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The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Royal Canadian Artillery

Role of the Artillery:
To destroy or neutralize the enemy with indirect fire as part of the all arms battle.


Role of the Air Defence Artillery:
To prevent the enemy from interfering from the air with our operations on the ground.


Motto of the Artillery:
Ubique
(Everywhere)

Quo fas et gloria ducunt
(Whither right and glory lead)


Regiments of the Artillery:

Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (Reg Force):

  • 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery - CFB Shilo
  • 2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery - CFB Petawawa
  • 5e Regiment Artillery Legere du Canada - CFB Valcartier
  • The Royal Canadian Artillery Band - CFB Edmonton

Royal Canadian Artillery (Primary Reserve and Schools):

Options:

Military Word Of The Day
NFCS
:
Night fire control system


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Today in Military History

August 26



1071:

Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Empire at Manzikert.


1346:

Hundred Years' War: The military supremacy of the English longbow over the French combination of crossbow and armoured knights was established at the Battle of Crécy.


1429:

Joan of Arc enters Paris.


1862:

U.S. Civil War: The Second Battle of Bull Run begins.


1914:

Germany defeats Russia in Battle of Tannenberg.


1914:

The British Expeditionary Force briefly checked the German advance at Le Cateau.


1918:

SCARPE, 1918, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 30 Aug 18)


1918:

The first battle of ARRAS, 1918, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 3 Sept 18)


1918:

VC won by Lt Charles Smith Rutherford, 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF, Monchy-le-Preux, France


1957:

The Soviet Union tests an ICBM.


55BC:

Julius Caesar invades Britain.




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