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Maratha Light Infantry, the Glossary

The Maratha Light Infantry is a light infantry regiment of the Indian Army.^[1]

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Infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947
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Units of the Indian Peace Keeping Force

Albert Medal for Lifesaving

The Albert Medal was a British decoration instituted to recognize the saving or endeavouring to save the lives of others.

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Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh (abbr. AP) is a state in the southern coastal region of India.

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The Annexation of Goa was the process in which the Republic of India annexed the Portuguese State of India, the then Portuguese Indian territories of Goa, Daman and Diu, starting with the armed action carried out by the Indian Armed Forces in December 1961.

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Annexation of Hyderabad

The princely state of Hyderabad was annexed by India in September 1948 through a military operation code-named Operation Polo, which was dubbed a "police action".

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Annexation of Junagadh

In February 1948, the princely state of Junagadh, located in what is now the Indian state of Gujarat, was annexed to the Union of India after a dispute with the Dominion of Pakistan, regarding its accession, and a plebiscite.

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Aquino, Italy

Aquino is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of Italy, northwest of Cassino.

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Arjuna Award

The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards given for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

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Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)

The Ashoka Chakra (alternative spelling: Ashok Chakra) is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC) and is awarded for the "most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice" other than in the face of the enemy.

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Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces.

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Babina, Uttar Pradesh

Babina is a cantonment town in Jhansi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Baloch people

The Baloch or Baluch (Balòc) are a nomadic, pastoral, ethnic group which speaks the Western Iranic Baloch language and is native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia, encompassing the countries of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan.

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Bani Bu Ali expedition

The Bani Bu Ali expedition (1820–21) was a punitive campaign launched by the Sultan of Muscat and the East India Company against an Omani tribe known as the Bani Bu Ali in southeastern Arabia.

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Battle cry

A battle cry or war cry is a yell or chant taken up in battle, usually by members of the same combatant group.

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Battle of Basra (1914)

The Battle of Basra was a battle of World War I which took place south of the city of Basra (modern-day Iraq) between British and Ottoman troops from November 11 to November 22, 1914.

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Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)

The Battle of Ctesiphon (Turkish: Selman-ı Pak Muharebesi) was fought in November 1915 by the British Empire, against the Ottoman Empire, within the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I. Indian Expeditionary Force D, mostly made up of Indian units and under the command of Gen.

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Battle of Es Sinn

The Battle of Es Sinn was a World War I military engagement between Anglo-Indian and Ottoman forces.

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Battle of Gujrat

The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive battle in the Second Anglo-Sikh War, fought on 21 February 1849, between the forces of the East India Company, and a Sikh army in rebellion against the company's control of the Sikh Empire, represented by the child Maharaja Duleep Singh who was in British custody in Lahore.

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Battle of Megiddo (1918)

The Battle of Megiddo was fought between 19 and 25 September 1918, on the Plain of Sharon, in front of Tulkarm, Tabsor and Arara in the Judean Hills as well as on the Esdralon Plain at Nazareth, Afulah, Beisan, Jenin and Samakh.

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Battle of Seedaseer

The Battle of Seedaseer was a battle of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War on 6 March 1799 at Seedaseer (near present-day Siddapura, Karnataka), a hill and pass on the border of the Coorg and Mysore country seven miles from Piriyapatna and with a view almost as far as Seringapatam.

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Battle of Shaiba

The Battle of Shaiba (12–14 April 1915) took place during World War I fought between British and Ottoman forces, the latter trying to retake the city of Basra from the British.

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Battle of Shangshak

The Battle of Shangshak took place in Manipur in the forested and mountainous frontier area between India and Burma, from 20 March to 26 March 1944.

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Battle of Sharqat

The Battle of Sharqat (October 23–30, 1918) was fought between the British and the Ottoman Empire in the Mesopotamian Campaign in World War I, which became the last conflict between the belligerents before of the signing of the Armistice of Mudros.

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Belgaum

Belgaum (Kannada ISO: Bēḷagāma), officially known as Belagavi (also Belgaon), is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats.

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Bernhardt Line

The Bernhardt Line, or Reinhard Line, was a German Army defensive line in Italy during the Italian Campaign of World War II.

