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, colors = The guns of the RCA themselves , colors_label = Colours , march = * Slow march: "Royal Artillery Slow March" * Quick march (dismounted parades): "
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/ The Voice of the Guns" * Trot past: "
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" * Gallop past (horse artillery only): "
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passed by the Parliament of the
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and creation the first truly Canadian army units * 27 November 1856: first Canadian Artillery unit formed (''Battalion of Montreal Artillery'') * 10 August 1883: ''Regiment of Canadian Artillery'' of the
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authorized to be formed , equipment = * 105 mm Howitzer, C3 * 105 mm Howitzer, LG1 Mk II * 155 mm Howitzer M777C1 , equipment_label = Current weapon systems , battle_honours = The word la, Ubique, lit=Everywhere, takes the place of all past and future battle honours in recognition of the artillery's widespread service in all battles and campaigns since its creation , website = , current_commander = , commander1 = Vacant , commander1_label =
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(Ret’d) D. Patterson (23 October 2021-present) , commander2_label = Colonel commandant , commander3 =
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S.Hunter (2021-present) , commander3_label = Acting/Senior Serving Gunner , commander4 =
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K.L.A Bouckaert (2021-present) , commander4_label = Director RCA , commander5 =
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David Grebstad (June 2022–present) , commander5_label = Regimental Colonel , commander6 =
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C.A. Wood (July 2021-present) , commander6_label = Commander home station , commander7 = Chief Warrant Officer Chris Rigby (2020-present) , commander7_label = Regimental sergeant-major , notable_commanders = , identification_symbol = RCA (for ''Royal Canadian Artillery'', the former regimental designation of 3 June 1935) , identification_symbol_label = Abbreviation , identification_symbol_2 = Dark blue beret , identification_symbol_2_label = Headdress The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (french: links=no, Le Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne) is the
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of the
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History

Many of the units and batteries of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery are older than the
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itself. The first
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in Canada was formed in the province of
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in 1750. Volunteer Canadian
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existed before 1855 but their history is mostly unknown. Seven batteries of artillery were formed after the passage of the
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which allowed Canada to retain a paid military force of 5,000 men. One of the pre-1855 volunteer batteries formed in
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, 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 first regular Canadian army units were created, in the form of two batteries of garrison artillery; thus, that date is considered the regiment's birthday. "A" Battery in
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, and "B" Battery in
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, became gunnery schools and performed
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duties in their respective towns. They are still active today as part of the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (RCHA). The Royal Canadian Artillery was granted its ‘Royal’ prefix by Queen Victoria on May 24, 1893. The Royal Canadian Artillery has participated in every major conflict in Canada's history.


Riel Rebellions

In 1870, in response to the
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led by
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, Colonel
Garnet Wolseley Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, (4 June 183325 March 1913), was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. He became one of the most influential and admired British generals after a series of successes in Canada, W ...
led a force of British regulars and Canadian Militia across
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to quell the uprising. The force never partook in any combat. Following the establishment of
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in May 1870, the militia portion of the force was garrisoned along the Red River. After 1872 this included the newly formed Manitoba Demi-Battery, which was composed of Regular gunners of "A" and "B" Battery. In 1885, when Riel led the
North-West Rebellion The North-West Rebellion (french: Rébellion du Nord-Ouest), also known as the North-West Resistance, was a resistance by the Métis people under Louis Riel and an associated uprising by First Nations Cree and Assiniboine of the District of S ...
in the
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, A and B Batteries, as well as several militia batteries, including the Winnipeg Field Battery, were dispatched to quell the uprising. Upon arriving in Saskatchewan, "A" Battery and Winnipeg Field fought at Fish Creek and Batoche. "B" Battery moved west to
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where they participated in the
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, which saw the first use by Canadian soldiers of the machine gun, and the last time in Canadian history that bows and arrows were used in battle. In 1886, the Regular Gunners of A & B Batteries returned east, transferring their guns to the
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.


