L (Néry) Battery Royal Horse Artillery

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

Current Role

The Battery became a Tactical Group Battery in 2005, with its guns firing their last rounds in Otterburn in February 2005.
*2006 – L/N (Nery) Battery (The Eagles Troop) RHA split to reform separately as L and N Batteries. N Battery returned to 3 RHA to become their Tactical Group Battery and L Battery became 1 RHA’s Tactical Group Battery – supporting the HCR, 1st Mech Bde Formation Reconnaissance Regiment.

Battery Structure

L (Nery) Battery are known as a Tactical Group Battery and they consist of approximately 20 personnel:
* Battery Commanders FOO Party
* FOO Party A - Commanded by the Battery Captain
* FOO Party B - Commanded by a Captain.
* Battery Commanders Tac Group

Equipment

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

History

Formation

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

1800’s

*1857 - The Battery was distinguished with service in the Indian Mutiny, when in action on 7th July 1857, Gunner William Connolly who was repeatedly injured, refused to leave his post on the gun. He was awarded L Batterys first Victoria Cross’s.
*1889 - the Battery was renamed L Battery Royal Horse Artillery.

World War One

*1914 – L Battery accompanied the BEF to France.
*1914 - On the morning of the 1st September 1914 the German 4th Cavalry Division attacked 1st Cavalry Brigade and L Battery, who had been camped in the village of Nery. In the action that followed, L Battery, less for one gun, was all but destroyed. The gun manned by Captain Bradbury, WO2 Dorrell, Sergeant Nelson, and Gunners Osbourne and Darbyshire, managed to keep the single gun in action against the three German Batteries located a thousand yards away. The Artillery fire put down by this gun allowed the 1st Cavalry Brigade to deliver a successful Counter attack. For this action Captain Bradbury, WO2 Dorrell, Sergeant Nelson, were all awarded the Victoria Cross

World War Two

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

Cold War

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

Recent and Current Conflicts

Northern Ireland

L (Nery) Battery deployed to Northern Ireland

Persian Gulf War

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

Balkan Wars

*1993 – L Battery joined 1 RHA in Assaye Barracks Tidworth when 2 Regt RA (formerly RHA) disbanded.
*1999- The Battery amalgamated with N Battery (The Eagle Troop) RHA to become L/N (Néry) Battery (The Eagle Troop) RHA. The Battery served in the Balkans.

Operation TELIC in Iraq

*2004 - L / N Battery served in Iraq on Op TELIC 4.

ee also

*British Army
*Royal Artillery
*Royal Horse Artillery
*List of Royal Artillery Batteries

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