 Complete the following phrase:  The regiment traces its lineage back to the Halifax Volunteer Artillery, which may have been in existence as early as 1776. The unit was officially recognized in 1791 and served into the mid-19th century, when it underwent a series of name changes. In 1885, the unit, then known as the 1st Halifax Brigade of Garrison Artillery, sent two batteries with the Halifax Provisional Battalion to participate in the suppression of 