I Parachute Battery (Bull's Troop) Royal Horse Artillery

I Parachute Battery (Bull's Troop) Royal Horse Artillery
Active1 February 1805 – present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeParachute Artillery
RoleHeadquarters
SizeBattery
Part of7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
Garrison/HQAlbemarle Barracks, Ouston, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
AnniversariesDrivers Day 5 May
EngagementsNapoleonic Wars
First World War
Second World War
Operation Telic
Operation Herrick
Battle honoursUbique

I Parachute Battery (Bull's Troop) Royal Horse Artillery is the Headquarters battery of 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, part of the Royal Horse Artillery of the British Army, currently based in Albemarle Barracks in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Formed in 1805, the battery took part in the Napoleonic Wars, notably in the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo – for which service it was awarded its Honour Title as Bull's Troop – and the First and Second World Wars.

In 1961, it was given a parachute role as part of 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery and has seen considerable active service particularly in Northern Ireland (Operation Banner), the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq.