Royal Garrison Artillery

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branch of the British Army

The Royal Garrison Artillery was a branch of the British Army responsible for heavy, coastal, and siege artillery, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries including World War I.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Royal Garrison Artillery canonical	3
Royal Field Artillery	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of the British Army ⓘ
activeInConflict	First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ
activeInPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
associatedWith	Royal Field Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Horse Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
doctrine	employment of heavy and fixed artillery ⓘ
engagementType	counter-battery fire ⓘ long-range bombardment ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ
equipmentTypeUsed	heavy artillery pieces ⓘ large-calibre guns ⓘ mortars ⓘ
function	operate fixed and semi-mobile guns ⓘ protect ports and naval bases ⓘ provide heavy fire support ⓘ
garrisonType	coastal garrison ⓘ fortress garrison ⓘ
historicalRole	transition from fixed coastal guns to more mobile heavy artillery ⓘ
historicalSignificance	major provider of British heavy artillery in World War I ⓘ
militaryBranchType	artillery ⓘ
notableEra	World War I era ⓘ
notableTheatre	Western Front (World War I) NERFINISHED ⓘ home coastal defences of the United Kingdom ⓘ
organizationalFeature	batteries ⓘ brigades ⓘ heavy and siege batteries ⓘ
partOf	Royal Regiment of Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	defence of British coasts ⓘ heavy artillery support to field armies ⓘ manned fixed coastal batteries ⓘ manned fortress artillery ⓘ siege operations ⓘ
role	coastal artillery ⓘ heavy artillery ⓘ siege artillery ⓘ
serviceBranchOf	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
specialization	coastal defence guns ⓘ heavy guns ⓘ howitzers ⓘ siege batteries ⓘ
subordinateTo	War Office (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfUnit	garrison artillery ⓘ heavy artillery branch ⓘ
usedFortifications	fortress positions ⓘ harbour defences ⓘ permanent coastal forts ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fort Hamilton → garrisonedBy → Royal Garrison Artillery ⓘ

George Leigh-Mallory → servedInUnit → Royal Garrison Artillery ⓘ

Battle of Modder River → artilleryUsedBy → Royal Garrison Artillery ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Field Artillery

1st Banffshire Artillery Volunteers → associatedWith → Royal Garrison Artillery ⓘ