L (Néry) Battery Royal Horse Artillery is the Tactical Group Battery of

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Previous 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

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Battery structure

L (Nery) Battery are known as a Tactical Group Battery and they consist of approximately 30 personnel: * Battery Commanders

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Party *

Party A - Commanded by the Battery Captain *

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

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in 1809 as 3rd Troop The

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19th century

*1857 - The Battery was distinguished with service in the Indian Mutiny, when in action on 7 July 1857, Gunner William Connolly who was repeatedly injured, refused to leave his post on the gun. He was awarded L Battery's first

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. *1889 - the Battery was renamed L Battery Royal Horse Artillery.

World War One

*1914 – L Battery accompanied the BEF to

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. *1914 - The Action at Néry. On the morning of 1 September 1914 the German 4th Cavalry Division attacked 1st Cavalry Brigade and L Battery, who had been camped in the village of Néry. In the action that followed, L Battery, less for one gun, was all but destroyed. The 13-pounder 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

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. For this action Captain Bradbury, WO2 Dorrell, Sergeant Nelson, were all awarded the

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

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and

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Recent and current conflicts

Northern Ireland

L (Nery) Battery deployed to

Persian Gulf War

Elements of the Battery also served in

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in the

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Balkan Wars

*1993 – L Battery joined 1 RHA in Assaye Barracks

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when 2 Regt RA (formerly 2 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.

References

Bibliography

External links

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the centenary Commemoration of the Battle of nery
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