Indian Army - Strength. * includes 300,000 1st line troops and 500,000 2nd line troops ** includes 40,000 1st line troops and 160,000 2nd line troops Indian Army - Rank Structure. See: Army ranks and insignia of India The various rank of personnel are listed below in descending order: Field Marshal* (applicable only when a state of national emergency is declared) General (the rank held by Chie ...

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Indian Army, Indian Army - History, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Indian Army - Indian Army participation in UN peace-keeping Operations, Indian Army - Operation Polo 1948, Indian Army - Goa Daman and Diu Operation 1961, Indian Army - Sino-Indian War 1962, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Indian Army - The Kargil Operation in 1999, Indian Army - Structure of the Indian Army, Indian Army - Commands, Indian Army - Corps, Indian Army - Other Field Formations, Indian Army - Regiments, Indian Army - Indian Army Staff, Indian Army - Strength, Indian Army - Rank Structure, Indian Army - Combat Doctrine, Indian Army - Equipment, Indian Army - Light Weapons, Indian Army - Combat vehicles, Indian Army - Artillery, Indian Army - Non-combat vehicles, Indian Army - Aircraft, Indian Army - Missiles

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Indian Army, Indian Army - History, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Indian Army - Indian Army participation in UN peace-keeping Operations, Indian Army - Operation Polo 1948, Indian Army - Goa Daman and Diu Operation 1961, Indian Army - Sino-Indian War 1962, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Indian Army - The Kargil Operation in 1999, Indian Army - Structure of the Indian Army, Indian Army - Commands, Indian Army - Corps, Indian Army - Other Field Formations, Indian Army - Regiments, Indian Army - Indian Army Staff, Indian Army - Strength, Indian Army - Rank Structure, Indian Army - Combat Doctrine, Indian Army - Equipment, Indian Army - Light Weapons, Indian Army - Combat vehicles, Indian Army - Artillery, Indian Army - Non-combat vehicles, Indian Army - Aircraft, Indian Army - Missiles

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Indian Army - Strength. * includes 300,000 1st line troops and 500,000 2nd line troops ** includes 40,000 1st line troops and 160,000 2nd line troops Indian Army - Rank Structure. See: Army ranks and insignia of India The various rank of personnel are listed below in descending order: Field Marshal* (applicable only when a state of national emergency is declared) General (the rank held by Chie ...

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Indian Army, Indian Army - History, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Indian Army - Indian Army participation in UN peace-keeping Operations, Indian Army - Operation Polo 1948, Indian Army - Goa Daman and Diu Operation 1961, Indian Army - Sino-Indian War 1962, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Indian Army - The Kargil Operation in 1999, Indian Army - Structure of the Indian Army, Indian Army - Commands, Indian Army - Corps, Indian Army - Other Field Formations, Indian Army - Regiments, Indian Army - Indian Army Staff, Indian Army - Strength, Indian Army - Rank Structure, Indian Army - Equipment, Indian Army - Light Weapons, Indian Army - Combat vehicles, Indian Army - Artillery, Indian Army - Non-combat vehicles, Indian Army - Aircraft, Indian Army - Missiles

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See the British Indian Army for the pre-independence Indian Army. Upon British India gaining independence in 1947, the British Indian Army was divided into two parts to serve the newly created nations of Union of India and Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Most units went to India, and the rest to Pakistan. Some Gurkha units from the force were also retained in the British Army. Indian Ar ...

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Indian Army, Indian Army - History, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Indian Army - Indian Army participation in UN peace-keeping Operations, Indian Army - Operation Polo 1948, Indian Army - Goa Daman and Diu Operation 1961, Indian Army - Sino-Indian War 1962, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Indian Army - The Kargil Operation in 1999, Indian Army - Structure of the Indian Army, Indian Army - Commands, Indian Army - Corps, Indian Army - Other Field Formations, Indian Army - Regiments, Indian Army - Indian Army Staff, Indian Army - Strength, Indian Army - Rank Structure, Indian Army - Combat Doctrine, Indian Army - Equipment, Indian Army - Light Weapons, Indian Army - Combat vehicles, Indian Army - Artillery, Indian Army - Non-combat vehicles, Indian Army - Aircraft, Indian Army - Missiles

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See the British Indian Army for the pre-independence Indian Army. Upon British India gaining independence in 1947, the British Indian Army was divided into two parts to serve the newly created nations of Union of India and Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Most units went to India, and the rest to Pakistan. Some Gurkha units from the force were also retained in the British Army. Indian Ar ...

