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The Sino–Indian War, also known as the China–India War or the Indo–China War, was an armed conflict between China and India that took place from October to November 1962. It was a military escalation of the Sino–Indian border dispute .
Following the 1962 Sino-Indian War, tensions continued to run high along the Himalayan border shared by India and China. Influenced by its previous defeat, the Indian Army raised a number of new units, nearly doubling their deployed forces along the disputed region.
The regiment served in World War I and World War II, before being one of the six (of ten) Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army after independence in 1947. Since then it has served in a number of conflicts including the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistan wars of 1965 and 1971.
Chinese Civil War (1927-37, 1945-49) Second Sino Japanese War (1937-45) Korean War (1950-53) Campaign at the China–Burma border (1960-61) Sino-Indian War (1962) Vietnam War (1962-75) Nathu La and Cho La clashes (1967) Sino-Soviet border conflict (1969) Sino-Vietnamese War (1979) Sino-Vietnamese conflicts 1979-90 (1979-90) 1999 East Timorese ...
The 1967 Sino-Indian clash also known as the Sino-Indian War of 1967 (1 – 10 October 1967) was a military conflict between India and China in the Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim, then an Indian protectorate. The Chinese People's Liberation Army infiltrated Sikkim [67] on 1 October 1967, but was repulsed by the Indian Army by 10 October.
Following the Sino-Indian War of 1962, in 1963 the 7th and 14th Battalions of the J&K Militia were spun off to form the Ladakh Scouts. The militias conducted themselves with great distinction during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and earned 3 battle honours during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. The troopers of the force felt strongly that they ...
The Battle of Rezang La ("la" meaning hill in Tibetan/Ladhaki language) was a major military engagement that took place on 18 November 1962, during the Sino-Indian War between the Indian Army's 13th Kumaon Regiment and China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). 120 Indian soldiers of all-Ahir (From Ahirwal region (Rajsthan and Haryana) Charlie C Company faced more than 3000 Chinese soldiers and ...
The Battle of Galwan was a significant moment in the Sino-Indian War, demonstrating the determination of the Indian Army to defend its territory in Ladakh. The successful defense of Galwan Valley ensured that China was unable to capture this strategically important area during the early phase of the conflict.