the battery was awarded its honour title following sir charles napier's march to the indus river. the troop were supporting the cheshire regiment, with the enemy in an entrenched position. the way artillery was deployed, forced the enemy to its left flank, which allowed the cheshire regiment to advance and distract the enemy. a surrender followed quickly and the governor-general of india, the lord ellenborough, declared that the battery should, 'bear the eagle'.