Talk:B Battery Royal Horse Artillery

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Page created --Jezarnold (talk) 15:19, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Acronyms, the missing phrase & feet
I came to this article via the Military History Project page, 'news and open tasks' tag. As an ex-soldier, I half expected to have to wade through a sea of acronyms. I was not disappointed. For instance, "FPC", "TAC" and other Royal Artillery-related code did turn-up. Don't get me wrong, I know that all parts of the British armed forces (and others) live by acronyms, abbreviations and so on. I'm an ex-'Chunkie', (they do still call members of the Royal Engineers that, don't they?), so I have a pretty good idea how to get round the acronym maze, but other editors/readers might not. I haven't looked recently, but I'm pretty sure that there is something about the subject in the MoS, to wit: "acronyms should be written in full at first mention". Clearly, this guideline should be taken with a pinch of salt and a healthy dose of common sense.

To change the subject somewhat, this sentence appears in the '1800s' sub-section: "On the same day, King George III formed by Royal Warrant." "Formed" what? the regiment? the battery? Or is it something else? I think it is 'the battery' but I didn't want to insert the phrase in case it changes the meaning somehow.

This sentence appears in the 'World War II' sub-section, the '1940' line: 'The Battery also fought at Derna, Bir El Igela, El Adem, Elvet El Tamar, Deir El Abram, and the First Battle of El Alamein, Alam el Halfa and the Second Battle of El Alamein.' My WW II knowledge is not the best; but even I know that both battles of Alamein were fought in 1942! I think a bit of re-witing might be in order.

Finally, what is "Foot Artillery"?

RASAM (talk) 18:44, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Editing the whole page to prose. BlueD954 (talk) 08:19, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

Foot Artillery was non mounted; horse Artillery was drawn by horses and the crew that manned it were also mounted and could get around the battlefield quickly. Foot artillery could be drawn by horses or bullocks but the crew would be on foot, hence foot artillery. Cunobeline (talk) 21:18, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

From history section withour ref
In 1808, during the Peninsula war, particularly the Battle of Sahagún, 2nd Captain Richard Bogue noted in his diary on 21 December 18108, "Marched with the 10th (Light Dragoons/Hussars) and 4 guns at one o'clock this morning, a deep snow on the ground. Reached Sahagun, where we knew the French had a position, by half past six, when we found they had news of our approach, & were drawn up (700 cavalry) ready to receive us. The 15th (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) met them first & 400 of them charged them. We came up at the time they were dispersing and assisted in taking them". The remaining two guns followed Lord Paget and the 15th Hussars with the brigade's forage carts. The Battery also fought at The Battle of Benavente on 29 December, when Bogue also records what happened after the 600 French Dragoons of the Imperial Guard had been driven back across the river : "On their forming on the other side of the river I had the pleasure of firing several rounds at them (the first guns fired in Spain) as well as (Captain) Downman & (Lieutenant) Lempriere, when they made off leaving their killed & wounded". (This indicates that each of these officers was commanding a Division of two pieces within the six of the Troop.)

BlueD954 (talk) 08:21, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

The English in the history section
is poor in terms of grammar and sentence structure. Changing.

BlueD954 (talk) 08:32, 29 August 2019 (UTC)