Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Mahar Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. Although it was originally intended to be a regiment consisting of troops from the Mahar community of Maharashtra , today the Mahar Regiment is composed of different communities from mainly states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh , and Bihar .
The pillar featured on the Mahar Regiment crest until the Independence of India; it is inscribed with the names of 22 Mahars killed at the battle. The victory pillar serves as focal point of Mahar heroism. [31] The Mahar began their service to the East India company around 1750. 20-25% of the British Bombay Army was Mahar.
Units of the Regiment of Artillery that have equipment other than weapons are listed below. These units mainly have Surveillance and Target Acquisition (SATA) equipment, Surveillance and target acquisition is a military role assigned to units and/or their equipment.
Sidhnak Mahar Inamdar, also known as Sidhnak Mahar, (18th century to 19th century) [1] [2] was an Indian soldier of the Mahar Regiment. [3] He belonged to the Mahar caste. He is popularly known for the Battle of Koregaon .
The Battle of Koregaon was fought on 1 January 1818 between the British East India Company and the Peshwa faction of the Maratha Confederacy, at Koregaon Bhima.. A 28,000-strong force led by Peshwa Baji Rao II whilst on their way to attack the company-held Pune, were unexpectedly met by an 800-strong Company force that was on its way to reinforce the British troops in Pune.
Major Parameshwaran was granted a Short Service Commission as a second lieutenant in the 15th Battalion Mahar Regiment on 16 January 1972. [1] Promoted lieutenant on 16 January 1974, [2] he was subsequently granted a regular commission, and was promoted captain on 12 October 1979 and to major on 31 July 1984.
The 111th Mahars was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army that formed part of the Indian Army during the First World War. Raised in June 1917, it was disbanded in 1922. Raised in June 1917, it was disbanded in 1922.
Parachute Regiment [23] Harsha Gupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM 13 October 2019 13 October 2020 Sikh Light Infantry [24] M. V. Suchindra Kumar, AVSM, YSM**, VSM 14 October 2020 28 October 2021 Assam Regiment [25] Manjinder Singh, YSM, VSM 29 October 2021 23 December 2022 Madras Regiment [26] Sandeep Jain, SM 24 December 2022 31 December 2023 Mahar ...