The Corps of Royal Engineers, or the sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. It provides combat engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces.
The headquarters of the Royal School of Military Engineering are in Chatham in Kent. The corps is divided into several regiments, barracked at various places in the United Kingdom and Germany.
The Royal Engineers trace their origins back to the military engineers brought to England by William the Conqueror and claim over 900 years of unbroken service to the crown. The Corps has no battle honours but its motto 'ubique', awarded by King William IV in 1832, signifies that it has seen action in all the major conflicts of the British Army.
Several units have been formed from the Royal Engineers. The Air Battalion Royal Engineers was the precursor of the Royal Flying Corps which evolved into the Royal Air Force. The Telegraph Battalion Royal Engineers became the Royal Engineers Signals Service which in turn became the Royal Corps of Signals.
The Royal Engineers museum is in Gillingham in Kent.
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