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Bombay Presidency

The Bombay Presidency or Bombay Province, also called Bombay and Sind (1843–1936), was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India and later the Dominion of India, with its capital in the city that came up over the seven islands of Bombay.

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British expedition to Abyssinia

The British Expedition to Abyssinia was a rescue mission and punitive expedition carried out in 1868 by the armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire (also known at the time as Abyssinia).

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Bugle

The bugle is a simple signaling brass instrument with a wide conical bore.

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Burma campaign (1944–1945)

The Burma campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was fought primarily by British Commonwealth, Chinese and United States forces against the forces of Imperial Japan, who were assisted by the Burmese National Army, the Indian National Army, and to some degree by Thailand.

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C. P. Krishnan Nair

Captain Chittarath Poovakkatt Krishnan Nair (9 February 1922 – 17 May 2014) was an Indian businessman who founded The Leela Group.

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Central Indian campaign of 1858

The Central India Campaign was one of the last series of actions in the Indian rebellion of 1857.

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Claude Auchinleck

Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck (21 June 1884 – 23 March 1981), was a British Indian Army commander who saw active service during the world wars.

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Croix de Guerre

The Croix de Guerre (Cross of War) is a military decoration of France.

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Croix de guerre (Belgium)

The (French) or Oorlogskruis (Dutch) is a military decoration of the Kingdom of Belgium established by royal decree on 25 October 1915.

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D. B. Shekatkar

Lieutenant General D. B. Shekatkar PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a retired Indian army officer.

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Delhi Republic Day parade

The Delhi Republic Day parade is the largest and most important of the parades marking the Republic Day celebrations in India.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat.

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East India Company

The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.

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Eric James Tucker

Captain Eric James Tucker, AC (21 October 1927 - 2 August 1957) was an Indian Army officer who was Posthumously awarded the highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra for an act of Gallantry in Nagaland.

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Fall of Baghdad (1917)

The fall of Baghdad (11 March 1917) occurred during the Mesopotamian campaign, fought between the forces of the British Empire and the Ottoman Empire in World War I.

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First Anglo-Afghan War

The First Anglo-Afghan War (ده انګريز افغان اولني جګړه) was fought between the British Empire and the Emirate of Kabul from 1838 to 1842.

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Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

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Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War was a conflict in South India between the Kingdom of Mysore against the British East India Company and the Hyderabad Deccan in 1798–99.

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Goa

Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats.

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Gothic Line

The Gothic Line (Gotenstellung; Linea Gotica) was a German and Italian defensive line of the Italian Campaign of World War II.

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Gujarat

Gujarat is a state along the western coast of India.

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Gwalior division

Gwalior Division is an administrative subdivision of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.

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Hackle

The hackle is a clipped plume or short spray of coloured feathers that is attached to a military headdress, with different colours being associated with particular regiments.

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Harinder Singh (general)

Lieutenant General Harinder Singh PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, is a retired General Officer of the Indian Army.

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Himalayan Mountaineering Institute

The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI Darjeeling) was established in Darjeeling, India on 4 November 1954 to encourage mountaineering as an organized sport in India.

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Hussainiwala

Hussainiwala is a village near Firozpur city in Firozpur district in Punjab state, India.

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Hyderabad State

Hyderabad State or Hyderabad Deccan was a kingdom, country, and princely state in the Deccan with its capital at the city of Hyderabad.

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Indian Army

The Indian Army is the land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces.

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Indian Distinguished Service Medal

The Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM) was a military decoration awarded by the British Empire to Indian citizens serving in the Indian armed forces and military police.

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Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Indian Army)

The Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Indian Army) was a long and meritorious service medal awarded to Indian non-commissioned officers in the British Indian Army.

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Indian Mountaineering Foundation

Indian Mountaineering Foundation is an apex national body which organize and support, mountaineering and rock climbing expeditions at high altitudes in the Himalayas.

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Indian Order of Merit

The Indian Order of Merit (IOM) was a military and civilian decoration of British India.

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Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948, also known as the first Kashmir war, was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948.

