93 (Le Cateau) Battery RA
{{short description|British Army artillery unit}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 93 (Le Cateau) Battery RA
| dates = 6 December 1803 (as Vivyan's Company). 1 April 1947 as 93 Field Battery RA and as 93 (Le Cateau) Battery from June 1948.
| image =
| country = UK
| branch = British Army
| type = Royal Regiment of Artillery
| role = Surveillance & Target Acquisition
| size = Battery
| motto = 93rdoffoot
| equipment = MAMBA, ASP & LCMR
| battles = Copenhagen (1806), Afghanistan (1899), South Africa (1903), Le Cateau (1914), North Africa (1939-40), Burma (1944-45), Malaya (1948), Cyprus (1958-59), Northern Ireland (1970, 1972, 1975 &1977) & Afghanistan (2012-13)
| anniversaries = 6 December - Battery Birthday (as Vivyan's Company)
1 April (93 Battery formation)
26 August - Battle of Le Cateau Anniversary
| decorations = 3 x Victoria Crosses, 2 x Distinguished Service Orders (DSO) 2 x Distinguished Service Medals (DSM), 1 Legion d'Honneur & 1 Croix de Guerre.
| battle_honours = " Le Cateau" (awarded to the Battery, June 1948 for their actions in Malaya)
| disbanded = 1 April 1984 - Suspended Animation
24 November 2011 - Reformed in 5RA
}}
93 (Le Cateau) Battery Royal Artillery is an equipment Battery to exist in 5th Regiment Royal Artillery "The Yorkshire Gunners" and is based at Marne Barracks, Catterick, North Yorkshire.The Battery currently operates in a Surveillance and Target Acquisition role.
History
37 Field Battery merged with 47 Field Battery in 1938 to form 37/47 Field Battery RFA. They then spent the early stages of World War II in Sub-Saharan Africa, before travelling to South-East Asia as part of the 1944 Burma Campaign.{{Cite web |title=Chapter XXI: Artillery And Armored Units In the ETO |url=https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/11-4/chapter21.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304023432/http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/11-4/chapter21.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2008 |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=history.army.mil}}
On 1 April 1947, 37/47 Field Battery RFA was renamed 93 Field Battery RA in Gunclub Barracks, Kowloon, Hong Kong as part of 25th Field Regiment RA.{{Cite web |title=Hong Kong December 1941 |url=https://ra39-45.co.uk/formations-and-markings/hong-kong-december-1941 |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=The Royal Artillery 1939-45 |language=en-GB}}
24 November 2011, 93 (Le Cateau) Battery re-established as a Battery within 5th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Yorkshire Gunners), based in Marne Barracks, Catterick.{{Cite web |title=5th Regiment Royal Artillery |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-artillery/5-regiment-royal-artillery/ |website=armymoduk}}
In September 2012 the Battery deployed to Afghanistan on Operation HERRICK 17 as the Theatre Surveillance and Target Acquisition Battery. The Battery were employed in a plethora of key locations within Helmand Province and provided vital ISTAR to the Brigade.{{Cite book |title=The role of 93 in Afghanistan |publisher=Gurk Habe |year=2012 |edition=3 |pages=19–142}}
References
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External links
- The Battle of Le Cateau
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111110053108/http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/lecateau.htm First World War - Battle of Le Cateau]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071020025208/http://www./ Old Comrades Association]
- 5th Regiment Royal Artillery
See also
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