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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 .
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 war also catalyzed the rapid modernization of the PLAAF. [30] In 1962, the PLA ground force also fought India in the Sino-Indian War. [31] [32] In a series of border clashes in 1967 with Indian troops, the PLA suffered heavy numerical and tactical losses. [33] [34] [35]
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.
The bravery of Jaswant Rawat was honored by naming the army post held by him as the "Jaswant Garh post" where he fended off the People's Liberation Army, and Jaswant Garh War Memorial was built at the post. [9] [10] Memorial at the army post lies 52 km southeast of Tawang & north of Sela Tunnel on NH-13 Trans-Arunachal Highway's Dirang-Tawang ...
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 Charlie C Company faced more than 3000 Chinese soldiers and successfully defended the strategic mountain ...
The delaying action at Walong gave the Indian Army time to regroup further south, preventing a deeper Chinese advance into Indian territory. [13] The Sino-Indian War ended shortly after the Battle of Walong, with China declaring a unilateral ceasefire on 21 November 1962. [14] [15]