The Edinburgh City Artillery was a part-time unit of Britain's Volunteer Force raised around Edinburgh in 1859. It was the parent unit for a number of...
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unit was the 1st Midlothian Artillery Volunteer Corps (AVC) formed on 16 September 1859 at Leith in Midlothian, near Edinburgh. In December the title was...
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Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) on 1 April 1986 with its Regimental Headquarters at Artillery House, near Redford Barracks in Edinburgh. Its units were...
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was arms and armour. In 1859 he raised and commanded the 1st Edinburgh (City) Artillery Volunteer Corps, composed mainly of artists with the painter John...
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Durham Volunteer Artillery 1st East Riding Artillery Volunteers Edinburgh City Artillery 1st Essex Artillery Volunteers 1st Fife Artillery Volunteers 1st...
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the English to sack Leith and Edinburgh, and the city was burnt on 7 May. However, the Scottish artillery within Edinburgh Castle harassed the English forces...
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Wojtek (bear) (category Edinburgh Zoo)
In 2013, the City of Edinburgh Council approved the erection of a bronze statue of Wojtek, by Alan Beattie Herriot, to stand in the city's West Princes...
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Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age....
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Leith (category History of Edinburgh)
Protestant lords, reinforced by troops and artillery sent from England, Mary of Guise was forced to shut herself in Edinburgh Castle. In June 1560, Mary of Guise...
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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of military tattoos performed by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and international military...
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formerly Argyll and Bute Artillery Militia (5 btys) 1st Edinburgh (City) Artillery Volunteers at Edinburgh 1st Midlothian Artillery Volunteers at Leith 1st...
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The Queen's Edinburgh Rifles was a brigade of Rifle Volunteers raised in the county of city of Edinburgh in 1859. It later formed two battalions of the...
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Royal Garrison Artillery: HQ at 6 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh 225 (City of Edinburgh) Medium Bty at Drill Hall, 124 McDonald Road, Edinburgh – from Lowland...
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helped Joseph Noel Paton raise the 1st Edinburgh (City) Artillery Volunteer Corps from among artists in the city and served as its lieutenant. He was an...
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1864 both batteries were attached for administration to the 1st Edinburgh (City) Artillery Volunteers. The Berwickshire AVCs should not be confused with...
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Royal Artillery (TA) – converted from 52nd (Queen's Edinburgh, Royal Scots) S/L Regiment March 1942 131st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery –...
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The Queen's Edinburgh Light Infantry Militia was an auxiliary regiment raised in and around the city of Edinburgh in Scotland. It was formed in 1798 and...
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Regiment of Artillery is an Arm of the British Army. The Regiment is made up of two distinct arms; the Royal Horse Artillery and the Royal Artillery. Somewhat...
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Volunteers at Southsea 1st Edinburgh (City) Artillery Volunteers at Edinburgh 1st Midlothian Artillery Volunteers at Edinburgh 1st Banffshire (Aberdeen...
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Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, was a Scottish air defence unit of Britain's Territorial Army (TA) formed around Edinburgh during the period of international...
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accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, this morning presented new Colours to The Honourable Artillery Company at Armoury House, City Road, London EC1. "Some...
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of the City of Edinburgh University Officers' Training Corps 1953–1974: Colonel of the Welsh Guards 1957–2021: Member of the Honourable Artillery Company...
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The Dublin City Artillery Militia was a part-time reserve unit of Britain's Royal Artillery based in Dublin, Ireland, from 1854 to 1909. The long-standing...
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The 1st London Artillery Brigade or City of London Artillery was a volunteer field artillery unit of the British Army, part of the Territorial Force and...
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Thomas Bland Strange (category Royal Artillery officers)
as the ‘Father of Canadian Artillery’. Strange was born to a military family in British India and was educated at Edinburgh Academy. With his family unable...
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by Mary, Queen of Scots. Remains of an artillery fort involved in the siege were found in 2006 in Edinburgh's Pilrig Park, and two gun emplacements can...
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(Edinburgh) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery was a Scottish air defence unit of Britain's Territorial Army (TA) formed around Edinburgh during...
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and personnel from the 1st Edinburgh City RGA (Volunteers). The new unit, named the Forth & Clyde Royal Garrison Artillery, totalled eight companies with...
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Corstorphine area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The zoo is positioned on the south-facing slopes of Corstorphine Hill, giving extensive views of the city. Established...
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207 (City of Glasgow) Battery, is an Army Reserve sub-unit, part of the 105th Regiment Royal Artillery. The battery is based in Partick, Glasgow. It is...
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