The 7th Light Cavalry previously the 28th Light Cavalry, was a regular army cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1784 under the East India Company. The regiment later saw service on the North West Frontier and in World War I and World War II. In 1947, it was allocated to the new Indian Army, where it continues to exist as
The 77th Indian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in India in June 1942. The brigade was assigned to the Chindits and organised into eight columns for operations behind enemy lines in Burma. In March 1945, it was converted into the 77th Indian Parachute Brigade and assigned to the 44th Airborne Division. Contents
The 1947 Mirpur Massacre was the killing of thousands of Hindu and Sikh refugees in Mirpur of today’s Azad Kashmir, by armed Pakistani tribesmen and Pakistani soldiers during the First Kashmir War. It followed the occupation of Mirpur by the raiders on 25 November 1947. Contents 1Background 2Event 3Aftermath 4Notes 5See also 6References 7Bibliography Background Before the Kashmir War in 1947, the Mirpur District had about 75,000 Hindu
The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. Its origins lay in the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. After the accession of the state to the Indian Union in October 1947, the State Forces came under the command of the Indian Army. They remained in the original form until 1956 when Jammu and Kashmir
The United Nations Security Council Resolution 47, adopted on 21 April 1948, concerns the resolution of the Kashmir conflict. After hearing arguments from both India and Pakistan, the Council increased the size of the Commission established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 39 to five members (with representatives of Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, Czechoslovakia and the United States), instructed the Commission to go
A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags (“colours”), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible. In European military tradition, military units may be acknowledged for their achievements in specific wars or operations of a military campaign. In Great
Major Somnath Sharma, PVC (31 January 1923 – 3 November 1947), of the Indian Army, was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India’s highest military decoration. Sharma was commissioned into the 8th Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment, in 1942. He served in Burma during the Arakan Campaign of World War II, for which he was mentioned in despatches. Fighting in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948, Somnath
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1a rank. Contents 1Australia 2Canada 3France 4Greece 5Indonesia 6Israel 7New Zealand 8Norway 9Pakistan 10Philippines 11Portugal 12Singapore 13Switzerland 14United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries 15United States 16Insignia 17See also 18References Australia The rank of second lieutenant existed in the military forces of the Australian colonies and Australian Army until 1986.
Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (22 April 1915 – 31 July 2003) was the key instigator of the 1947 Poonch Rebellion and the establishment of Azad Kashmir. He served as the first President of Azad Kashmir. Contents 1Early life and education 21947 Poonch rebellion 3Professional and political career 4President of Azad Kashmir 5Death and legacy 6References 7Further reading Early life and
A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared assault. This derives from Latin: sedere, lit. ‘to sit’. Siege warfare is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict characterized by one party holding a strong, static, defensive position. Consequently, an opportunity for negotiation between combatants is not uncommon, as proximity and fluctuating advantage can encourage diplomacy. The art of