O Battery (The Rocket Troop) Royal Horse Artillery
1813 - The Battery fought as the only British Army unit present at the Battle of Leipzig as 'The Rocket Brigade' under Captain Richard Bogue RHA. They were attached to the bodyguard of Bernadotte, Crown Prince of Sweden. During the battle Bogue was killed in action and Lieut Fox-Strangways took command. The troop were awarded the battle honour Leipzig but this ceased, when the Royal Regiment of Artillery were awarded the battle honour Ubique. However, the Battery still uses the Swedish Flag with the RHA cypher [with the Honi soit qui mal y pense replaced with The Rocket Troop and Leipzig 1813 replacing royal horse artillery] on the Battery flag. During the Eve of Battle Dinner (17 October) the Battery toasts "the King" [of Sweden] with akvavit and on the anniversary of the battle the reigning monarch of Sweden sends greetings to the battery.
The British army unit with a Swedish flair
The British army unit with a Swedish flair
This is just a tidbit, but one that’s always amused me ever since I first learned about it, and I don’t think most here will be aware of this quirk of history.