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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.
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.
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.
In 1919, the regiment absorbed the 71st Punjabis, but was itself was disbanded in 1922. [7] A new Mahar Regiment was raised in October 1941 which continues to serve in the Indian Army . [ 8 ]
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 .
Regiment of Artillery [2] K V Krishna Rao, PVSM 24 July 1974 15 March 1978 Mahar Regiment [3] D K Chandorkar, AVSM 20 March 1978 30 June 1979 Rajputana Rifles: K Chiman Singh 01 July 1979 29 July 1981 Rajputana Rifles: A K Handoo, PVSM 30 July 1981 09 March 1983 Brigade of Guards: K K Hazari, PVSM, AVSM 10 May 1983 25 September 1985 Regiment of ...
Brigadier Manjit Singh was commissioned into the Mahar Regiment on 17 December 1961 and subsequently transferred to the 11 JAK LI.In October 1987 during Operation Pawan, he commanded the 41 Brigade that was among the formations tasked to capture Jaffna from the militant group LTTE, an operation that saw intense fighting and heavy casualties.