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	Gurkha - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		In 1788 and 1791, Nepal Gurkha invaded Tibet and robbed Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
		Between 1901 and 1906, the Gurkha regiments were renumbered from the 1st to the 11th and redesignated as Gurkha Rifles.
		The 4th battalion of the 10th Gurkha Rifles became a nucleus for the Chindits.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Gurkha (2804 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Gurkha Brigade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Gurkhas served in British troops in the Pindaree War[?] of 1817, in Bhurtbore[?] in 1826 and Sikh Wars[?] in 1846 and 1848.
		2nd battalion of 3rd Gurkha Rifles was in the conquest of Baghdad.
		Gurkhas have had their roles in Falklands War, Gulf War, NATO operations in Kosovo and UN peacekeeping operations[?] in Bosnia and East Timor.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/gu/Gurkha_Brigade (838 words)

	Gurkha - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Gurkhas are most well-known for their history of service as foreign soldiers in the British Army.
		The British were impressed by the Gurkha soldiers and began to regularly hire them as mercenaries organised into Gurkha regiments in the East India Company army, with the permission of then prime minister, Shree Teen (3) Maharja (Maharana) Jung Bahadur Rana, the first prime-minister and "Father" of modern Nepal.
		Gurkhas served as troops under contract to the East India Company in the Pindaree War of 1817, in Bhurtbore in 1826 and the First and Second Sikh Wars in 1846 and 1848.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Gorkha (1721 words)

	gurkha knife, Gurkha, Brigade of Gurkhas, Britist Gurkha, Gurkha soldier, Who are Gurkhas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Gurkha generally strikes upwards with the kukri, possibly in order to avoid wounding himself should his blow fail, and possibly because an upward cut is just the one that can be least guarded against.
		Gurkhas served as troops of the East India Company in the Pindaree War of 1817, in Bhurtbore in 1826 and the Sikh Wars in 1846 and 1848.
		Gurkha soldiers have won 12 Victoria Crosses, although all but one (Rambahadur Limbu) were won when all Gurkha regiments were still part of the Indian Army.
	www.himalayanmart.com /gurkhaknife/gurkhaknife.php (2457 words)

	History Of Gurkha Soldier
		Gurkha troops (1st Battalion, 2nd KEO Gurkha Rifles) were the first to be used again in an operational role at the outbreak of the Brunei Revolt in December 1962.
		This was achieved by a reduction of the number of Gurkha infantry battalions from eight to five, reductions in the strength of the three corps units (Engineers, Signals and Transport) and the disbandment of the Gurkha Parachute Company and the Gurkha Military Police.
		The 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles were at the forefront of the NATO Peace Support Operations in Kosovo in 1999, whilst in the same year, the 2nd Battalion played a key role in the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in East Timor.
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	Avalanche Press
		Naik of a Gurkha battalion on the North-West Frontier.
		Gurkhas were also recruited; none joined the INA, remaining loyal to their oaths, and they suffered terribly in captivity as a result.
		Gurkha veterans are required to present written proof of their captivity to receive the award; most of the handful still alive are illiterate and few managed to claim the cash until Veronica O’Neal, the elderly widow of a 2/2nd British officer, found a roster hidden from the Japanese by her husband.
	www.avalanchepress.com /GurkhasInMalaya.php?mode=print (1059 words)

	British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: Gurkhas: 10th Gurkha Rifles
		It may seem odd that these Gurkhas became part of the Madras army, but Burma was at the time in the Madras Military command, so that when it was decided to create a permanent force there the Kubo Valley Police Battalion became a regiment of the Madras Infantry.
		The 10th, or the 1st Burma Infantry as they were at first called, constantly patrolled the region, living off the land in many cases for four years.
		It was decided to join the 1/10th Gurkhas with the two remaining companies of the 116th Mahrattas, giving rise to their nickname 'The 126th Gurattas' and their unofficial motto 'Per Arida ad Astra', a reference to the interminable treks through the desert to cover as much territory as possible..
	www.britishempire.co.uk /forces/armyunits/gurkha/10thgurkhas.htm (994 words)