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Indo-Pakistani war of 1965

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, also known as the second India–Pakistan war, was an armed conflict between Pakistan and India that took place from August 1965 to September 1965.

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Indo-Pakistani war of 1971

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, also known as the third India-Pakistan war, was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 December 1971.

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INS Mumbai

INS Mumbai is the third of the guided-missile destroyers in active service with the Indian Navy.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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IV Corps (India)

The IV Corps, or the Gajraj Corps, is a corps of the Indian Army headquartered in Tezpur, Assam.

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J. J. Singh

General Joginder Jaswant Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC (born 17 September 1945) is an Indian politician and former Army Chief.

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Jakarta

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta) and formerly known as Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.

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Kannur

Kannur, formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India.

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Karnataka

Karnataka (ISO), also known colloquially as Karunāḍu, is a state in the southwestern region of India.

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Karwar

Karwar is a seaside city, ''taluka'', and administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district lying at the mouth of the Kali river on the Kanara coast of Karnataka state, India.

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Khandesh

Khandesh is a geographic region in Maharashtra, India.

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Kingdom of Hejaz

The Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz (المملكة الحجازية الهاشمية, Al-Mamlakah al-Ḥijāziyyah Al-Hāshimiyyah) was a state in the Hejaz region of Western Asia that included the western portion of the Arabian Peninsula that was ruled by the Hashemite dynasty.

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Kingdom of Mysore

The Kingdom of Mysore was a geopolitical realm in southern India founded in around 1399 in the vicinity of the modern-day city of Mysore and prevailed until 1950.

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Kirti Chakra

The Kirti Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of battle.

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Kodagu district

Kodagu district (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India.

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Kolhapur

Kolhapur is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Kolhapur State

Kolhapur State or Kolhapur Kingdom (1710–1949) was a Maratha princely State of India, under the Deccan Division of the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency.

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Kuldip Singh Brar

Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh Brar, PVSM, AVSM, VrC (born 1934) is a retired Indian Army officer, who was involved in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

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Kut

Kūt (al-Kūt), officially Al-Kut, also spelled Kutulamare or Kut al-Imara, is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about south east of Baghdad.

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Le Parisien

Le Parisien is a French daily newspaper covering both international and national news, and local news of Paris and its suburbs.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Light infantry

Light infantry refers to certain types of lightly equipped infantry throughout history.

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Lion Capital of Ashoka

The Lion Capital of Ashoka is the capital, or head, of a column erected by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka the Great in Sarnath, India,.

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List of regiments and corps of the Indian Army

This article lists the regiments of the Indian Army, including the various corps of supporting arms and services.

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Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh (meaning 'central province') is a state in central India.

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Maha Vir Chakra

The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air.

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Mahar Regiment

The Mahar Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. Maratha Light Infantry and Mahar Regiment are British Indian Army infantry regiments, infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947 and units of the Indian Peace Keeping Force.

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Maharashtra

Maharashtra (ISO: Mahārāṣṭra) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau.

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Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh (born 26 September 1932) is an Indian retired politician, economist, academician and bureaucrat who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014.

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Maratha (caste)

The Maratha caste is composed of 96 clans, originally formed in the earlier centuries from the amalgamation of families from the peasant (Kunbi), shepherd (Dhangar), blacksmith (Lohar), pastoral (Gavli), carpenter (Sutar), Bhandari, Thakar and Koli castes in Maharashtra.

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Maratha Confederacy

The Maratha Confederacy, also referred to as the Maratha Empire, was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent.

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Maratha Navy

The Maratha Navy was the naval wing of the armed forces of the Maratha Empire, which existed from around the mid-17th century to the mid-18th century in the Indian subcontinent.

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Marathi language

Marathi (मराठी) is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Mardan

Mardān (Pashto and; Urdu; Pashto) is a city in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.

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Médaille militaire

The Médaille militaire (Military Medal) is a military decoration of the French Republic for other ranks for meritorious service and acts of bravery in action against an enemy force.

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Mechanised Infantry Regiment

The Mechanised Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, comprising 27 battalions (including 3 tracked and 2 wheeled reconnaissance and support battallions) dispersed under various armoured formations throughout India. Maratha Light Infantry and Mechanised Infantry Regiment are infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947.

