The Guns of the Regiment The Weapons of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery 1871 – 2017 © Doug Knight 2017 1855 - Formation of the Militia Artillery (7 Batteries) Mostly equipped with 6-pounder bronze smoothbore guns Before the Formation of the Regiment 1865 - The British donate ten batteries of guns to Canada. Each battery consists of three 9-pounder bronze guns and one 24- pounder bronze howitzer. 1867 - Confederation (Ontario, Québec, NB, NS). 1870 - The British Army leaves Canada, except for Halifax (and later Esquimalt), which remains British fortresses until 1905. 1871 - Formation of the two schools of artillery at Québec and Kingston, and “A” and “B” Batteries. 1871 - The Beginning (Part 1) 9-pounder 13½-cwt Bronze Smoothbore Gun 1871 - The Beginning (Part 2) 24-pounder 13-cwt Bronze Smoothbore Howitzer Supporting the Guns - The Travelling Forge Each battery included artisans: blacksmiths, farriers, saddlers, and wheelers In 1871, there were 30 batteries of Canadian Garrison Artillery (not including Halifax) In 1878, there were approximately 895 guns in Regimental service. 12-pounder 18-pounder Smoothbore Garrison Guns ranged from 12 to 56-pounders 32-pounder 24-pounder 55-cwt 58-cwt Each calibre of smoothbores had variants. These are 32-pounders 45-cwt 55-cwt 18-pounder carronade 24-pounder carronade Smoothbore carronades covered moats and were mounted in Martello towers 64-pounder carronade 32-pounder carronade