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Indian Army, Indian Army - History, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Indian Army - Indian Army participation in UN peace-keeping Operations, Indian Army - Operation Polo 1948, Indian Army - Goa Daman and Diu Operation 1961, Indian Army - Sino-Indian War 1962, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Indian Army - The Kargil Operation in 1999, Indian Army - Structure of the Indian Army, Indian Army - Commands, Indian Army - Corps, Indian Army - Other Field Formations, Indian Army - Regiments, Indian Army - Indian Army Staff, Indian Army - Strength, Indian Army - Rank Structure, Indian Army - Equipment, Indian Army - Light Weapons, Indian Army - Combat vehicles, Indian Army - Artillery, Indian Army - Non-combat vehicles, Indian Army - Aircraft, Indian Army - Missiles

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The Indian Army in the time of the British Raj (1857–1947) British Indian Army - Administrative Name. The Indian Army is the name for the Indian Armed forces of that country; the meaning of that name changed over time: The Indian Army was "the force recruited locally and permanently based in India, together with its expatriate British officers."[1] The British Army in India consisted of British Army units posted to India for a tour of duty, a ...

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British Indian Army - Administrative Name British Indian Army - History
British Indian Army - Internal Security British Indian Army - North West Frontier British Indian Army - World War I British Indian Army - World War II British Indian Army - Post World War II

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Gurkha, also spelt as Gorkha, are people from Nepal who take their name from the eighth century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath. His disciple Bappa Rawal, born Prince Kalbhoj, founded the house of Mewar. Later descendants of Bappa Rawal moved further east to found the house of Gorkha, which in turn founded the Kingdom of Nepal. Gurkhas are most well-known for their history of service as foreign sold ...

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Gurkha - History Gurkha - East India Company army Gurkha - British Indian Army
Gurkha - Gurkha military rank system in the British Indian Army Gurkha - Gurkha Rifle Regiments ca.1800-1946
Gurkha - Post independence
Gurkha - British Army Gurkhas Gurkha - Indian Army Gorkhas Gurkha - Singapore Gurkhas Contingent
Gurkha - Other

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An army unit consisting of mounted soldiers is commonly known as cavalry. Cavalry fight from the backs of their mounts, which most often are horses or camels. Infantry travelling by horse and fighting on foot are instead known as mounted infantry or dragoons. Historically cavalry improved mobility, an "instrument which multiplied the fighting value of even the smallest forces, allowing them to outflank and avoid, to surprise and overpower, to retreat and escape according to the requirements of the moment." In some modern milita ...

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Cavalry - Origins Cavalry - Light and heavy cavalry Cavalry - Dominance and decline
Cavalry - Asia Cavalry - British Indian Army
Cavalry - Cavalry's demise Cavalry - Social status Cavalry - Famous cavalry forces

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List of Regiment of the Indian Army, List of Regiment of the Indian Army - Infantry Regiments

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The Indian Army was formed after the Indian Mutiny in 1857 by the British. Prior to this time the British East India Company had their own army units, paid for by their profits. During the days of British rule, the Indian Army proved a very useful adjunct to British forces not only in India but also in other places, particularly during World Wars I and II. British Indian Army - Internal Security. British Indian Army - North West Frontier. see also The Great Game European influence in Afghanistan See also:

British Indian Army, British Indian Army - Administrative Name, British Indian Army - History, British Indian Army - Internal Security, British Indian Army - North West Frontier, British Indian Army - World War I, British Indian Army - World War II, British Indian Army - Post World War II

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As mentioned earlier Mhow used to be the headquarters of the 5th Division of the Southern Army (a Division comprising only British units) during the British Raj. According to local legend Winston Churchill had also spent a few months in Mhow when he was a subaltern serving with his regiment in India. The house on the Mall where he is supposed to have lived has gradually crumbled due to neglect and age. It has been pulled down and a jogger's park has b ...

