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	Gurkha Brigade
		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.
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	Gurkha - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 1788 and 1791, Nepal Gurkha invaded Tibet and robbed Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
		The 60th Rifles (later the 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.
		Between 1901 and 1906, the Gurkha regiments were renumbered from the 1st to the 11th and redesignated as Gurkha Rifles.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Gorkha (2804 words)

	Gurkha - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		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)

	2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the Indian Mutiny, the Sirmoor Battalion was one of the Indian regiments that remained loyal to Britain.
		With the decision to number the Gurkha regiments in 1861, the Sirmoor Rifles became the 2nd Gurkha (Sirmoor Rifles) Regiment.
		The 2nd Gurkhas became one of the four to transfer to the British Army.
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	gurkha knife, Gurkha, Brigade of Gurkhas, Britist Gurkha, Gurkha soldier, Who are Gurkhas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		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.
		The 1st Battalon of the 7th Gurkhas fought in the Falklands War of 1982, while the 1st Battalion of the 11th Gorkha Regiment fought in the 1999 Kargil conflict for India.
		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.
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	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> fr:Gurkha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Gurkhas are best known for their history of bravery and strength in the British Army Brigade of Gurkhas and the Indian Army.
		It is a misconception that the Gurkhas took their name from the Gorkha region of Nepal.
		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.
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	British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: Gurkhas: 2nd Gurkha Rifles
		To resolve this problem permanent depots were established for the Gurkha Regiments, the 2nd were based, from 1864, at Dehra Dun in the foothills of the Himalayas, 160 miles west of Nepal and 25 miles from Sirmoor.
		In 1876 the 2nd Gurkhas, who had come to the attention of the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII) were given the title 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha Regiment (The Sirmoor Rifles).
		The 2nd, along with the 6th 7th and 10th were retained by the British, while the 1st 3rd 4th 5th 8th and 9th went to the new Indian Army.
	www.britishempire.co.uk /forces/armyunits/gurkha/2ndgurkhas.htm (2843 words)

	Brigade of Gurkhas - China-related Topics BQ-BT - China-Related Topics
		One Gurkha battalion – 2nd Gurkha Rifles - was stationed in Tidworth, Wiltshire in 1962.
		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.
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	History Of Gurkha Soldier
		In the Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858 the 2nd Goorkhas showed striking proof of their loyalty at Delhi where, together with the 60th Rifles (now part of the Royal Green Jackets), they held Hindu Rao's house, the key to the British position which was under continuous fire from the mutineers for over three months.
		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.
		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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	Gurkha Rifles in Helmand v Taliban - Topic Powered by eve community
		But as British forces found themselves fighting a full-scale war, the Gurkhas were thrust into the front line and became involved in some of the fiercest fire fights of the summer-long campaign.
		During the next 10 days, the 40 Gurkhas sent to Nawzad to hold the police station fought tenaciously to defend themselves as they were subjected to 28 attacks lasting one to six hours each, including five full scale efforts by hundreds of Taliban fighters to over-run their compound.
		For many of the Gurkhas, seven of whom had just finished training, it was their first experience of combat.
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	VCs
		Lieutenant Grant, followed by Havildar Karbir Pun, 8th Gurkha Rifles, at once attempted to scale it, but on reaching the top he was wounded and hurled back, as was also the Havildar, who fell down the rock some 30 feet.
		This officer, together with one Gurkha officer and eight men, crossed a river and immediately rushed the enemy's trench under heavy bombing, rifle, machine gun, and artillery fire.
		The great bravery of this Gurkha soldier was instrumental in saving the lives of many of his companions and his outstanding devotion to duty contributed largely to the severe reverse which the enemy eventually suffered when our troops counter-attacked...".
	www.army.mod.uk /brigade_of_gurkhas/hqbg/vcs/index.htm (4437 words)

