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Royal Canadian Artillery



         


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History

The Royal Canadian Artillery regiment is older than Canada itself. The first artillery company in Canada was formed in the province of Quebec in 1750.

Volunteer Canadian artillery batteries existed before 1855 but their history is mostly unknown. Seven batteries of artillery were formed for the Militia Act of 1855 which allowed Canada to retain a paid military force of 5,000 men. One of the pre-1855 volunteer batteries formed in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1793 was called ?Loyal Company of Artillery? and exists today as the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.

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After Confederation

In 1871 on October 20th, The Royal Regiment formed the first regular Canadian army units when they created two batteries of garrison artillery. A battery in Kingston and B battery in Quebec were to become gunnery schools and perform garrison duties in their respective towns. They are still active today as part of the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.

The Royal Canadian Artillery has participated in every major conflict in Canada's history.

Source: History section paraphrased from the . More detail may be found in chapter 10 of the

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Units of The Royal Canadian Artillery

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