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3/29 (Corunna) Battery, Royal Artillery
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArtillery battery
RoleField artillery
Size1 battery[1]
Garrison/HQAlanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire
ColorsBlack & Gold
MarchQuick: The British Grenadiers & Voice of the Guns
Slow: The Royal Artillery Slow March (colloquially known as The Duchess of Kent)
Trot: The Keel Row
Canter: Bonnie Dundee
EquipmentL118 light gun
Battle honoursBattle of Corunna
Website4 Regiment Royal Artillery

3/29 (Corunna) Battery, Royal Artillery is an artillery unit of the British Army which is subordinate to the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery. It operates the L118 Light Gun as one of the 4th Regiment's two L118 batteries (the other being the 6/36 (Arcot 1751) Battery Royal Artillery). The 4th Regiment also consists of 2 "Tac Group" batteries (129 (Dragon) Battery Royal Artillery, 97 Battery (Lawson's Company) Royal Artillery) and the HQ battery (94 (New Zealand) Battery Royal Artillery).[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ^ "4 Regiment Batteries". Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  3. ^ "BBC One:Look North". BBC. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2020.