2nd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery

B Brigade, RHA
II Brigade, RHA
2nd Regiment, RHA
2nd Field Regiment RA
2nd (Airportable) Regiment, RA
2nd (Light) Regiment, RA
2nd (Support) Regiment, RA
Active13 April 1864 – 1 July 1889
1 March 1901 – September 1914
October 1919 – 1 February 1958
February 1958 – 1993
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArtillery
SizeBattalion
EngagementsSecond World War
Battle of France
Battle of Greece
Western Desert campaign
Tunisia campaign
Italian campaign

2nd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery was a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery that served in the Second World War. It saw action in France, Greece, North Africa and Italy. It was redesignated as 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1958.

The regiment had an earlier incarnation as B Brigade, RHA, formed from the Horse Brigade, Royal Artillery in 1864 before being broken up in 1889. It was reestablished in 1901 as II Brigade,[a] RHA but was broken up at the outbreak of the First World War as its constituent battery was posted away.

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  2. ^ Baker, Chris. "What was an artillery brigade?". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 25 May 2013.


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