L (Néry) Battery Royal Horse Artillery is the Tactical Group Battery of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery.

Previous role

The Battery became a Tactical Group Battery in 2005, with its guns firing their last rounds in Otterburn in February 2005.

Battery structure

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

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 India in 1809 as 3rd Troop The Bengal Horse Artillery.

19th century

World War One

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 Cyprus and Northern Ireland.

Recent and current conflicts

Northern Ireland

L (Nery) Battery deployed to Northern Ireland.

Persian Gulf War

Elements of the Battery also served in Operation Granby in the Persian Gulf.

Balkan Wars

The Battery served in the Balkans.

Operation TELIC in Iraq