A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) Royal Horse Artillery

A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) Royal Horse Artillery
Active1 February 1793 – present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArtillery
SizeBattery
Part of1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
AnniversariesFormation Day (1793) 1 February
EquipmentAS-90
Battle honoursUbique
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Hew Dalrymple Ross

A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) Royal Horse Artillery is the senior Battery in the British Army's Royal Artillery and is part of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. The Chestnut Troop is currently based in Purvis Lines at Larkhill Barracks. The unit is currently equipped as a Close Support Artillery Battery, with the AS-90 Self-propelled gun.