Royal Engineers

Corps of Royal Engineers
Cap badge of the Corps of Royal Engineers
Active	1716–present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Size	22 Regiments
Part of	Commander Field Army
Garrison/HQ	Chatham, Kent
Motto(s)	Ubique and Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt ("Everywhere" and "Where Right And Glory Lead"; in Latin fas implies "sacred duty")[1]
March	Wings (Quick march)
Website	www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/corps-of-royal-engineers/
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief	The King
Chief Royal Engineer	Lieutenant General Sir Christopher Tickell
Corps Colonel	Colonel Richard Hawkins
Insignia
Tactical recognition flash

Arms of the British Army
Combat Arms
Royal Armoured Corps and Household Cavalry Infantry Guards and Parachute Division Union Division Queen's Division Light Division Special Air Service Army Air Corps Special Reconnaissance Regiment
Combat Support Arms
Royal Artillery Royal Engineers Royal Corps of Signals Intelligence Corps
Combat Services
Royal Army Chaplains' Department Royal Logistic Corps Army Medical Services Royal Army Medical Corps Royal Army Dental Corps Royal Army Veterinary Corps Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Adjutant General's Corps Educational and Training Services Branch Army Legal Services Branch Provost Branch (Royal Military Police Military Provost Staff Military Provost Guard Service) Small Arms School Corps Royal Army Physical Training Corps General Service Corps Royal Corps of Army Music
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The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is the engineering arm of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is headed by the Chief Royal Engineer. The Corps Headquarters and the Royal School of Military Engineering are in Chatham in Kent, England. The corps is divided into several regiments, barracked at various places in the United Kingdom and around the world.