Royal Engineers

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corps of the British Army

The Royal Engineers is a corps of the British Army responsible for military engineering, infrastructure, and technical support on operations and at home.

Aliases (17)

Corps of Royal Engineers ×5
Royal Engineers Postal and Courier Service ×3
British Royal Engineers ×2
Royal Engineers cap badge ×2
204th Field Company, Royal Engineers ×1
260th Field Company, Royal Engineers ×1
3rd (United Kingdom) Division Engineer Group ×1
British Army Engineer units ×1
British Army Royal Engineers ×1
Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners ×1
Royal Engineers Signal Service ×1
Royal Engineers detachments ×1
Royal Engineers officers ×1
Royal Engineers units ×1
Sappers ×1
Sappers and Miners ×1
Territorial Army engineer units ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	corps of the British Army →
abbreviation	RE →
alliance	Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers → Royal Australian Engineers → Royal Canadian Engineers →
badge	Royal Engineers cap badge →
colors	blue → gold → red →
country	United Kingdom →
dateFounded	1716 →
decorations	Victoria Cross recipients among its members →
engagement	Crimean War → Falklands War → First World War → Gulf War → Iraq War → Napoleonic Wars → Second World War → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →
garrison	Gibraltar Barracks, Minley →
hasPredecessor	Board of Ordnance engineers →
hasUnit	170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group → 3rd (United Kingdom) Division Engineer Group → 8 Engineer Brigade → Royal School of Military Engineering →
motto	Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt → Ubique →
nickname	Sappers →
partOf	British Armed Forces →
patronSaint	Saint Barbara →
responsibility	support to operations in the United Kingdom → support to operations overseas →
role	infrastructure support → military engineering → technical support →
serviceBranch	British Army →
specialization	bridge building → combat engineering → counter-mobility and mobility support → explosive ordnance disposal → field fortifications → geospatial intelligence → military construction → water supply and infrastructure →
trainingEstablishment	Royal School of Military Engineering, Chatham →
translationOfMotto	Everywhere → Whither Right and Glory Lead →
type	combat support arm →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group ("Royal Engineers cap badge") → Indian Army engineer units ("Sappers and Miners") → Royal Canadian Engineers → Royal Corps of Signals →	associatedWith
8 Engineer Brigade ("Corps of Royal Engineers") → Royal School of Military Engineering ("Corps of Royal Engineers") →	branch
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ("204th Field Company, Royal Engineers") → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ("260th Field Company, Royal Engineers") →	componentUnit
Royal Logistic Corps ("Royal Engineers Postal and Courier Service") → Royal Logistic Corps ("Royal Engineers Postal and Courier Service") →	formedByMergerOf
170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group → 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group ("British Army Engineer units") →	hasParentOrganisation
Gibraltar Barracks, Minley ("Corps of Royal Engineers") → The Shop →	militaryBranch
Board of Ordnance → Board of Ordnance ("Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners") →	oversaw
Royal Corps of Signals ("Royal Engineers Signal Service") → Royal Logistic Corps ("Royal Engineers Postal and Courier Service") →	precededBy
Whither Right and Glory Lead → Whither Right and Glory Lead ("British Army Royal Engineers") →	usedBy
Royal School of Military Engineering →	affiliation
Royal Engineers ("Royal Engineers cap badge") →	badge
170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group ("Royal Engineers units") →	category
170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group →	corps
Military history of the Territorial Army ("Territorial Army engineer units") →	describes
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich →	educatedBranch
Gibraltar Barracks, Minley →	garrison
British Army →	hasBranch
RE ("Corps of Royal Engineers") →	hasOfficialName
Allied military engineers ("British Royal Engineers") →	hasPart
Royal Engineers ("3rd (United Kingdom) Division Engineer Group") →	hasUnit
Royal Engineers ("Sappers") →	nickname
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich ("Royal Engineers officers") →	notableAlumni
8 Engineer Brigade →	partOf
Royal School of Military Engineering ("Corps of Royal Engineers") →	service
Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers ("British Royal Engineers") →	sharesHeritageWith
RE →	standsFor
Battle of Mount Longdon ("Royal Engineers detachments") →	unitInvolved