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'''L (Néry) Battery Royal Horse Artillery''' is the Tactical Group Battery of [[1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rhaassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Edition-14.pdf|title=3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Association Newsletter Edition 14 2018|accessdate=22 December 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Previous role==<br />
The Battery became a Tactical Group Battery in 2005, with its guns firing their last rounds in [[Otterburn Training Area|Otterburn]] in February 2005.<br />
*'''2006''' – L/N (Nery) Battery (The Eagles Troop) RHA split to reform separately as L and N Batteries. N Battery returned to [[3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery|3 RHA]] to become their Tactical Group Battery and L Battery became 1 RHA's Tactical Group Battery – supporting the [[Household Cavalry Regiment|HCR]], [[1st Mechanised Brigade (United Kingdom)|1st Mech Bde]] [[Formation Reconnaissance Regiment]].<br />
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===Battery structure===<br />
L (Nery) Battery are known as a '''Tactical Group Battery''' and they consist of approximately 30 personnel:<br />
* '''Battery Commanders [[Artillery observer|FOO]] Party''' <br />
* '''[[Artillery observer|FOO]] Party A''' - Commanded by the Battery Captain <br />
* '''[[Artillery observer|FOO]] Party B''' - Commanded by a Captain.<br />
* '''Battery Commanders Tac Group'''<br />
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===Equipment===<br />
L (Nery) Battery are currently equipped with [[Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (tracked)|CVRT]], rather the [[Warrior tracked armoured vehicle|Warrior OPV]]. They have [[Forward air control|Forward Air Controllers]] in each team. {{citation needed|date=November 2013}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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===Formation===<br />
L (Nery) Battery were formed in [[India]] in 1809 as 3rd Troop The [[Bengal Horse Artillery]].{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}<br />
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===19th century===<br />
*'''1857''' - The Battery was distinguished with service in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Mutiny]], when in action on 7 July 1857, [[William Connolly (VC)|Gunner William Connolly]] who was repeatedly injured, refused to leave his post on the gun. He was awarded L Battery's first [[Victoria Cross]]. <br />
*'''1889''' - the Battery was renamed L Battery Royal Horse Artillery.<br />
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===World War One===<br />
[[File:NéryGunIWMApril2008.jpg|thumb|right|{{center|The Néry Gun at the [[Imperial War Museum]] in [[London]].}}]]<br />
*'''1914''' – L Battery accompanied the [[British Expeditionary Force (World War I)|BEF]] to [[France]]. <br />
*'''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 [[Ordnance QF 13 pounder|13-pounder gun]] manned by [[Edward Kinder Bradbury|Captain Bradbury]], [[George Thomas Dorrell|WO2 Dorrell]], [[David Nelson (British Army officer)|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 Division (United Kingdom)#1st Cavalry Brigade|1st Cavalry Brigade]] to deliver a successful [[Counter attack]]. For this action [[Edward Kinder Bradbury|Captain Bradbury]], [[George Thomas Dorrell|WO2 Dorrell]], [[David Nelson (British Army officer)|Sergeant Nelson]], were all awarded the [[Victoria Cross]].<br />
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===World War Two===<br />
L (Nery) Battery served with distinction during WW2 in North Africa and Italy.<br />
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===Cold War===<br />
L (Nery) Battery also deployed to [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]], and [[Cyprus]] and [[Northern Ireland]].<br />
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==Recent and current conflicts==<br />
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===Northern Ireland===<br />
{{main|Operation Banner}}<br />
L (Nery) Battery deployed to [[Northern Ireland]].<br />
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===Persian Gulf War===<br />
{{main|Operation Granby}}<br />
Elements of the Battery also served in [[Operation Granby]] in the [[Persian Gulf]].<br />
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===Balkan Wars===<br />
*'''1993''' – L Battery joined 1 RHA in Assaye Barracks [[Tidworth Camp]] when 2 Regt RA (formerly [[2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery|2 RHA]]) disbanded.<br />
*'''1999'''- The Battery amalgamated with N Battery (The Eagle Troop) RHA to become L/N (Néry) Battery (The Eagle Troop) RHA. <br />
The Battery served in the Balkans.<br />
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===Operation TELIC in Iraq===<br />
{{main|Operation Telic}}<br />
*'''2004''' - L / N Battery served in Iraq on Op TELIC 4.<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|United Kingdom|War|World War I|World War II}}<br />
*[[British Army]]<br />
*[[Royal Artillery]]<br />
*[[Royal Horse Artillery]]<br />
*[[List of Royal Artillery Batteries]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist|2}}<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{cite book<br />
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| last = Clarke | first = W.G.<br />
| year = 1993<br />
| title = Horse Gunners: The Royal Horse Artillery, 200 Years of Panache and Professionalism<br />
| publisher = The Royal Artillery Institution<br />
| location = Woolwich<br />
| isbn = 09520762-0-9<br />
}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{cite web | url=http://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/regiments/24664.aspx | title=1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)]] | accessdate=18 November 2015 }}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140726091633/http://www.nery2014.fr/ the centenary Commemoration of the Battle of nery]<br />
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