The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
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"UBIQUE" (Everywhere) and "QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT" (Whither Right And Glory Lead)
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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 after the passage of 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 the “Loyal Company of Artillery” and exists today as the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.
After Confederation
On 20 October 1871, The Royal Regiment formed the first regular Canadian army units when they created two batteries of garrison artillery. That date is considered the regiment's birthday. 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 RCA Web Site (http://www.artillery.net/english/history.htm). More detail may be found in chapter 10 of the RCA Standing Orders (http://www.artillery.net/english/RCA%20Standing%20Orders.pdf)
Units of The Royal Canadian Artillery
Today, all of the field regiments in the Canadian regular army wear the cap badge of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery; the only Royal Canadian Artillery regiment in the regular army is 4 Air Defence Regiment, with the majority of RCA cap badged units in the militia.
Regular Army
- 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
- A Battery
- B Battery
- C Battery
- HQ/Services Battery
- 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
- D Battery
- E Battery
- F Battery
- HQ/Services Battery
- 5e Régiment d’artillerie légère du Canada
- Q Batterie
- R Batterie
- X Batterie
- HQ Batterie
- 4th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 119 Battery
- 128 Battery
- Royal Canadian Artillery School
Reserves
Regiments
- 1st Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 51 Battery
- 87 Battery
- 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 7 Battery
- 50 Battery
- 66 Battery
- 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 89 Battery
- 115 Battery
- 5th (BC) Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Under operational command of 15 Field Regiment)
- 55 Battery
- 6e Régiment d’artillerie de campagne
- 57 Batterie
- 58 Batterie
- 7th (Toronto) Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 9 Battery
- 15 Battery
- 130 Battery
- 10th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 18 Battery
- 64 Battery
- 11th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 11 Battery
- 16 Battery
- 29 Battery
- 15th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 31 Battery
- 68 Battery
- 20th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 61 Battery
- 78 Battery
- 26th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 13 Battery
- 71 Battery
- 30th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 1 Battery
- 2 Battery
- 49th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 30 Battery
- 148 Battery
- 56th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 10 Battery
- 54 Battery
- 69 Battery
- 62e Régiment d’artillerie de campagne
- 81 Batterie
- 185 Batterie
- 186 Batterie
- 1st Air Defence Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 89 Battery
- 109 Battery
- 18th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 20 Battery
- 39 Battery
Independent Batteries
- 58th Air Defence Battery
- 84th Independent Field Battery
- 116th Independent Field Battery