Boer War

During the war in South Africa, Canada contributed the Brigade Division of the Canadian Field Artillery. It consisted of three batteries, named "C", "D" and "E", each of six 12-pounder
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s. Each battery consisted of three sections of two guns each, and was manned by a core of
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soldiers, with additional members from the
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. The militia for "C" and "D" batteries came from Ontario and Winnipeg, while "E" battery had militia from Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. "D" and "E" Batteries arrived in
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aboard the SS ''Laurentian'' in February 1900, and were soon sent north to form part of a
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based at
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under Colonel Sir Charles Parsons. In March and April they took part in an operation in the
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district, covering in six weeks, seeing little action, but much heavy rain. On 29 May, "E" battery was part of another operation under
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Sir
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, when it was attacked at Faber's Put. The Boers were eventually driven off, though the battery had one man killed and eight wounded. In his subsequent despatch Warren particularly mentioned "E" Battery's Major Ogilvie and Captain Mackie. By the end of June "E" Battery had been split up into sections and was stationed along the Kimberley–Mafeking Railway. In July 1900 "D" Battery moved to Pretoria to operate in the
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in a column commanded by Colonel Ian Hamilton, and saw much action, with a section particularly distinguishing itself at the battle of Leliefontein, when 100 men of
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and 2nd
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, bolstered by a single
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and the two 12-pounders of the battery, repelled an attack by 200 mounted Boers while covering the withdrawal of the main column. Three
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es were won during the engagement. "C" Battery arrived at Cape Town aboard the SS ''Columbian'' in March 1900, but within two weeks were re-embarked to sail to Beira, from where they travelled by train, cart, and forced march to join Lieutenant-Colonel
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's column south of
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by mid-April to take part in the
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. Colonel
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, the garrison commander at Mafeking, sent a telegram to the Canadian Government stating : ''Mafeking relieved today, and most grateful for invaluable assistance of Canadian Artillery, which made record march from Beira to help us''. From the end of May the battery operated with Plumer's column in the
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district until November, seeing action regularly. The unit never operated as a whole, with the batteries, and sometimes even sections, operating independently, often for months at a time, and it was only reunited when it regrouped to return to Canada in June 1901.


World War I

The Canadian Artillery and the Garrison Artillery were the designations of the
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as of 1 January 1914. The Canadian Artillery and the Garrison Artillery were collectively re-designated the Royal Canadian Artillery on 3 June 1935.


World War II

The R.C.H.A. and R.C.A. expanded tremendously during the war to contribute the following units to the European theater: Other regiments included the 9th Anti-Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled) (Argyll Light Infantry), RCA.


Coastal defences Pacific coast

The RCA was also responsible for the defence of Canada on both the west and east coasts. In 1936 a review was done by Major Treatt of the
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of the existing defences and potential sites for new forts. Efforts to improve the existing fortifications and build new ones were well underway by 1939. There were approximately 10 armed forts and gun positions established along the Pacific west coast. The ones in the
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were integrated with the U.S. coastal defences. As the war progressed and the threat of attack diminished, the forts were gradually drawn down and demobilized. The last active coastal defence fort on the west coast,
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, was deactivated in 1958.


A list of forts and gun positions on the West Coast section


Korean War


Cold War

The Regular and Reserve components of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Royal Canadian Artillery and Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery were collectively re-designated the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery on 29 October 1956.


Afghanistan

"F" Battery, 2nd Regiment, RCHA, fired the first Canadian artillery rounds in Afghanistan in February 2004 as part of
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's first rotation. The mission was shot with a 105 mm LG1 and consisted of illumination rounds shot in a range spread to identify a potential rocket launching site used by insurgents. In December 2005, 1st Regiment, RCHA, conducted an inaugural firing of its first 155 mm
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towed howitzers. The first six guns delivered were supplied by the United States Marine Corps under a foreign military sales (FMS) contract between the U.S. and Canada. The Canadian guns were first fired by "A" Battery, 1 RCHA, at CFB Shilo and then were deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Archer, and were put into service in the Canadian theatre of operations around Kandahar in early 2006. This marked the first use by any nation of the M777 in combat operations. Regular RCHA units, reinforced by volunteers from Reserve units, continued to support operations until Canada completed its combat mission in Afghanistan in March 2014.


Since Afghanistan

In June 2017, the Royal Canadian Artillery Band, one of only two Regular bands in the Canadian Army, provided musical support for a contingent of the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry which provided the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace and the Tower of London, as well as Windsor Castle. In October–November 2018, the Band again deployed to England to provide musical support for a contingent from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, which provided the Queen's Guard.


Units

The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery is composed of both regular and reserve (militia) forces. The regular force component is composed of five units, four of which are front line operation units; of these, three are
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regiments while the fourth is a low level air defence unit. The fifth regular unit is the Royal Canadian Artillery School. Additionally, while the three field artillery regiments are on the RCA's order of battle, they are addressed as elements of the
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery is the name given to the regular field artillery units of the Canadian Army. Organization The Regular Force has three RCHA regiments: ; 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery: this is the descendant of ...
.


