307 (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Artillery Battery

307 (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Artillery Battery 307 (South Nottingham Hussars Yeomanry Royal Horse Artillery) Battery RA (V) Troops in the north of the County were regimented as the Sherwood Rangers.

The Nottingham Town Troop was raised in the year, 1794, and its first 'engagements' were to help suppress food riots in Nottingham, in 1795 and 1800, and the dispersal of Luddite rioters, in 1811. Other troops were raised, at Holme Pierrepont and Bunny, in 1798, and at Wollaton and Watnall, in 1817. The troops were regimented, in 1826, as the Southern Regiment of Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry,

and became known as the South Notts. Hussars, informally, around 1887, and formally, in 1903, the Acorn cap badge having replaced the 'SNYC' monogram in 1898. Since 1990, the role of the TA has been to provide reinforcements to the Regular Army, whenever it finds itself overstretched. South Notts. Hussars have served as detachments in Belize and Cyprus, in non-combatant roles, and as individual reinforcements, in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan, on Active Service. They have also trained in Canada and the USA.

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