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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 79. Chapters: Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947, Infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947, Household Division, The Garhwal Rifles, Rajput Regiment, Sikh Light Infantry, Para Commandos, Parachute Regiment, 1 Gorkha Rifles, Kumaon Regiment, Sikh Regiment, Bombay Engineer Group, 3 Gorkha Rifles, Bengal Engineer Group, Jat Regiment, Maratha Light Infantry, 4 Gorkha Rifles, The Poona Horse, 8 Gorkha Rifles, 5 Gorkha Rifles, 1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse, Assam Regiment, Mahar Regiment, Punjab Regiment, The Madras Regiment, 14th Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry, Rajputana Rifles, 11 Gorkha Rifles, Brigade of the Guards, The Grenadiers, Bihar Regiment, Gorkha regiments, 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry, Dogra Regiment, 4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, 9 Gorkha Rifles, List of regiments of the Indian Army, Naga Regiment, President's Bodyguard, The Ladakh Scouts, Mechanised Infantry Regiment, Madras Pioneers, Bikaner Camel Corps, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 45th Cavalry Regiment, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, Arunachal Scouts, 62nd Cavalry Regiment, 41 Armoured Regiment, 42 Armoured Regiment, Indian Medical Service, 67 Armoured Regiment. Excerpt: The Garhwal Rifles is a light infantry or 'rifle' regiment of the Indian Army. It was originally raised as the 39th Garhwal Rifles of the Bengal Army, became part of the old Indian Army, and received its present name on Indian independence. It served during the Frontier campaigns of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, as well in both the World Wars and the wars fought after Independence. Mainly made up of Garhwali soldiers, this regiment has a distinguished record and a unique identity. Today it is made up of more than 25,000 soldiers, organised into nineteen regular battalions (i.e. 2nd to 19th) and the Garhwal S...
