The augmentations after 1847 were due to “the foresight and determination of Lord Hardinge, who was one of the best friends the Corps ever had, being utterly without Reports to House of Commons, and to Lord Panmure, by Sir R. Gardiner, in 1848, 1849, and 1856. jealousy, and fully appreciating the value of an efficient, and of sufficient, artillery.” But he was warmly aided by one within the Corps, whose motives were as single as his arguments were sound, whose voice was ever ready to plead for the corps in which he had spent a long, pure, and illustrious life, Sir Robert Gardiner. Owing to these augmentations, 42 guns of Horse Artillery were available for service R. H. A. Records. in the field in 1854: and the total strength of the Brigade stood at 1175 of all ranks, and 1054 horses.
Communicated by Sir D. E. Wood, K.C.B., Captain Gordon, C.B., and Colonel G. T. Field, R.A.
The following was the establishment of a troop of Horse Artillery when sent on active service to the Crimea in the Spring of 1854:—
| Officers | 6 | ||
| N.-C. Officers | 15 | ||
| Gunners | 80 | ||
| Drivers | 77 | ||
| Trumpeters | 1 | ||
| Farriers | 1 | ||
| Shoeing smiths | 4 | ||
| Collar-makers | 2 | ||
| Wheelers | 2 | ||
| Equipment— | |||
| Light 6-prs. | 4 | ||
| 12-pr. howitzers | 2 | ||
| 6-pr. ammunition waggons | 5 | ||
| 12-pr. howitzers | 4 | ||
| 6-pr. rocket carriage | 1 | ||
| Forge | 1 | ||
| Store-limber waggon | 1 | ||
| Store cart | 1 | ||
| Spare gun carriage | 1 | (not horsed). | |
| Horses— | |||
| Officers | 12 | ||
| Troop | 192 | ||
| Total | 204 | ||
On the 29th November, 1855, the following was laid down as the detail of a troop of Horse Artillery with the army in the Crimea.
| Officers | 6 |
| N.-C. Officers | 20 |
| Gunners | 97 |
| Drivers | 123 |
| Trumpeters | 1 |
| Total | 247 |
| Farriers | 1 |
| Shoeing smiths | 6 |
| Collar-makers | 3 |
| Wheelers | 2 |
| Total | 259 |
| Equipment— | 4 | 9-pr. guns. |
| 2 | 24-pr. howitzers. | |
| 6 | gun ammunition waggons. | |
| 5 | howitzer waggons. | |
| 1 | store-limber waggon. | |
| 1 | spare gun carriage. | |
| 1 | forge. | |
| 1 | rocket carriage. | |
| 1 | store cart. | |
| 1 | medicine cart. | |
| 2 | forge waggons. | |
| 3 | water carts. | |
| Total | 28 | carriages. |
| No. of Horses. | |
|---|---|
| Riding | 92 |
| Draught | 180 |
| Total | 272 |
Of the troops which had been reduced after Waterloo, B was reformed as a reserve half troop in 1855, and completed in the following year: and G and K Troops were reformed in 1857.