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Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective name which refers to all the units in the British Army that are composed of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers. [3] The brigade draws its heritage from Gurkha units that originally served in the British Indian Army prior to Indian independence, and prior to that served for the East India Company. [4]
The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali and Indian Gorkha, Nepali-speaking Indian people, and are recruited for the Nepali Army (96,000), [3] the Indian Army (42,000), the British Army (4,010), [4] the Gurkha Contingent in Singapore, the Gurkha Reserve Unit in Brunei, for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world. [5]
The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army , RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal , which is neither a dependent territory of the United Kingdom nor a member of the Commonwealth .
Dipprasad Pun, CGC (Nepali: दिपप्रसाद पुन) is a Nepalese sergeant of the Royal Gurkha Rifles (British Army), who was decorated with the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for an act of bravery during the War in Afghanistan on the night of 17 September 2010.
In 1845 the Sikhs invaded the British territory at Satluj. [1] In December 1846, an inconclusive battle was fought at Ferozeshah, and in January 1846, the Sikhs attempted to cut the British lines of communication. To counter, the combined force of British, Indians, and Gurkhas was sent to intercept the Sikhs. The Sikhs were forced to retreat.
The British Army's Brigade of Gurkhas, units composed of Nepalese soldiers—although originally led by British officers—has been a part of the army since 1815. When raised, it originally focused on conflicts in the Far East , but the transfer of Hong Kong from British to Chinese hands necessitated that the brigade move its base to the UK.
Brigade of Gurkhas (est. 1815) — all units of the British Army composed of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers. They originally served in the British Indian Army as a military unit of the British Empire . Subcategories
Includes commissioned officers of the Royal Gurkha Rifles regiment of the British Army and its predecessors. Note that before 1947 Gurkhas were members of the British Indian Army, not the British Army, and should be categorised in Category:British Indian Army officers and Category:Gurkhas instead of here.