101st Field Artillery Regiment

101st Field Artillery
101st Field Artillery
	101st Field Artillery Coat of arms
Active	1636–present (387 years)
Country	Massachusetts Bay Colony; (1636–1686, 1689-1692); Dominion of New England; (1686-1689); Province of Massachusetts Bay; (1692-1775); United Colonies; (1775-1776); United States; (1776–present)
Branch	Massachusetts Army National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Brockton, Massachusetts
Nickname(s)	Boston Light Artillery (special designation)
Motto(s)	Vincere est Vivere (To Conquer is to Live)
Equipment	M777A2 155mm Howitzer (Charlie); M119A3 105mm Howitzer (Alpha, Bravo); Q36 / Q37 Target Acquisition Radar
Engagements	Colonial Wars; Pequot War; King Philip's War; King William's War; Queen Anne's War; King George's War; French and Indian War; American Wars; American Revolutionary War; Monmouth; War of 1812; American Civil War; First Bull Run; Yorktown; Peninsula Campaign; Second Bull Run; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Wilderness; Spotsylvania; Cold Harbor; Second Battle of Petersburg; Appomattox; War with Spain Puerto Rican Campaign; World War I; Champagne-Marne; Aisne-Marne; Saint-Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; World War II; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Korean War; Afghanistan Campaign; Iraq Campaign
Decorations	Meritorious Unit Commendation (OEF Afghanistan); Superior Unit Award (IFOR Service)
Commanders
Notable; commanders	John Winthrop; Myles Standish (Plymouth Company Commander)
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
86th IBCT shoulder sleeve insignia, worn by 1-101st FA

The 101st Field Artillery ("Boston Light Artillery") regiment is the oldest field artillery regiment in the United States Army with a lineage dating to 13 December 1636 when it was organized as the South Regiment. It is one of several National Guard units with colonial roots and campaign credit for the War of 1812. For the first 250 years of the unit's existence it served in infantry formations.

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