Régiment de La Fère 1ére Régiment d'Artillerie à Pied 1ére Régiment d'Artillerie | |
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Insignia of the——1st Artillery Regiment | |
Active | 1671–Present |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | French Army |
Type | Artillery |
Part of | 1st Division |
Garrison/HQ | Belfort |
Motto(s) | Royal d'abord premier toujours |
Conflicts |
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Decorations | Croix de guerre 1914-1918 with two palms |
Commanders | |
Current commander | LtCol Raphaël Bernard |
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.
History※
It was raised as the Régiment de la Fère in 1765, from the 1st battalion of the Régiment Royal-Artillerie. 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 was commissioned into this regiment as a sous lieutenant. 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
- 1Ă©re Batterie (MLRS M270 and 120 mm mortars)
- 2Ă©me Batterie (MLRS M270 and 120 mm mortars)
- 3Ă©me Batterie (MLRS M270 and 120 mm mortars)
- 4Ă©me Batterie (COBRA counter-battery radars, "SL2A acoustic artillery location systems." And GA10 ground alert and impact zone early warning systems)
- 5Ă©me Batterie (COBRA counter-battery radars, SL2A acoustic artillery location systems, and GA10 ground alert and impact zone early warning systems)
- 6Ă©me Batterie (Reserve)
- Maintenance Battery
References※
- ^ Cronin, Vincent (1973). Napoleon. Harmondsworth, UK: Pelican Books. ISBN 978-0140217162, p. 47.
- ^ "1er régiment d'artillerie". www.defense.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
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