November 1811 – present |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Allegiance |
.svg){kind=small} Hon East India Coy (till 1858) United Kingdom (post 1858) |
| Branch |
 British Army
|
| Type | Artillery |
| Role | Light Role Tac Bty |
| Part of | 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
| Anniversaries | Hyderabad Day 24th March |
| Battle honours | Ubique |
See Also: Bombay Horse Artillery Batteries
N Battery (The Eagle Troop) Royal Horse Artillery are the Tactical Group Battery of 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery They are currently based in Caen Barracks in Hohne, Germany and are equipped with the 105 mm Light Gun.
N Battery (The Eagle Troop) is commonly known as the Tactical Group Battery, 4th Tactical Group, which is the artillery support for the Brigade Formation Reconnaissance Regiment.
N Battery (The Eagle Troop) are currently serving as the fourth Light Role Tactical Group and support 7th Brigade. They recently deployed as part of J (Sidi Rezegh) Battery, alongside 7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery to Afghanistan.
N Battery are known as a Tactical Group Battery and they consist of approximately 50 personnel:
1st Troop Bombay Horse Artillery was formed in Seroor, on 11 November 1811.
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.
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