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Mhow, Mhow - Briefly Speaking, Mhow - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Mhow, Mhow - Renaming Mhow after Ambedkar and the controversy, Mhow - The Indian Army and Mhow, Mhow - Mhow in the State Assembly Vidhan Sabha and the National Parliament Lok Sabha, Mhow - Demography of Mhow, Mhow - Legal luminaries from Mhow, Mhow - Schools and colleges, Mhow - The Temple of Janapav and the rivers Chambal and Gambhir, Mhow - Literary references, Mhow - Sports and eminent sportspersons associated with Mhow, Mhow - Proximity to Pithampur, Mhow - Mhow and Bollywood, Mhow - The beauty of Mhow, Mhow - A book on Mhow in the offing

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Gurkhas claim descent from the Hindu Rajputs and Brahmins of Northern India, who entered modern Nepal from the west. Guru Gorkhanath had a Rajput Prince-disciple, the legendary Bappa Rawal, born Prince Kalbhoj, founder of the house of Mewar, who became the first Gurkha and is said to be the ancestor of the present Royal family of Nepal as well as the Rana dynasty of Nepal. The legend states that Bappa Rawal was a teenager in hiding, when he came upon the warrior saint while on a hunting expedition with friends in the jungles ...

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Gurkha, Gurkha - History, Gurkha - East India Company army, Gurkha - British Indian Army, Gurkha - Gurkha military rank system in the British Indian Army, Gurkha - Gurkha Rifle Regiments ca.1800-1946, Gurkha - Post independence, Gurkha - British Army Gurkhas, Gurkha - Indian Army Gorkhas, Gurkha - Singapore Gurkhas Contingent, Gurkha - Other

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From the end of the Indian Mutiny until the start of the First World War the Gurkha Regiments saw active service in Burma, Afghanistan, the North-East and the North-West Frontiers of India, Malta (the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78), Cyprus, Malaya, China (the Boxer Rebellion of 1900) and Tibet (Younghusband's Expedition of 1903). Between 1901 and 1906, the Gurkha regiments were renumbered from the 1st to the 11th and redesignated as Gurkha Rifles. One hundred thousand Gurkhas fought in the First World War. They served in the battlefields ...

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Gurkha, Gurkha - History, Gurkha - East India Company army, Gurkha - British Indian Army, Gurkha - Gurkha military rank system in the British Indian Army, Gurkha - Gurkha Rifle Regiments ca.1800-1946, Gurkha - Post independence, Gurkha - British Army Gurkhas, Gurkha - Indian Army Gorkhas, Gurkha - Singapore Gurkhas Contingent, Gurkha - Other

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From the end of the Indian Mutiny until the start of the First World War the Gurkha Regiments saw active service in Burma, Afghanistan, the North-East and the North-West Frontiers of India, Malta (the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78), Cyprus, Malaya, China (the Boxer Rebellion of 1900) and Tibet (Younghusband's Expedition of 1903). Between 1901 and 1906, the Gurkha regiments were renumbered from the 1st to the 11th and redesignated as Gurkha Rifles. One hundred thousand Gurkhas fought in the First World War. They served in the battlefiel ...

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Gurkha, Gurkha - History, Gurkha - East India Company army, Gurkha - British Indian Army, Gurkha - Gurkha military rank system in the British Indian Army, Gurkha - Gurkha Rifle Regiments ca.1800-1946, Gurkha - Post independence, Gurkha - British Army Gurkhas, Gurkha - Indian Army Gorkhas, Gurkha - Singapore Gurkhas Contingent, Gurkha - Other

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The initial military unit was formed on May 1942 when Indian PoWs were used by Italians in the war against the British. However it was reported that the Indians were found to be wavering in loyalty, especially after the Axis defeat in El Alamein in November 1942. They were disbanded, but revived again by the Germans as the Tiger Legion. The Indian prisoners recruited to the I.N.A. regarded themselves as freedom fighters attempting to liberate their country from imperial rule. The I.N.A. was initially founded under, and commanded by Ra ...

