Gurkha regiment

Gurkha regiment

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  • Gurkha — Soldaten (24. Juli 1896) Die Gurkha sind eine von vielen nepalesischen Ethnien. Bekannt wurden sie als Soldaten im Dienste Großbritanniens. Während manche ihren Ursprung auf Rajputen als Vorfahren zurückführen, ist die Benennung inzwischen auch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gurkha — For other uses, see Gurkha (disambiguation). Monument to the Gurkha Soldier in Horse Guards Avenue, outside the Ministry of Defence, City of Westminster, London. Gurkha ( …   Wikipedia

  • Gurkha Rifles — may refer to any of a number of regiments of Gurkhas:* 1st King George V s Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) * 2nd King Edward VII s Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) * 3rd Queen Alexandra s Own Gurkha Rifles * 4th Prince of Wales s… …   Wikipedia

  • Gurkha — ► NOUN 1) a member of any of several Nepalese peoples noted for their military prowess. 2) a member of a regiment in the British army established for Nepalese recruits. ORIGIN a Nepalese place name …   English terms dictionary

  • Gurkha — Gurkhas Les Gurkhas sont des membres du clan rajput Khasi de l Inde du Nord qui ont émigré du Rajasthan vers le territoire actuel du Népal, au XVIe siècle, chassés par les musulmans. Leur langue, le gurkhalî, un dialecte indo européen proche …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gurkha Independent Parachute Company — Formation= This unit was formed from volunteers from all eight regiments and corps units of the Brigade of Gurkhas on 1st January 1963, with the original role of airfield seizure for 17th (Gurkha) Infantry Division, with an all ranks strength of… …   Wikipedia

  • Gurkha War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Anglo Nepalese War caption=Balbhadra Kunwar, Gurkha commander of the Anglo Nepalese War date=1814–1816 place=Nepal result=British Victory, Sugauli Treaty combatant1= combatant2=Gorkha commander1=Francis Rawdon… …   Wikipedia

  • Gurkha — [ gə:kə, gʊəkə] noun 1》 a member of any of several Nepalese peoples noted for their military prowess. 2》 a member of a regiment in the British army established for Nepalese recruits. Origin name of a locality, from Sanskrit gorakṛa cowherd (from… …   English new terms dictionary

  • 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles — Active 1817–1994 Country  British India …   Wikipedia

  • 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles — The 7th (Duke of Edinburgh s Own) Gurkha Rifles started as a regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following India s independence.FormationThe original 7th Gurkhas was formed as the Assam Sebundy Corps… …   Wikipedia

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