19th Regiment traces its history to 17 Brigade Royal Field Artillery which was formed in 1900 but the individual batteries date back to the 18th century. The brigade saw action during
World War I. During
World War II, the four pre-war batteries combined into two. In May 1940 it had the honour of being the first artillery regiment to fire in the war while stationed at the
Maginot Line. It served during the
North African and
Italian campaigns. The regiment was renumbered to 19 Regiment in 1947. During the 1950s and 1960s it served in the
Korean War and
Aden Emergency. With the phasing out of
National Service in 1963, 19th Regiment was allocated the recruitment area of the
Scottish Highlands. In 1995, the regiment was deployed to
Bosnia at short notice as part of
Operation Deliberate Force. It was deployed to Cyprus in 1998 as part of
UNFICYP. Since the 2000s, it has served in
Iraq and
Afghanistan. More recently, the regiment returned from Afghanistan (
Op Herrick 16) in October 2012. In December 2012, the regiment was officially named "The Scottish Gunners" when the
40th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Lowland Gunners) was placed in suspended animation. 38 (Seringapatam) Battery was transferred to 19th Regt. A new banner for the Pipes and Drums was presented and a plaque unveiled at the regiment's barracks to mark the occasion. In 2019, the regiment was due to move within Wiltshire from
Bhurtpore Barracks at Tidworth to new purpose-built barracks at
Larkhill. As part of the
Future Soldier Programme, the regiment joined the new
3rd Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade on 1 July 2022. In addition the regiment restructured in 2023, ==Recruitment areas==