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Royal Artillery

artillery arm of the British Army
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Summary

Royal Artillery is a military branch[1]. It draws 2,276 Wikipedia views per month (military branch category, ranking #16 of 88).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Freedom of the London Borough of Greenwich[3], Freedom of the Royal Borough of Greenwich[4]
  • Country: United Kingdom[5]
  • Follows: Royal Armoured Corps[6]
  • Military branch: British Army[7]
  • Child organization or unit: Royal Field Artillery[8]
  • Part of: British Army[9]
  • Commons category: Royal Artillery[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Royal Artillery[11]
  • Native label: Royal Artillery[12]

Why It Matters

Royal Artillery has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

FAQs

What awards did Royal Artillery receive?

Honors received include Freedom of the London Borough of Greenwich[3] and Freedom of the Royal Borough of Greenwich[4].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . royalgreenwich.gov.uk. royalgreenwich.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . royalgreenwich.gov.uk. royalgreenwich.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Kwasura · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Topic's main category → Category:Royal Artillery
    Part of → British Army
    Follows → Royal Armoured Corps
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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