[x] Two Companies of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions of Royal Artillery were formed in 1771. The remaining Companies of these three Battalions and the first six Companies of the 4th Battalion were formed at different periods from 1716 to 1757. Their identity with those Batteries now in the Service cannot be traced.

[+] Date of formation unknown, but these Batteries are mentioned in G. O. dated 19/3/1800.

G. E. Wyndham Malet, Captain R.A.

Present Designation of the old Field Batteries.
4th Brigade.
E = 1 Co. 3 Batt.became1 By. 4 Brig.
nowA By. 4 Brig.
W = 1 Co. 11 Batt.became2 By. 4 Brig.
nowB By. 4 Brig.
A = 2 Co. 8 Batt.became3 By. 4 Brig.
nowC By. 4 Brig.
B = 8 Co. 3 Batt.became4 By. 4 Brig.
nowD By. 4 Brig.
F = 3 Co. 11 Batt.became5 By. 4 Brig.
nowE By. 4 Brig.
H = 5 Co. 11 Batt.became6 By. 4 Brig.
nowF By. 4 Brig.
P = 4 Co. 12 Batt.became7 By. 4 Brig.
nowG By. 4 Brig.
8th Brigade.
N = 3 Co. 7 Batt.became1 By. 8 B.
nowR By. 4 B.
No. 5 = 4 Co. 6 Batt.became2 By. 8 B.
nowB By. 8 B.
R = 5 Co. 6 Batt.became3 By. 8 B.
nowC By. 8 B.
No. 2 = 2 Co. 5 Batt.became4 By. 8 B.
nowD By. 8 B.
No. 12 = 2 Co. 9 Batt.became5 By. 8 B.
nowE By. 8 B.
No. 11 = 6 Co. 6 Batt.became6 By. 8 B.
nowF By. 8 B.
U = 6 Co. 2 Batt.becameBy. 8 B.
nowG By. 8 B.
G = 7 Co. 8 Batt.became8 By. 8 B.
nowH By. 8 B.
9th Brigade.
M = 7 Co. 5 Batt.became1 By. 9 B.
nowA By. 9 B.
Z = 5 Co. 4 Batt.became2 By. 9 B.
nowB By. 9 B.
I = 7 Co. 6 Batt.became3 By. 9 B.
nowC By. 9 B.
O = 6 Co. 8 Batt.became4 By. 9 B.
nowD By. 9 B.
S = 8 Co. 9 Batt.became5 By. 9 B.
nowE By. 9 B.
L = 1 Co. 1 Batt.became6 By. 9 B.
nowF By. 9 B.
No. 16 = 1 Co. 9 Batt.became7 By. 9 B.
nowG By. 9 B.

N.B.—Prior to the introduction of the Brigade system, whenever a Company of Artillery was made a Field Battery, it received a Letter designation during its continuance in that condition.—F. D.

INDEX TO VOL. I.

ERRATA IN FIRST EDITION OF VOL. I.

Page 31. For “William III. in 1869,” read “William III. in 1689.”

Page 127. For “Captain Mare,” read “Captain Mace.”