| | | | | | | | | | CIVIL LIST. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 Commissary of horse | 1| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| 1| 2 Conductors of horse | 2| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| 2| 1 Collar-maker | 1| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| 1| 1 Wheeler | 1| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| 1| 1 Blacksmith | 1| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| 1| 1 Farrier | 1| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| ..| 1| +----+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+--------------- Total | 123| 22| 800| 2| 3| 8| 60| 2| 7| ---------------------------+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+--------------- The formation of the first two troops, A and B, took place at Woolwich, having been ordered in January 1793. The Captains were R. Lawson, afterwards so distinguished in Egypt, and the Brigade-Major of the Regiment, J. Macleod, afterwards Deputy-Adjutant-General. In these--as in the other troops subsequently formed--great care was taken to appoint none but officers of well-known ability. This fact, combined with the permission given to the Horse Artillery to select the best recruits joining the Regiment, had the immediate effect of causing the new branch to be looked on as a _corps d’élite_: as, indeed, was the case in every other country in Europe, except Austria. Whether this has proved a benefit, or otherwise, to the corps, will hereafter be considered. The _esprit_ generally to be found in a _corps d’élite_ was fanned by other, minor, considerations. It must be remembered that the gunners of Field Artillery, other than Horse Artillery, and of Garrison Artillery, were, and still are, interchangeable. But in the Horse Artillery “the men were magnificently dressed, they were amply paid, and they were not haunted by the constant dread of being suddenly and forcibly torn from the Field Artillery service, which they loved, and thrust into the Garrison Artillery service, [Sidenote: Hime.] which was strange to them.” Only 4 guns per troop were granted at first; and the establishment consisted, in addition to the officers, of 8 non-commissioned officers, 49 gunners, [Sidenote: R. H. A. Records.] and 35 drivers. On the formation of C and D Troops, on 1st November, 1793, the armament of each troop was raised to 6 guns, and the establishment per troop was 14 non-commissioned officers, 85 gunners, 45 drivers, and 187 horses.