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List Of Regiments Of The Indian Army
This article lists the regiments of the Indian Army, including the various corps of supporting arms and services. History Historic list of regiments The following old lists in this section have been replaced by the present list provided in the subsequent sections: * List of regiments of the Indian Army (1903) * List of regiments of the Indian Army (1922) Regiments Armoured # President's Bodyguard # 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) # 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) # 3rd Cavalry # 4th Horse (Hodson's Horse) # 5th Armoured Regiment # 6th Lancers # 7th Light Cavalry # 8th Light Cavalry # 9th Horse (The Deccan Horse) # 10 Armoured Regiment # 11 Armoured Regiment # 12 Armoured Regiment # 13 Armoured Regiment # 14 Horse (The Scinde Horse) # 15 Armoured Regiment # 16th Light Cavalry # 17th Horse (The Poona Horse) # 18th Cavalry # 19 Armoured Regiment # 20 Lancers # 21 Horse (Central India Horse) # 41 Armoured Regiment # 42 Armoured Regiment # 43 Armoured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four-star general. Two officers have been conferred with the rank of field marshal, a five-star rank, which is a ceremonial position of great honour. The Indian Army was formed in 1895 alongside the long established presidency armies of the East India Company, which too were absorbed into it in 1903. The princely states had their own armies, which were merged into the national army after independence. The units and regiments of the Indian Army have diverse histories and have participated in several battles and campaigns around the world, earning many battle and theatre honours before and after Independence. The primary mission of the Indian Army is to ensure national security and national unity, to defend the nation from external aggression an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Prince Of Wales's Own Scinde Horse
The Scinde Horse is an armoured regiment in the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. The regiment, known before independence as the 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse was a regular cavalry regiment of the Bombay Army, and later the British Indian Army. Scinde Horse is the only regiment known to honour its enemy till date (the Baluchi warrior on its badge) and has not changed its badge since its raising. At one point, the regiment carried nine Standards while on parade (regiments normally hold one), a unique privilege given to it for its valour. The regiment was the first Cavalry unit in the British Indian Army to get mechanized (at Rawalpindi, in 1938). It was also the first Cavalry regiment to get the President of India's Standard after independence. Formation The regiment can trace its formation back to The Scinde Irregular Horse raised at Hyderabad on 8 August 1839. The regiment was raised at the recommendation of Colonel Henry Pottinger, the Resident at Scinde. The firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
46th Armoured Regiment (India)
46 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army. Formation 46 Armoured Regiment was raised on 01 July 1982 at Ahmednagar. It has an all-India all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions. History The Regiment was presented the ‘ President’s Standards’ at Hisar, Haryana on 17 October 2008 by the then President of India, Mrs. Prathiba Patil. Equipment The Regiment had the Vijayanta tanks at raising. Since 2002, it has been equipped with the T-72 tanks. Operations The regiment participated in Operation Bluestar soon after its formation. It has also taken part in Operation Trident, Operation Rakshak, Operation Vijay and Operation Parakram. Major Ratan Kumar Sen was awarded the Shaurya Chakra for his gallant actions during counter terrorism operations in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, while he was serving in 2 Rashtriya Rifles. Regimental Insignia The Regimental insignia consists of a thunderbolt, overlaid with the Vijayanta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
45th Cavalry (India)
45 Cavalry is an armoured regiment in the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. The regiment distinguished itself in operations during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War winning one Maha Vir Chakra. Raising The first 45th Cavalry was formed in August 1918 from *a squadron of 20th Deccan Horse *a squadron of 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse *a squadron of 36th Jacob's Horse *a squadron of 38th King George's Own Central India Horse It was disbanded in 1919. It was re-raised in April 1941 at Meerut under Major CPJ Prioleau. The troops were Sikhs, Pathans and Dogras drawn from the 13th Lancers, Scinde Horse & Guides Cavalry and equipped with Stuart light tanks. They served in Burma as part of 50th Indian Tank Brigade, entering Burma in December 1944 in the Arakan and returning in March 1945 to India to upgrade to Sherman tanks. Post war, the regiment was disbanded in April 1946. The Regiment was raised again as an Indian Cavalry Regiment at Kandahar Lines, Delhi Cantonment by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
44th Armoured Regiment (India)
44 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army. Formation 44 Armoured Regiment was raised on 15 December 1981 at Ahmednagar under the command of Lieutenant Colonel (later Brigadier) DS Dhillon based on a ‘mixed class composition’ and equipped with Vijayanta tanks. Major General (later General) BC Joshi was the first Colonel of the Regiment. History The Regiment was presented the ‘ President’s Standards’ at Suratgarh on 25 February 2015 by General Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, on behalf of the President of India, Mr Pranab Mukherjee. Equipment The Regiment had the Vijayanta tanks at the time of raising. It converted to T-72M1-Ajeya tanks in 1997. Operations The regiment has participated in Operation Meghdoot, Operation Rakshak and Operation Parakram. It has contributed its officers and men to Rashtriya Rifles and Assam Rifles for counter-insurgency duties. The Regiment has won the following awards for gallantry and distinguished servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Armoured Regiment (India)
43 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army. Formation 43 Armoured Regiment was raised on 1 February 1981 at Ahmednagar under the command of Lt Col (later Lt Gen) BM Kapur based on a ‘mixed class composition’ and equipped with Vijayanta tanks. History The Regiment after its formation has served in Kapurthala, Sri Ganganagar, Ratnuchak, Pathankot, Lalgarh Jattan, Bikaner and Jaisalmer. The Regiment was presented the ‘ President’s Standards’ at Jaisalmer in 2016 by General Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, on behalf of the President of India, Mr Pranab Mukherjee. The Regiment had the honour of participating in the annual Republic Day parade on many occasions. Equipment The Regiment had the Vijayanta tanks at the time of raising. It was handed six pre-production series of the MBT Arjun in 1993, being the first Regiment to use these tanks. From 1995, it had a mix of T-55 and Arjun tanks. In 2009, the Regiment received its full complement o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Armoured Regiment (India)
