The Mughal Emperor Babur is popularly credited with introducing artillery to India, in the Battle of Panipat in 1526, … See more

The English, who were regular users of cannons in their ships, initially used guns landed from their fleet and manned by naval ratings detached for the purpose. They first placed 12 guns near the village of Armegaon along … See more

With nearly all of the field artillery being manned by the Royal Artillery, Indian soldiers were restricted to few native drivers of the horse, field and heavy batteries. These men are enlisted from the usual fighti… See more

Consequent upon the decision to Indianise the artillery arm in India, it was decided to raise three field artillery brigades and one horse artillery battery for the infantry divisions and the cavalry brigade respectivel… See more

During the Second World War, Indian artillery units saw action in Malaya, Burma, East and North Africa, the Middle East and Italy. The following units saw action –
• Italy – 4 Maratha Anti Tank Regiment
• East Africa – … See more

At the time of independence, Indian Artillery consisted of Field, Medium, Air Defence, Counter Bombardment, Coastal, Air Observation Post and Survey branches. After the partition of India in 1947, the Royal Indian Artill… See more