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The 1st Artillery Regiment is a regiment of artillery in the French Army tracing its modern history to 1791 when the Régiment de La Fére was re-organised into the 1st Artillery Regiment after the French Revolution.
It was raised as the Régiment de la Fère in 1765, from the 1st battalion of the
History
It was raised as the Régiment de la Fère in 1765, from the 1st battalion of the Régiment Royal-Artillerie
A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service and/or a specialisation.
In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscripted i ...
. In 1791, after the French Revolution, it had the title of its aristocratic patron removed and was given the number 1, as the seniormost French regiment of artillery. In 1785, Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
was commissioned into this regiment as a ''sous lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank.
Australia
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''. He officially served until 1790, but he spent most of that time on leave in Corsica, where he led a battalion of Republican volunteers.
Current Organisation
The current organisation of the regiment is: * Command and Logistics Battery * 1ére Batterie (MLRS M270
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The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s wer ...
and 120 mm mortars)
* 2éme Batterie (MLRS M270
The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American-developed armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher.
The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s wer ...
and 120 mm mortars)
* 3éme Batterie (MLRS M270
The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American-developed armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher.
The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s wer ...
and 120 mm mortars)
* 4éme Batterie ( COBRA counter-battery radars, SL2A acoustic artillery location systems, and GA10 ground alert and impact zone early warning systems)
* 5éme Batterie ( COBRA counter-battery radars, SL2A acoustic artillery location systems, and GA10 ground alert and impact zone early warning systems)
* 6éme Batterie (Reserve)
* Maintenance Battery
References
Artillery regiments of France {{france-mil-unit-stub Military units and formations established in 1791