Honourable Artillery Company
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The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is a reserve regiment in the British Army. Incorporated by royal charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII, it is the oldest regiment in the British Army and is considered the second-oldest military unit in the world. Today, it is also a charity whose purpose is to attend to the "better defence of the realm", primarily through supporting the HAC regiment. The word "artillery" in "Honourable Artillery Company" does not have the current meaning that is generally associated with it, but dates from a time when in the English language that word meant any projectile, for example arrows shot from a bow. The equivalent form of words in modern English would be either "Honourable Infantry Company" or "Honourable Military Company".
Shield of the Honourable Artillery Company, in sand, 19th century
HAC coat of arms supporter: a pikeman of the Honourable Artillery Company, in sand
A QF 15 pounder of B Battery, Honourable Artillery Company, at Sheik Othman, Aden.
Gunners of A Battery, the Honourable Artillery Company, attached to the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade, crouch between their 13 pounder quick fire field guns and a cactus hedge near Belah, Palestine, in March 1918.
Regiment
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A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service, or specialisation.
Romanian 27th Infantry Regiment in front of the Hungarian Parliament in 1919
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers on parade in England
Regimental badge of the Scots Guards.
Personnel of the 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment during an exhibition drill.