Regulars


Reserves


Regiments


Independent batteries

Since spring 2005, 10th Field Regiment, 26th Field Regiment and 116th Independent Field Battery have been grouped together as 38 Canadian Brigade Group's (38 CBG) Artillery Tactical Group (ATG).


Bands

Current: Former:


Supplementary Order of Battle

Regiments on the
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legally exist but have no personnel or materiel.


Order of precedence

RCHA on parade with guns: RCHA on dismounted parades: RCA units: Despite not being the senior component of the Canadian Army, the honour of "the right of the line" (precedence over other units), on an army parade, is held by the units of the RCHA when on parade with their guns. On dismounted parades, RCHA units take precedence over all other land force units except formed bodies of Officer Cadets of the
Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...
representing their college. RCA units parade to the left of units of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. The Royal Canadian Artillery does not carry
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. Its guns are its colours and are saluted on parade.


Affiliations

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Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery The Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery is the artillery regiment of the New Zealand Army. It is effectively a military administrative corps, and can comprise multiple component regiments. This nomenclature stems from its heritage as an off ...


Royal Canadian Artillery Museum

As the principal artillery museum in Canada, the Royal Canadian Artillery Museum presents, acquires, preserves, researches and interprets the contributions of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery and the Canadian military to the heritage of Canada. The museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, OMMC and
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.


Memorials

A memorial wall and an artillery field gun, were erected on 21 September 1959 by the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, which is dedicated to the memory of the members of the regiment killed in the service of Canada. It was relocated from its original location at Major's Hill Park to Green Island Park in
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and rededicated on 24 May 1998.


Recognition

The freedom of the city was accepted by the 5th (British Columbia) Field Battery, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery in
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on 4 November 1979.


Armoury


Popular culture

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was a lieutenant in the 14th Field Regiment, RCA, during World War II. During
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he was wounded by friendly fire, and his right middle finger was amputated. He later played
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on ''
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''. * The Royal Canadian Artillery is playable force featured heavily in the video game '' Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts''. * The
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery is the name given to the regular field artillery units of the Canadian Army. Organization The Regular Force has three RCHA regiments: ; 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery: this is the descendant of ...
are playable units in the Wargame franchise in " Wargame: Airland Battle" and " Wargame: Red Dragon" by
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. * The Royal Canadian Artillery are also playable unites featured in both Steel Division: Normandy 44 and its sequel Steel Division 2 by Eugen Systems.


See also

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Military history of Canada The military history of Canada comprises hundreds of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Canada, and interventions by the Canadian military in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide. For thousands of years, the area that woul ...
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History of the Canadian Army The history of the Canadian Army, began when the title first came into official use in November 1940, during the Second World War, and is still used today. Although the official titles, Force Mobile Command, and later Land Force Command, were used ...
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Canadian Forces } The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force. ...
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List of armouries in Canada A number of armouries and drill halls exist in communities across Canada. Of these, the majority were built in Ontario and Quebec. Architecture Chief Dominion Architects The Chief Dominion Architect(s) designed a number of prominent public b ...
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Organization of Military Museums of Canada The Organization of Military Museums of Canada is a national organization for the promotion of military museums in Canada. The OMMC was established in 1967 by a group of military museums, historians, and military history enthusiasts. It has over 40 ...
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Canadian Forces Land Force Command The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command (military formation), command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases acr ...
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List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage This is a list of Canadian organizations with royal patronage. The practice of members of the Canadian Royal Family giving their patronage to Canadian organizations stems from that which started in the United Kingdom in pre- industrial times, wh ...
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Monarchy of Canada The monarchy of Canada is Canada's form of government embodied by the Canadian sovereign and head of state. It is at the core of Canada's constitutional federal structure and Westminster-style parliamentary democracy. The monarchy is the fou ...
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Supplementary Order of Battle In the Canadian Army, a regiment is placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle when the need for the regiment's existence is no longer relevant. When placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle, a regiment is considered "virtually disbanded", and ...


References

;Notes ;Bibliography * * * * * * * * * *"11th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery : Canada's oldest artillery regiment." (Guelph, Ontario : The Regiment), 1966. *"Presence of the Royal Artillery regiment at Quebec from 1759 to 1871" (Canada. Dept. of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. National Historic Parks and Sites Br. National government publication 1978.)


External links


Canadian Forces and Department of National Defence


* ttp://rca-arc.org/ RCA Web Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Royal Regiment Of Canadian Artillery Canadian Armed Forces personnel branches Organizations based in Canada with royal patronage Administrative corps of the Canadian Army Regiments of Canada in World War II Artillery administrative corps