Royal Engineers

Corps of Royal Engineers
Cap badge of the Corps of Royal Engineers
Active1716–present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Size22 Regiments
Part ofCommander Field Army
Garrison/HQChatham, Kent
Motto(s)Ubique and Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt ("Everywhere" and "Where Right And Glory Lead"; in Latin fas implies "sacred duty")[1]
MarchWings (Quick march)
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Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefKing Charles III
Chief Royal EngineerLieutenant General Sir Christopher Tickell
Corps ColonelColonel Richard Hawkins
Insignia
Tactical recognition flash

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is the engineering arm of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is headed by the Chief Royal Engineer. The Corps Headquarters and the Royal School of Military Engineering are in Chatham in Kent, England. The corps is divided into several regiments, barracked at various places in the United Kingdom and around the world.

  1. ^ "No. 18952". The London Gazette. 10 July 1832. p. 1583.