Gunners Day 2020

The Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army celebrated the 193rd Gunners Day on September 28 at the Chandimandir military station. Gunners Day marks the raising of the Five (Bombay) Mountain Battery on September 28, 1827.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

The foundation of the Regiment of Artillery was laid on September 28 in 1827 when Bombay Artillery, later renamed 5 Bombay Mountain Battery, was raised. This day is celebrated by the Regiment of Artillery as Gunners Day.

In May 1857, the mutiny by Indian soldiers started in the artillery of the Army of the Bengal Presidency. The incident prompted a complete ban on Indian artillery units, except the mountain artillery batteries in select provinces.

The decision was reversed in the mid-1930s when the first of the field regiments — which support the other formations on the field — of the Indian Army were raised.