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´´Ubique´ and ´Quo fas et gloria ducunt´ are the mottoes of the
Royal Engineers and the Royal Artillery. It was given to them by
King William IV in 1832. The Corps does not have ´battle honours´,
like many other regiments in the British Army, instead they have
´Ubique´ signifying their involvement in every battle ever fought
since their formation by William the Conqueror over 900 years ago.
Originally the two Corps were one and the same, hence the same
mottos, they were divided in 1716.[4] Unlike the Royal Artillery
which is as old as the Engineers (and shares history with), The
(British) Royal Air Force and Royal Corps of Signals were once part
of the Royal Engineers, not becoming separate entities until 1912
and 1920 respectively.re the mottoes of the Royal Engineers and the
Royal Artillery. It was given to them by King William IV in 1832.
The Corps does not have ´battle honours´, like many other regiments
in the British Army, instead they have ´Ubique´ signifying their
involvement in every battle ever fought since their formation by
William the Conqueror over 900 years ago. Originally the two Corps
were one and the same, hence the same mottos, they were divided in
1716.[4] Unlike the Royal Artillery which is as old as the
Engineers (and shares history with), The (British) Royal Air Force
and Royal Corps of Signals were once part of the Royal Engineers,
not becoming separate entities until 1912 and 1920 respectively.
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