	Brigade of Gurkhas - China-related Topics BQ-BT - China-Related Topics
		On July 1, 1994 the four rifle regiments were merged into one, the Royal Gurkha Rifles, and the three corps regiments (the Gurkha Military Police having been disbanded in 1965) were reduced to squadron strength.
		Gurkhas have had a role in the Falklands War (1st Battalon of the 7th), Gulf War, NATO operations in Kosovo and UN peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and East Timor.
		Gurkha soldiers have won 13 Victoria Crosses, although all but one (Rambahadur Limbu) were won when all Gurkha regiments were still part of the Indian Army.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Brigade_of_Gurkhas (2009 words)

	Gurkha - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia
		Gurkhas are best known for their history of bravery and strength in the British Army Brigade of Gurkhas and the Indian Army.
		From the end of the Indian Mutiny until the start of the First World War the Gurkha Regiments saw active service in Burma, Afghanistan, the North-East and the North-West Frontiers of India, Malta (the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78), Cyprus, Malaya, China (the Boxer Rebellion of 1900) and Tibet (Younghusband's Expedition of 1905).
		In 1999 5/8 Gorkha Rifles were sent as part of the Indian Army UN contingent of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) to secure the diamond fields against the Revolutionary United Front.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Gurkha (3008 words)

	Himalayan Travel Trade Journal:Nepal Feature
		Until now, Gurkhas meant listening to stories of my uncles talking about how father tackled a jungle full of Japanese soldiers in the Second World War and how grandfather faced the Germans in the trenches during the First World War.
		Our memory of the Gurkhas was kept alive by stories told by old-timers about fathers and forefathers who seemed to have reached virtually every corner of the world from Burma to Belgium.
		It was a long bloody battle in which the Gurkhas impressed their adversaries with their fighting skills.
	www.httj.com.np /oct_2005/nepal_feature.htm (2573 words)

	Gurkha - Free net encyclopedia
		Image:Prithvinarayanshah.jpg The legend states that Bappa Rawal was a teenager in hiding, when he came upon the warrior saint while on a hunting expedition with friends in the jungles of Rajasthan.
		Image:Jung bahadur 1877.jpg The "original" Gurkhas who were descended from the Rajputs refused to enter as mere soldiers and were instead given positions as officers in the British-Indian armed forces.
		Image:Kukri.jpg Gurkha soldiers have won 13 Victoria Crosses, all but one (Rambahadur Limbu) were won when all Gurkha regiments were still part of the Indian Army.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Gurkhas (2529 words)

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		Indian Mutiny in 1857, Gurkhas fought on the British side, and became part of the British Indian Army on its formation.
		Royal Green Jackets) fought alongside the Sirmoor Rifles and were so impressed that following the mutiny they insisted 2nd Gurkhas be awarded the honours of adopting their distinctive rifle green uniforms with scarlet edgings and rifle regiment traditions and that they should hold the title of riflemen rather than sepoys.
		Gurkha soldiers have won 13 Victoria Crosses, all but one were won when all Gurkha regiments were still part of the Indian Army.
	www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Gurkhas.html (1425 words)

	Ganju Lama: obituaries
		After Indian Independence in 1947, Ganju Lama joined the 11th Gorkha (as it is spelt in the Indian army) Rifles, a regiment formed from Gurkhas of the 7th and 10th Gurkha Rifles who had decided to continue their services in India instead of joining the British Army.
		The enemy was known to be wellentrenched, but B Company of 1st/7th Gurkhas, in the lead on the left of the road, was suddenly held down by fire from the 37mm guns of Japanese light tanks, which had apparently appeared from nowhere.
		He was admitted into the Gurkhas at the age of 18 only because in wartime the regiment let slip its usually stringent ethnic criterion.
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		The Royal Gurkha Rifles is a regiment of the...
		It is unique in that it recruits Gurkhas from Nepal, which is a nation independent of the...
		The Royal Gurkha Rifles are considered to be some of the...
	www.n00bie.net /Royal_Gurkha_Rifles (551 words)

