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.
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.
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.
A Mahar regiment was created during World War I but only for a few years and because of British desperation for additional troops. In 1941, the Mahar Regiment proper was created. [ 34 ] [ 35 ]
He also served as the Colonel of the Mahar Regiment until his retirement and remained active in supporting Regimental activities even after he retired. In November 2016 he returned to the Regimental Centre at Saugor, for the Platinum Jubilee of the Mahar Regiment [3] [4] as chief guest [5] at the wreath laying ceremony at the War Memorial.
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.
He was commissioned into the 2nd battalion of the Mahar Regiment in June 1985 from the Indian Military Academy. He commanded a company, combating the counter insurgency in Manipur. He attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He subsequently served as the Brigade Major of an Independent Armoured Brigade.
After graduating from DSSC, he was appointed general staff officer grade 2 (GSO2) in the army headquarters, where he served till 1955. Selected for the command of a battalion, he commanded the 3rd Battalion The Mahar Regiment in Jammu and Kashmir during 1956–59. Thereafter, he served as a general staff officer grade-1 (GSO1) of a division in ...