Soldiers with the U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 5th Field
Artillery (Hamilton's Own) conduct live-fire with tanks
including the M1A2 Abrams in Torun, Poland during May 2019.
The U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery traces its
lineage to January 6, 1776 and is the oldest Regular Army
unit on active duty. It is the only active Regular Army unit
with credit for Revolutionary War service, and one of the
few with credit for War of 1812 service.
The 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery's nickname,
Hamilton's Own, is derived from its origination ... as the New
York Provincial Company of Artillery that was led first in
the American Revolutionary War by Captain Alexander
Hamilton, who would later become one of the Founding Fathers
of the United States. Alexander Hamilton was also the first
first United States Secretary of the Treasury and a trusted member of President
George Washington's first Cabinet.
U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Adam
Decker Edit by USA Patriotism!
