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	On 19 February 1862, the Bombay Horse Artillery transferred to the [[Royal Artillery]], specifically as its 4th Horse Brigade.<ref name=FrederickIHA>{{harvnb\|Frederick\|1984\|pp=428–429}}</ref> and 3rd Troop became '''C Battery, 4th Horse Brigade, RA'''.<ref name=Clarke108/> A reorganisation of artillery regiments on 13 April 1864 saw 1st Brigade split as A and B Brigades, 2nd Brigade become C Brigade, 3rd become D, 4th become E, and 5th become F Horse Brigade, Royal Artillery.<ref name=Clarke53>{{harvnb\|Clarke\|1993\|p=53}}</ref> As the battery's designation was tied to the brigade it was assigned to, it was redesignated on the same date as '''C Battery, E Horse Brigade, RA'''.<ref name=Clarke108/> From 1866, the term "[[Royal Horse Artillery]]" appeared in Army List<ref name=Frederick431>{{harvnb\|Frederick\|1984\|p=431}}</ref> hence the battery was designated '''C Battery, E Brigade, RHA''' from about this time. Between 1864 and 1889 the battery's title changed a further five times. In 1889 the battery assumed the title of Q Battery Royal Artillery.		On 19 February 1862, the Bombay Horse Artillery transferred to the [[Royal Artillery]], specifically as its 4th Horse Brigade.<ref name=FrederickIHA>{{harvnb\|Frederick\|1984\|pp=428–429}}</ref> and 3rd Troop became '''C Battery, 4th Horse Brigade, RA'''.<ref name=Clarke108/> A reorganisation of artillery regiments on 13 April 1864 saw 1st Brigade split as A and B Brigades, 2nd Brigade become C Brigade, 3rd become D, 4th become E, and 5th become F Horse Brigade, Royal Artillery.<ref name=Clarke53>{{harvnb\|Clarke\|1993\|p=53}}</ref> As the battery's designation was tied to the brigade it was assigned to, it was redesignated on the same date as '''C Battery, E Horse Brigade, RA'''.<ref name=Clarke108/> From 1866, the term "[[Royal Horse Artillery]]" appeared in Army List<ref name=Frederick431>{{harvnb\|Frederick\|1984\|p=431}}</ref> hence the battery was designated '''C Battery, E Brigade, RHA''' from about this time. Between 1864 and 1889 the battery's title changed a further five times. In 1889 the battery assumed the title of Q Battery Royal Artillery.

	The battery next saw service in the Boer war between 1899 and 1901. On 31 March ~~190,0~~ the battery assisted the majority of General Broadwater's force from a ~~vicious~~ Boer ambush at Koorn Spruit, near [[Sanna's Post]]. In 1926, the battery was granted the honour title "Sanna's Post". During the First World War the ~~Battery~~ saw continuous action on the western front. At the end of the Great War the battery's name changed again twice before being renamed Q Battery Royal Field Artillery in 1924.		The battery next saw service in the Boer war between 1899 and 1901. On 31 March 1900 the battery assisted the majority of General Broadwater's force from a Boer ambush at Koorn Spruit, near [[Sanna's Post]]. In 1926, the battery was granted the honour title "Sanna's Post". During the First World War the battery saw continuous action on the western front. At the end of the Great War the battery's name changed again twice before being renamed Q Battery Royal Field Artillery in 1924.

	~~== Artillery Intelligence cell (ARTY INT) ==~~
	~~Q (Sanna's Post) HQ Battery formed an internal Intelligence cell to specialise in Artillery related intelligence in January 2022.~~

	~~=== Officer commanding Q (Sanna's Post) HQ Bty, Artillery Intelligence cell ===~~
	~~Lt P.Granger (2022 - )~~

	==See also==		==See also==
	{{Portal\|United Kingdom~~\|War\|World War I\|World War II~~}}		{{Portal\|United Kingdom}}
	*[[British Army]]		*[[British Army]]
	*[[Royal Artillery]]		*[[Royal Artillery]]
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	*[[List of Royal Artillery Batteries]]		*[[List of Royal Artillery Batteries]]
	*[[Bombay Horse Artillery Batteries]]		*[[Bombay Horse Artillery Batteries]]

	~~==Notes==~~
	~~{{notelist}}~~

	==References==		==References==
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	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090512232301/http://www.36regimentra.org.uk/RARecTroop/id62.htm Royal Artillery Today]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090512232301/http://www.36regimentra.org.uk/RARecTroop/id62.htm Royal Artillery Today]
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714113934/http://www.ubiquecollection.moonfruit.com/ Ubique Collection]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714113934/http://www.ubiquecollection.moonfruit.com/ Ubique Collection]
	* [http://www.firepower.org.uk/ Fire Power Museum]		* [http://www.firepower.org.uk/ Fire Power Museum] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426223239/http://www.firepower.org.uk/ \|date=26 April 2016 }}

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'''Q (Sanna's Post) Battery''' is the [[Headquarters#Military|Headquarters]] [[Artillery battery|Battery]] of [[5th Regiment Royal Artillery]] in the [[Royal Artillery]]. It currently serves as the Headquarters Battery for the British Army's [[Surveillance and Target Acquisition]] regiment.