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Indian National Army, Indian National Army - Background, Indian National Army - Origin, Indian National Army - Rise and Fall of the INA, Indian National Army - Consequences of the I.N.A. Trials, Indian National Army - Troop Strength, Indian National Army - Azad Hind decoration

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After Indian independence – and partition – in 1947 and under the Tripartite Agreement, six Gurkha regiments joined the post-independence India Army. Four Gurkha regiments joined the British Army. Gurkha - British Army Gurkhas. Four Gurkha regiments joined the British Army on January 1 1948: 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles 1 ...

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Gurkha, Gurkha - History, Gurkha - East India Company army, Gurkha - British Indian Army, Gurkha - Gurkha military rank system in the British Indian Army, Gurkha - Gurkha Rifle Regiments ca.1800-1946, Gurkha - Post independence, Gurkha - British Army Gurkhas, Gurkha - Indian Army Gorkhas, Gurkha - Singapore Gurkhas Contingent, Gurkha - Other

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The focus of the I.N.A. was the idea that as I.N.A. troops entered India, they could convince Indian army troops in India to join the I.N.A.. Along with popular civilian support, they could ultimately loosen British control of India. The I.N.A. literally planned to march to Delhi from the India/Burma border and lead a popular uprising along the way. The Japanese supported this idea, at times more or less, but sufficiently to provide material support to the formation of the I.N.A. in Japanese controlled territory in Asia, notably Malay ...

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Indian National Army, Indian National Army - Background, Indian National Army - Origin, Indian National Army - Rise and Fall of the INA, Indian National Army - Consequences of the I.N.A. Trials, Indian National Army - Troop Strength, Indian National Army - Azad Hind decoration

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Gurkha soldiers have won 13 Victoria Crosses, all but one (Rambahadur Limbu) were won when all Gurkha regiments were still part of the Indian Army. An additional 13 VCs have been awarded to British Officers in Gurkha regiments. Since Indian independence, Gurkhas have also won 3 Param Vir Chakras. Ethnically, Gurkhas who are presently serving in the British armed forces are Indo-Tibeto-Mongolians. Gurkhas serving in the Indian Armed Forces are of both groups, Indo-Tibeto-Mongolian and Rajput stock. Gurkhas of Indo-Tibeto- ...

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Gurkha, Gurkha - History, Gurkha - East India Company army, Gurkha - British Indian Army, Gurkha - Gurkha military rank system in the British Indian Army, Gurkha - Gurkha Rifle Regiments ca.1800-1946, Gurkha - Post independence, Gurkha - British Army Gurkhas, Gurkha - Indian Army Gorkhas, Gurkha - Singapore Gurkhas Contingent, Gurkha - Other

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The troops eventually reached India via Burma with the help of Japanese Imperial Army and the tricolour (left) was hoisted for the first time on Indian soil in Moirang, Manipur. The Provisional Government of Azad Hind was established at Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Kohima, although only for a few months, during the course of Japan's conquest of Burma. The army was defeated within India, however, and retreated back through Burma with the British on its heels. At the end of the war, the army was disbanded; its commander, Subhas Chandra Bose, was killed i ...

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Indian National Army, Indian National Army - Background, Indian National Army - Origin, Indian National Army - Rise and Fall of the INA, Indian National Army - Consequences of the I.N.A. Trials, Indian National Army - Troop Strength, Indian National Army - Azad Hind decoration

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Gurkha soldiers have won 13 Victoria Crosses, all but one (Rambahadur Limbu) were won when all Gurkha regiments were still part of the Indian Army. An additional 13 VCs have been awarded to British Officers in Gurkha regiments. Since Indian independence, Gurkhas have also won 3 Param Vir Chakras. Ethnically, Gurkhas who are presently serving in the British armed forces are Indo-Tibeto-Mongolians. Gurkhas serving in the Indian Armed Forces are of both groups, Indo-Tibeto-Mongolian and Rajput stock. Gurkhas of Indo-Tibet ...

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Gurkha, Gurkha - History, Gurkha - East India Company army, Gurkha - British Indian Army, Gurkha - Gurkha military rank system in the British Indian Army, Gurkha - Gurkha Rifle Regiments ca.1800-1946, Gurkha - Post independence, Gurkha - British Army Gurkhas, Gurkha - Indian Army Gorkhas, Gurkha - Singapore Gurkhas Contingent, Gurkha - Other

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