Soldier Artificer Company
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The Soldier Artificer Company was a unit of the British Army raised in Gibraltar in 1772 to work on improving the fortifications there. It was the Army's first unit of military artificers and labourer
Members of the Soldier Artificer Company in uniform, circa 1786
Members of the Soldier Artificer Company in their working dress
King's Bastion, built by the Company between 1773–76
Mock-up showing members of the Soldier Artificer Company digging the Upper Gallery
Royal Engineers
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The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers, and commonly known as the Sappers, is the military engineering arm of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other tec
Soldier Artificer Company
…companies. Their success was such that similar units were raised back in Britain to form the Corps of Royal Military Artificers, a predecessor to today's Royal Engineers. The Soldier Artificer Company merged with the Royal Military Artificers in 1797. The Soldier Artificer Company was established by Lieutenant Colonel…
1815 engraving of a Royal Engineers officer (right)
An 1890 Royal Engineers recruitment poster
Royal Engineers embarking on a ship for Normandy, 9 June 1944
The Royal Albert Hall, designed by Captain Francis Fowke RE