The name [[Sanna's Post]] was taken following the actions of the battery in an engagement during the [[Second Boer War]].

==Battery history==
Q Battery, [[Royal Horse Artillery]] was originally raised in [[Poona]], [[India]] on 1 March 1824 as 3rd [[Troop]], Bombay [[Horse artillery|Horse Artillery]], part of the [[Bombay Presidency Army]] of the [[Honourable East India Company]].<ref name=Clarke108>{{harvnb|Clarke|1993|p=108}}</ref> Between 1838 and 1857 the troop saw action in the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]], the [[First Anglo-Sikh War]], the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]], and the [[Anglo-Persian War]]. In 1858 the battery saw service during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian mutiny]].

On 19 February 1862, the Bombay Horse Artillery transferred to the [[Royal Artillery]], specifically as its 4th Horse Brigade.<ref name=FrederickIHA>{{harvnb|Frederick|1984|pp=428–429}}</ref> and 3rd Troop became '''C Battery, 4th Horse Brigade, RA'''.<ref name=Clarke108/> A reorganisation of artillery regiments on 13 April 1864 saw 1st Brigade split as A and B Brigades, 2nd Brigade become C Brigade, 3rd become D, 4th become E, and 5th become F Horse Brigade, Royal Artillery.<ref name=Clarke53>{{harvnb|Clarke|1993|p=53}}</ref> As the battery's designation was tied to the brigade it was assigned to, it was redesignated on the same date as '''C Battery, E Horse Brigade, RA'''.<ref name=Clarke108/> From 1866, the term "[[Royal Horse Artillery]]" appeared in Army List<ref name=Frederick431>{{harvnb|Frederick|1984|p=431}}</ref> hence the battery was designated '''C Battery, E Brigade, RHA''' from about this time. Between 1864 and 1889 the battery's title changed a further five times. In 1889 the battery assumed the title of Q Battery Royal Artillery.

The battery next saw service in the Boer war between 1899 and 1901. On 31 March 190,0 the battery assisted the majority of General Broadwater's force from a vicious Boer ambush at Koorn Spruit, near [[Sanna's Post]]. In 1926, the battery was granted the honour title "Sanna's Post". During the First World War the Battery saw continuous action on the western front. At the end of the Great War the battery's name changed again twice before being renamed Q Battery Royal Field Artillery in 1924.

== Artillery Intelligence cell (ARTY INT) ==
Q (Sanna's Post) HQ Battery formed an internal Intelligence cell to specialise in Artillery related intelligence in January 2022.

=== Officer commanding Q (Sanna's Post) HQ Bty, Artillery Intelligence cell ===
Lt P.Granger (2022 - )

==See also==
{{Portal|United Kingdom|War|World War I|World War II}}
*[[British Army]]
*[[Royal Artillery]]
*[[Royal Horse Artillery]]
*[[List of Royal Artillery Batteries]]
*[[Bombay Horse Artillery Batteries]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book
| last = Becke | first = Major A.F.
| year = 1935
| title = Order of Battle of Divisions Part 1. The Regular British Divisions
| publisher = His Majesty's Stationery Office
| location = London
| isbn = 1-871167-09-4
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Clarke | first = W.G.
| year = 1993
| title = Horse Gunners: The Royal Horse Artillery, 200 Years of Panache and Professionalism
| publisher = The Royal Artillery Institution
| location = Woolwich
| isbn = 09520762-0-9
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Frederick | first = J.B.M.
| year = 1984
| title = Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
| publisher = Microform Academic Publishers
| location = Wakefield, Yorkshire
| isbn = 1-85117-009-X
}}
* {{cite book
| year = 1918
| title = Order of Battle of the British Armies in France, November 11th, 1918
| publisher = General Staff, GHQ
| location = France
| ref = {{harvid|BEF GHQ|1918}}
}}

==External links==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/regiments/24678.aspx | title=5th Regiment Royal Artillery | publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)]] | access-date=18 November 2015 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120303094652/http://www.forums.theraa.co.uk/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1190 The Royal Artillery Association]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090512232301/http://www.36regimentra.org.uk/RARecTroop/id62.htm Royal Artillery Today]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714113934/http://www.ubiquecollection.moonfruit.com/ Ubique Collection]
* [http://www.firepower.org.uk/ Fire Power Museum]

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