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19th Regiment Royal Artillery

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19th Regiment traces its history to 17 Brigade Royal Field Artillery which was formed in 1900 but the individual batteries date back to the 18th century. The brigade saw action during
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on 1 July 2022. In addition the regiment restructured in 2023, gaining 19 (Gibraltar 1779-83) Battery from
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The regiment was renumbered to 19 Regiment in 1947. During the 1950s and 1960s it served in the
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In December 2012, the regiment was officially named "The Scottish Gunners" when the
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19 Regiment RA is the local artillery regiment of the Highlands of Scotland, the
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A piper of The Scottish Gunners at the parade commemorating its renaming in 2012
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The Scottish Gunners (sometimes referred to as the “Highland Gunners”)
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in 1963, 19th Regiment was allocated the recruitment area of the
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103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery
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plans, it became the principal Scottish artillery regiment.
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as its former nickname suggested but now also recruits from
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In 2019, the regiment was due to move within Wiltshire from
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being placed into suspended animation as part of the
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role. The regiment has Fire Support Teams mounted in
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It was deployed to Cyprus in 1998 as part of 123:(sometimes referred to as the Highland Gunners) 329:The regiment traditionally recruited from the 916:101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery 756: 302:at Tidworth to new purpose-built barracks at 8: 875:7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 321:as an Ajax equipped Tactical Group Battery. 693:The Robertsons (Clan Donnachaidh of Atholl) 763: 749: 741: 854:106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery 484:"Army – Question for Ministry of Defence" 448:13 (Martinique 1809) Headquarters Battery 432:The regiment's batteries are as follows: 315:1st Deep Recce Strike Brigade Combat Team 475: 404:of the unit wear the hunting Robertson 691:Moncreiffe of That Ilk, Iain (1962) . 652:"Highland Gunners parade in Inverness" 539:"Scottish Gunners name for 19 Regt RA" 509:19th Regt - A short regimental history 264:In 1995, the regiment was deployed to 20: 7: 880:29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery 609: 607: 381:. The Regiment has been granted the 276:. Since the 2000s, it has served in 937:King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery 800:Surveillance and target acquisition 921:3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 786:1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 665:Newsome, Matthew Allan C. (2005). 545:. 17 December 2012. Archived from 14: 422:Clan Robertson–Donnachaidh–Duncan 436:19 (Gibraltar 1779–1783) Battery 178:– is a Scottish regiment of the 151: 59: 41: 439:5 (Gibraltar 1779–1783) Battery 16:British Army artillery regiment 895:105th Regiment Royal Artillery 890:104th Regiment Royal Artillery 442:28/143 (Tombs's Troop) Battery 313:, the regiment joined the new 1: 953:14th Regiment Royal Artillery 911:26th Regiment Royal Artillery 849:16th Regiment Royal Artillery 844:12th Regiment Royal Artillery 828:47th Regiment Royal Artillery 823:32nd Regiment Royal Artillery 791:19th Regiment Royal Artillery 587:"19 Regiment Royal Artillery" 293:40th Regiment Royal Artillery 172:19th Regiment Royal Artillery 24:19th Regiment Royal Artillery 870:4th Regiment Royal Artillery 807:5th Regiment Royal Artillery 464:Military history of Scotland 486:. p. 1. Archived from 268:at short notice as part of 995: 816:Unmanned air systems (UAS) 270:Operation Deliberate Force 245:. With the phasing out of 974:Royal Artillery regiments 408:in their dress uniforms ( 355:40 Regt "Lowland Gunners" 667:"Sources of the Tartans" 654:. BBC. 15 November 2012. 459:Armed forces in Scotland 311:Future Soldier Programme 186:. It currently supports 226:. It served during the 204:Archer Artillery System 132:Archer Artillery System 383:Freedoms of the Cities 365:Freedoms of the Cities 261: 837:Air defence artillery 707:"19th Regt Batteries" 631:www.thegunners.org.uk 259: 188:12 Mechanised Brigade 490:on 15 September 2020 445:127 (Dragon) Battery 121:The Scottish Gunners 713:on 12 November 2013 575:. 14 December 2012. 573:Ministry of Defence 527:. 13 November 2012. 525:Ministry of Defence 288:) in October 2012. 979:Scottish regiments 549:on 17 January 2013 300:Bhurtpore Barracks 262: 251:Scottish Highlands 961: 960: 325:Recruitment areas 319:26th Regiment, RA 166: 165: 162: 986: 765: 758: 751: 742: 736:Official Website 723: 722: 720: 718: 709:. 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Index

United Kingdom
British Army
Field artillery
1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team
Larkhill
Wiltshire
Archer Artillery System
MSTAR

Robertson
Royal Artillery
British Army
12 Mechanised Brigade
field artillery
Warrior Mechanised Artillery Observation Vehicles
MSTAR
Archer Artillery System
World War I
World War II
Maginot Line
North African
Italian
Korean War
Aden Emergency
National Service
Scottish Highlands

Bosnia
Operation Deliberate Force
UNFICYP

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