	29th Indian Infantry Brigade & Indian Artillery at Gallipoli
		Painting by Terence Cuneo of the 1/6th Gurkha Rifles, storming the crest of the Sari Bair - the highest point of the Gallipoli Peninsular on 09 August 1915.
		The 1st Battalion 6th Gurkhas fired their first shots in anger for 24 years at Kantara on 26th January 1915 when the Turks attempted to seize the Suez Canal.
		Later on, the ridge was shelled by the Royal Navy by mistake and the Turks saw and took the chance to regain the heights.
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	Night Gang - Gurhkas in Dinjan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Between 1901 and 1906, the Gurkha regiments were renumbered from the 1st to the 11th and redesignated
		Rifles was involved in the conquest of Baghdad.
		of the 10th Gurkha Rifles became a nucleus for the Chindits.
	www.nightgang.com /CBI_Gurhka_Closeup.html (1311 words)

	British Army Regimental badges for sale:
		With the Indian Independence of 1947, four Regiments of Gurkha Rifles transferred to the British Army with the remainder continuing in the new Indian Army.
		In 1948 the following four Regiments were constituted as the Brigade of Gurkhas and became part of the British Army: 2nd,6th,7th and 10th Gurkha Rifles.
		As part of the Options for change package instituted in the 1990's all four Gurkha Regiments merged into a new Regiment The Royal Gurkha Rifles, and adopted the new badge.
	www.egframes.co.uk /gurkhas1.htm (240 words)

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		Formed 1890 as the 1st Regiment of Burma Infantry, became 10th Gurkha Rifles in 1901, adopted latest title in 1949.
		This is the badge of the newly formed Royal Gurkha Rifles.
		On 1st January 1963 the Gurkha Independent Company was formed as a unit of the Parachute Regiment.
	www.egframes.co.uk /aagurkha13.htm (127 words)

	Defence Talk Forum - 11 Gurkha Rifles in training
		I've read reports that the Argentine soldiers in the Falkland's actually put down their weapons as soon as news broke of the Gurkha Regiment of the Royal Army landed in the islands.
		Between 1901 and 1906, the Gurkha regiments were renumbered from the 1st to the 10th and redesignated as Gurkha Rifles.
		They formed the Brigade of Gurkhas and were initally stationed in Malaya.
	www.defencetalk.com /forums/printthread.php?t=3169 (1514 words)

	British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: Indian Infantry: 10th Gurkha Rifles
		In November 1965 the 2nd Bn 10th Gurkha Rifles was ordered to defend a position 5000 metres inside the border between Malaysia and Indonesia in the Bau District of Sarawak.
		The battle lasted an hour with the result of 24 enemy deaths to three Gurkhas killed and two wounded.
		His was the only VC won by the 10th and the only VC won by a Gurkha since the World War 2.
	www.britishempire.co.uk /forces/armyunits/gurkha/10thgurkhaslimbu.htm (326 words)

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	10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles [India / UK]
		formed by amalgamation of 10th Madras Infantry, and The Kubo Valley Military Police Battalion [formed 05.1887]; regiment not permitted to claim lineage, seniority and battle honours of 10th Madras Infantry until centenary in 1990
		A bugle horn stringed interlaced with a kukri fessewise the blade to the sinister, within the strings of the bugle horn the numeral 10.
		Regimental Trust 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles, 2000.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/southasia/gurkha/10GR.htm (639 words)

	10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles [India / UK] (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		VCs in the Gurkha Museum, Winchester, by Iain Stewart.
		Notes from the historical record of the 2nd Bn, 10th Gurkha Rifles.
		ODTAA : being extracts from the diary of an officer who served with the 4/10th Gurkha Rifles in Manipur and Burma.
	www.regiments.org.cob-web.org:8888 /regiments/southasia/gurkha/10GR.htm (642 words)

	Khukuri House- Making army knives/kukris for UK, US troops since 1993
		Joined army in 12th Oct 1966 at the young age of 17 years from Dharan.
		22 years of local service in the brigade of Gurkhas with 10th Gurkha Rifles.
		Retired in Oct 1987 at the rank of warrant officer 2nd class.
	www.gurkhas-kukris.com (259 words)

	Janus: The Papers of Brigadier Michael Rookherst Roberts
		Diaries and papers relating to the Burma Campaign, 1942-5, and papers relating to the 4th Battalion 10th Gurkha Rifles, 1942-7
		Wartime diary of the 4th Battalion of the 10th Gurkha Rifles (typescript).
		Copy of K.C.J. Meyrick and J.C.H. Templar's, "The history of the Fourth Battalion Tenth Gurkha Rifles- March 15th 1941- February 28th 1947" (typescript).
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