Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

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The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
Le Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne (French)
Regimental badge
Active	1871–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Artillery
Role	Field artillery: assist in the defeat of the enemy with indirect fire as part of the all-arms battle Air defence artillery: prevent the enemy from interfering from the air with friendly force operations on the ground
Home station	CFB Shilo
Patron	St. Barbara
Motto(s)	Quo fas et gloria ducunt (Latin for 'whither right and glory lead')
Colours	The guns of the RCA themselves
March	Slow march: "Royal Artillery Slow March" Quick march (dismounted parades): "British Grenadiers/The Voice of the Guns" Trot past: "Keel Row" Gallop past (horse artillery only): "Bonnie Dundee"
Anniversaries	1855: Militia Act of 1855 passed by the Parliament of the Province of Canada and creation the first truly Canadian army units 27 November 1856: first Canadian artillery unit formed (Battalion of Montreal Artillery) 10 August 1883: Regiment of Canadian Artillery of the Permanent Active Militia authorized to be formed
Current weapon systems	105 mm Howitzer, C3 155 mm Howitzer M777C1
Battle honours	The word ubique (Latin for 'everywhere'), takes the place of all past and future battle honours in recognition of the artillery's widespread service in all battles and campaigns since its creation
Website	rca-arc.org
Commanders
Captain General	King Charles III
Colonel commandant	Brigadier-General (Ret'd) D. Patterson (23 October 2021-present)
Acting/Senior Serving Gunner	Brigadier-General S.Hunter (2021-present)
Director RCA	Colonel K.L.A Bouckaert (2021-present)
Regimental Colonel	Colonel David Grebstad (June 2022–present)
Commander home station	Lieutenant-Colonel C.A. Wood (July 2021-present)
Regimental sergeant-major	Chief Warrant Officer (MrGnr) Sean McGowan (2024-present)
Insignia
Abbreviation	RCA (for Royal Canadian Artillery, the former regimental designation of 3 June 1935)
Headdress	Dark blue beret

The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (French: Le Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne) is the artillery personnel branch of the Canadian Army.