Battle and theatre honours of the Indian Army
Indian cavalry near the Tigris River, during the First World War
The Indian Army has a distinguished history in which they won many battle and theatre honours. The practice of giving battle honours began with the East India Company who awarded these to the units of the native Indian corps in their presidency armies. The practice continued after the advent of the British Crown post-1857 when the armies of the East India Company became part of the British Indian Army and even after India's independence in 1947. The earliest conflict for which a battle honour was awarded was "Plassey" which was awarded in 1829 to the 1st Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry which served the East India Company in Bengal while the latest is "Kargil" in 1999 awarded to units of independent India's army for feats during the Kargil War.[1]
Pre-1914 battle honours[]
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First World War[]
Europe & Gallipoli[]
- Europe
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- Gallipoli
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Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia, Arabia[]
- Egypt & Palestine
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- Mesopotamia
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- Arabia
- Aden
Central Asia, Persia, Afghanistan, India, China[]
- Central Asia
- Merv
- Persia
- Persia 1915–19
- Afghanistan
- Afghanistan
- India
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- China
- Tsingtao
East Africa[]
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Second World War[]
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North East Africa, Middle East[]
- North East Africa
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- Middle East
- Iraq 1941
Post-independence[]
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947[]
The battle and theatre honours of the 1947 War are:[2]
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1965[]
The battle and theatre honours of the 1965 War are:[3]
- Jammu and Kashmir sector
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- Punjab sector
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- Rajasthan sector
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1971[]
- East Pakistan Sector
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- Jammu and Kashmir sector
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- Punjab theatre
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- Sindh theatre
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See also[]
Footnotes[]
- Singh, Sarbans (1993). Battle Honours of the Indian Army 1757 – 1971. New Delhi: Vision Books. ISBN 81-7094-115-6. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
References[]
- ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ Singh, Sarbans (1993) pp 227–238
- ^ Singh, Sarbans (1993) pp 242–256.
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