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The Kumaon Regiment is one of the oldest infantry regiments of the Indian Army.The regiment traces its origins to the 18th century and has fought in every major campaign of the British Indian Army and the Indian Army, including the two world wars, and is one of the highest decorated regiments of the Indian Army.
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Ranikhet (Kumaoni: Rānikhèt) is a hill station and cantonment town, near Almora Town in Almora district [1] in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the home of the Military Hospital, Kumaon Regiment [2] (KRC) and Naga Regiment [2] and is maintained by the Indian Army.
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.
Ranikhet (Queen's Field) was named after a legendary Queen who camped in the area and fell in love with it. Situated 49 miles north of Nainital, the town provides a spectacular view of the Himalayan range. Ranikhet is still a military cantonment and the Kumaon Regiment has been stationed there from 1780.
On 23 October 1917, during the World War I, a Kumaon Battalion was raised at Ranikhet as the "4/39th Kumaon Rifles". In 1918, this unit was redesignated as the 1st battalion, 50th Kumaon Rifles, and a second battalion was raised. These were merged with the Hyderabad Contingent into the 19th Hyderabad Regiment in 1922.
The Naga Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It is among the youngest regiments of the Indian Army - the first battalion was raised in Ranikhet , Uttarakhand in 1970. The regiment recruits mainly from Nagaland , in northeast India .
This song is the official regiment song of the Kumaon Regiment of Indian Army. The Kumaon Regiment has its headquarter at Ranikhet , Almora district . The song also serves as the cultural anthem for the Kumaoni people worldwide.