1st Canadian Artillery Brigade

1st Canadian Artillery Brigade(2026–Present)1st Field Artillery Brigade(1914–1919) 1914–191910 September 2026–Present Canada Canadian Expeditionary Force (1914-1919)Canadian Army (2026-Present) Artillery Artillery Support Brigade 1st Canadian Division (1914-1919, 2026-Present) CFB Edmonton The Fires Brigade World War I Second Battle of Ypres Battle of the Somme Hundred Days Offensive The 1st Canadian Artillery Brigade is an Artillery Brigade of the Canadian Army. History World War I The brigade was formed as the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery in 1914 for service overseas.https://www.warmuseum.ca/collections/archive/3122487 First Field Brigade Canadian Artillery, The Great War, compiled by Lieutenant Leonard W. Gates. 20 September 2026 Canadian War Museum It was attached to the 1st Canadian Division. After training in England, the brigade arrived in France in February 1915.https://cefrg.ca/1st-field-artillery-brigade-in-the-great-war/ 1st Field Artillery Brigade in the Great War 9 March 2026 20 September 2026 Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group The brigade first saw action at the Second Battle of Ypres where they witnessed the soldiers and horses of the 45th Algerian Division succumb to gas poisoning.http://www.greatwar.co.uk/battles/second-ypres-1915/gravenstafel-ridge/canadian-1artillery-bde.htm 1st Brigade Canadian Field Artillery moves from the reserve 20 September 2026 The Great War 1914-1918 The brigade later participated in the Battle of the Somme where 12 of its members were killed.https://somme-roll-of-honour.com/Units/canadian/Canadian_artillery/1st_Brigade.htm 1st Brigade / 1st Canadian Division 20 September 2026 Somme Roll of Honour The brigade later participated in the Hundred Days Offensive before it was disbanded in 1919. Reactivation The brigade was reformed as the 1st Canadian Artillery Brigade on 10 September 2026 during a restructuring of the Canadian Armed Forces.https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/news/regional-news/western-sentinel/2026/09/1-cab-intro.html Shaping the battlefield: The Fires Brigade comes to 1st Canadian Division September 2026 17 September 2026 Government of Canada It is nicknamed "The Fires Brigade" and is attached to the 1st Canadian Division.https://canadiandefencereview.com/introducing-1st-canadian-division/ Introducing 1st Canadian Division 11 September 2026 17 September 2026 Canadian Defense Review The purpose of the brigade is to centralize and coordinate the 1st Canadian Division's artillery prior to the conduction of manoeuvre warfare.https://globalnews.ca/news/12054289/canada-army-military-edmonton-structure-change/ Canada’s army overhaul aims to be ‘more agile, lethal’ amid threats 10 September 2026 17 September 2026 Global News Structure during World War I The brigade's structure during World War I was as follows:https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/insignia/brookerpdfs/Part%204%20-%201%20%20Artillery%20Batteries.pdf PART 4 ARTILLERY FIELD, HEAVY, GARRISON, TRENCH, MACHINE GUN, TANK CORPS & ORDNANCE CORPS 20 September 2026 canadiansoldiers.com 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery 1st Field Battery 2nd Howitzer Battery 3rd Field Battery 4th Field Battery Current structure As of September 2026 the brigade's structure is as follows: 1st Canadian Artillery Brigade 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1 RCHA) 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (2 RCHA) 5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada (5 RALC) Planned structure The brigade's planned structure is as follows:https://rca-arc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RCA-Aimpoint-1-V1-Eng-08-April-2026.pdf RCA Aimpoint 1 8 April 2026 24 September 2026 1st Canadian Artillery Brigade 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1 RCHA) 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (2 RCHA) 5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada (5 RALC) 9th Rocket Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (2030)1st battalion formed, full regiment expected to reach operational capacity by 2030 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Regiment (2030) Notes References Category:Brigades of the Canadian Army Category:Canadian World War I brigades Category:Military units and formations established in 1914 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1919 Category:Military units and formations established in 2026