O Battery (The Rocket Troop) Royal Horse Artillery
| O Battery (The Rocket Troop) Royal Horse Artillery | |
|---|---|
| Active | 7 June 1813 – present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Headquarters |
| Part of | 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
| Anniversaries | Leipzig Day 16 October |
| Battle honours | Ubique |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Edward Charles Whinyates |
O Battery (The Rocket Troop) Royal Horse Artillery is the Headquarters Battery of the British Army's 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. It is currently based in Assaye Barracks in Tidworth Camp.
Provide Logistics, clerical, command and control support to 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery.
General Congreve had developed the Congreve rocket. In 1813 there were three rocket units and on 1 January 1814 they were created into two troops of Royal Horse Artillery. One of these was disbanded in 1816, but the 2nd Troop absorbed most of the soldiers.
During the Crimean War, Second Afghan War, the Boer War and World War I and World War II the troop fought as a normal gun battery.
The troop merged with Headquarters Battery in 1993 to form O Headquarters Battery (The Rocket Troop) Royal Horse Artillery.
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