42nd Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. Formation The current regiment was raised with an "all India class" composition at Babina on 1 January 1981 by Lieutenant Colonel (later Brigadier) Ranjit Talwar (formerly of 18 Cavalry). The first Colonel of Regiment was Lieutenant General G. S. Klair, AVSM. The regiment has served in many different locations, but mostly across Northern India locations like Ambala, Jalandhar, Lucknow, Babina, Barmer and Amritsar. Prior to World War II, regiments of similar names existed. 42nd Cavalry Regiment (1918-1921) During World War I, a regiment named the "42nd Cavalry Regiment" was raised at Baleli by Maj Percy Henry Mitchell Taylor of the 32nd Lancers.Nath (2009), pg 281. The Regiment was raised from a squadron from 10th Lancers (Hodson's Horse) and the 35th Scinde Horse. The ethnic composition was as follows:- * Pathans - half squadron. * Sikhs - one and three quarter squadrons. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
41st Armoured Regiment (India)
The 41st Armoured Regiment is part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. History 41st Cavalry Regiment During World War I, a regiment named the 41st Cavalry Regiment was raised at Baleli by Major John Hope Hallowes of the 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis). Besides the Commandant, no other officer was posted until 17 July 1918 when the regiment became active. In August 1918, two squadrons of the newly formed regiment were sent to patrol the East Persia Cordon. 41st Cavalry Regiment was raised from a squadron from Hallowes' own regiment, the Cureton's Multanis, and one squadron each from the 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry, 37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) and from the 39th Central India Horse. The ethnic composition was as follows: * Pathans – one squadron. * Sikhs – one squadron. * Derajat Muslims – one squadron. * Punjabi and Rajput Muslims – half squadron each. Formation Drawing lineage from a cavalry regiment that existed between 1918 and 1921, the regiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central India Horse
The Central India Horse (formerly the 21st King George V's Own Horse, also known as Beatson's Horse) was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army and is presently part of the Indian Army Armoured Corps. Formation The regiment was raised as two irregular cavalry regiments at the outset of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The first regiment was formed by Captain Henry Otway Mayne on 15 December 1857 and was known initially as Mayne's Horse. Captain Mayne who was from the 6th Madras Light Cavalry and a Brigade Major of the Hyderabad Contingent, raised his regiment with troops from Gwalior Contingent, Malwa Contingent Cavalry and Bhopal Contingent. The second regiment was known as Beatson's Horse. It was raised between February and September 1858 in Hyderabad by Lieutenant Colonel (later Major-General) William Fergusson Beatson, originally of the Bengal Native Infantry. The troops were from Hyderabad. They were based at the towns of Augur in Western Malwa and Goona in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20 Lancers (India)
20th Lancers is an armoured regiment in the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. The regiment distinguished itself in operations with its defence of Chhamb in Jammu and Kashmir during the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War and won one Maha Vir Chakra. It has provided one Chief of Army Staff and two Army Commanders. Origin The regiment was formed in 1921 by amalgamating 14th Murray's Jat Lancers (raised 1857) with 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) (raised 1858). The regiment served till 1937, when it was removed from the order of battle and deactivated. It was converted into a training regiment of the 3rd Indian Cavalry group with a permanent station at Lucknow. This eventually evolved into the Indian Armoured Corps Training Centre at Lucknow. Following the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, the regiment was allotted to India. The centre moved in 1948 to Ahmednagar and merged with other establishments to become the Armoured Corps Centre and School. The regiment was re-raised by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Armoured Regiment (India)
19 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army. Formation 19 Armoured Regiment was raised on 25 March 1985 at Ahmednagar. It has an all-India all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions. History The Regiment was presented the ‘ President’s Standards’ at Babina, Uttar Pradesh on 19 October 2010 by the then President of India, Mrs. Prathiba Patil. Five armoured regiments of the 31 Armoured Division (19, 12, 13, 83 and 15 Armoured Regiments) were awarded the colours. The Regiment had the honour of participating in the Republic Day parade in 2018. Equipment The Regiment was equipped with Vijayanta tanks at its raising. It is presently equipped with the T-90 tanks. Regimental Insignia The Regimental insignia consists of crossed lances with pennons, overlaid with the numeral "19" inscribed on the crossing of the lances, mounted by an armoured fist and a scroll at the base with the words " कवचित रेजिमेंट ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th King Edward's Own Cavalry
The 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry was a regular cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army. Following the independence of India, the regiment was allotted to the Indian Army and redesignated as the 18th Cavalry. Formation Tracing its origins from 1842, the regiment was formed in 1921 by the amalgamation of the 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry and the 7th Hariana Lancers. These two regiments too had undergone many changes – *1842 – Raised at Fatehgarh as 8th Regiment of Bengal Irregular Cavalry, 1861 – 6th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry, 1883 – 6th (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Bengal Cavalry, 1901 – 6th (Prince of Wales's) Bengal Cavalry, 1903 – 6th Prince of Wales's Cavalry, 1906 – 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry *1846– Raised at Cawnpore and Meerut as 16th Regiment of Bengal Irregular Cavalry, 1847– 17th Regiment Bengal Irregular Cavalry, 1861– 7th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry, 1900– 7th Regiment of Bengal Lancers, 1901– 7th Bengal Lancers, 1903– 7th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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