	Gurkha - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		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.
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	Article - The 11th Gurkha Rifles
		The new regiment, initially designated as the 11th Gurkha Rifles, was to consist of four battalions raised from drafts from those Gurkha battalions already serving in Mesopotamia and Palestine.
		However, the decision went ahead and, in May 1918, ~the 11th Gurkha Rifles was formed.
		On 3 May 1919, troops of the Afghan Army crossed the frontier at the head of the Khyber Pass and occupied the village of Bagh and the springs nearby that provided the water for the garrison of Landi Kotal.
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	British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: Indian Infantry: 2nd Gurkha Rifles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The 2nd Gurkhas wore it from 1876 when they became the Prince of Wales's Own.
		Soon after the Prince of Wales became King the 2nd was renamed King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles and the badge changed from the conventional feathers shape to a more square shape.
		The title Prince of Wales's Own was conferred on the 4th Gurkhas in 1924 and their adopted badge became the feathers and coronet over crossed kukris.
	www.britishempire.co.uk /forces/armyunits/gurkha/2ndgurkhasbadge.htm (122 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.
		December 2nd, 2004 06:39 PM God i love Gurkhas, Sri i have seen these pictures from the website you got then from but have you got the picture of the Gurkha in training - cutting a animals head off
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	VC, Gurkha, Gurkhas, Ghurka, Gerka, Victoria Cross, Gurka Army all here
		When himself wounded, on the 25 September 1915, he found a badly wounded soldier of the 2nd Leicestershire Regiment behind the first line German trench, and, though urged by the British soldiers to save himself, he remained with him all day and night.
		This Gurkha Officer continued to fight his way up the narrow bullet-swept approaches to the crest.
		Wave after wave of fanatical attacks were thrown in by the enemy during the next four hours and all were repulsed with heavy casualties...
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	2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) [India - UK]
		allocated to United Kingdom at independence of India, less 4th Bn transferred to 8th Gurkha Rifles in Indian Army
		VCs in the Gurkha Museum, Winchester, by Iain Stewart.
		James, H. ; Sheil-Small, D. A pride of Gurkhas : the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkhas (The Sirmorr Rifles), 1948-1971.
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		GURKHA ARMY CAP BADGE 7 GURKHA RIFLES JR GAUNT
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		Sandro Tucci GURKHA Gurkhas NEPAL India illus HB DJ 1st
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		WW2 British Army Military Cap Badge- 4th Gurkha Rifles
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	Gurkha Military Insignia Sales Catalogue
		This is an extract of the Ian Kelly Master Militaria Catalogue dealing with Gurkha insignia.
		The alternative spelling of Goorkha was often used by the 2nd Goorkha Rifles.
		Where applicable, the next set of figures is a reference to standard insignia reference books.
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	8th Gorkha Rifles [India]
		allocated to India at independence and partition, receiving 5th Bn, transferred from 2nd Gurkha Rifles [its 4th Bn]
		Punch, Jammu and Kashmir 1947-48, Chushul, Ladakh 1962, Jammu and Kashmir 1965, Punjab 1965
		The 43rd Gurkha Rifles brought no battle honours to the combined regiment in 1907.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/southasia/gurkha/08GR.htm (199 words)

	2 RGR
		Army Home Page / Brigade of Gurkhas / Brigade Units / RGR / 2 RGR
		The 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles was formed on
		The Regiment is commanded by both British Officers, who are trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and by Queens Gurkha officers who commission from the ranks.
	www.army.mod.uk /brigade_of_gurkhas/rgr/2_rgr/index.htm (198 words)

	Jitra December 1941, Malaya
		British commanders decide if they should pull back in the face of severe pressure.
		The British withdrawal begins, covered by the 2nd Gurkha Rifles and the 2nd East Surreys.
		As night falls, the 2nd Gurkha Rifles sell themselves dearly to cover the British withdrawal.
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		THE 2nd KING EDWARD VII OWN GURKHA RIFLES
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