King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery
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Role | Ceremonial |
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Headquarters | Royal Artillery Barracks |
Founders | George VI |
Founded | April 17 |
1946 | |
Anniversaries | Troop Day 24 October |
Equipment | 13 pounder gun |
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ID | 1282501 |
About King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery
The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery is a ceremonial unit of the British Army, quartered at Woolwich. It is a mounted unit and all of its soldiers are trained to care for and drive teams of six horses pulling each of six First World War-era 13-pounder field guns used today to fire salutes on state occasions.