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Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia is a historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent.

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Mesopotamian campaign

The Mesopotamian campaign or Mesopotamian front (Turkish) was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I fought between the Allies represented by the British Empire, troops from Britain, Australia and the vast majority from British Raj, against the Central Powers, mostly the Ottoman Empire.

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Military Cross

The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level until 1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries.

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Military Medal

The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the armed forces, and to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land.

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Mohammad Ahmed Zaki

Lieutenant General Mohammad Ahmed Zaki (born 20 January 1935, Hyderabad, Telangana) is a former general officer of the Indian Army.

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Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia.

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Mumbai

Mumbai (ISO:; formerly known as Bombay) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Namdeo Jadav

Namdeo Jadhav, PVSM, VC (18 November 1921 – 2 August 1984) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Nana Patekar

Vishwanath Patekar (born 1 January 1951), better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film maker, and a former Indian Territorial Army officer, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema.

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Nashik district

Nashik district, formerly known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India.

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National Cadet Corps (India)

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is the youth wing of the Indian Armed Forces with its headquarters in New Delhi, India.

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Navdeep Singh (Ashoka Chakra)

Lieutenant Navdeep Singh, AC was a Ghatak Platoon Commander of 15 Maratha Light Infantry regiment in the Indian Army.

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Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair

Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair, AC, KC (popularly known as "NJ") was a highly decorated officer of the Indian Army.

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No. 20 Squadron IAF

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North Africa

North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of the Western Sahara in the west, to Egypt and Sudan's Red Sea coast in the east.

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North-West Frontier Province

The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP; شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ولایت) was a province of British India from 1901 to 1947, of the Dominion of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955, and of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan from 1970 to 2010.

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Operation Pawan

Operation Pawan (कार्यवाही पवन Kãryvãhi Pavan, lit. "Operation Wind") was the code name assigned to the operation by the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to take control of Jaffna from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), better known as the Tamil Tigers, in late 1987 to enforce the disarmament of the LTTE as a part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.

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Order of British India

The Order of British India was an order of merit established in 1837 by the East India Company for "long, faithful and honourable service".

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Order of Karađorđe's Star

The Order of Karađorđe's Star (Orden Karađorđeve zvezde) is the third highest state order of Serbia.

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Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Order of the Crown of Romania

The Order of the Crown of Romania is a chivalric order set up on 14 March 1881 by King Carol I of Romania to commemorate the establishment of the Kingdom of Romania.

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Order of the Indian Empire

The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria on 1 January 1878.

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Padma Bhushan

The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri.

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Parachute Regiment (India)

The Parachute Regiment is an airborne and special forces regiment of the Indian Army. Maratha Light Infantry and Parachute Regiment (India) are British Indian Army infantry regiments and infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947.

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Param Vishisht Seva Medal

Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST) is a military award of India.

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Partition of India

The Partition of India in 1947 was the change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in the Indian subcontinent and the creation of two independent dominions in South Asia: India and Pakistan.

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Persian campaign (World War I)

The Persian campaign or invasion of Iran (اشغال ایران در جنگ جهانی اول) was a series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire, British Empire and Russian Empire in various areas of what was then neutral Qajar Iran, beginning in December 1914 and ending with the Armistice of Mudros on 30 October 1918, as part of the Middle Eastern Theatre of World War I.

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Pune

Pune, previously spelled in English as Poona (the official name until 1978), is a city in Maharashtra state in the Deccan plateau in Western India.

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Regiment

A regiment is a military unit.

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Regiment of Artillery (India)

The Regiment of Artillery is a combat/fighting arm of the Indian Army, which provides massive firepower during all ground operations of the Indian Army.

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Repugnant battle honours of the Indian Army

The Government of India has declared repugnant some battle honours earned by Indian Army units, which are descended from erstwhile units of the Presidency armies under the East India Company and later under the British Indian Army of the British Raj.

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Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley

Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, (20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842) was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator.

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Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala

Field Marshal Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (6 December 1810 – 14 January 1890) was a British Indian Army officer.

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Roger Wilson (Indian Army officer)

General Sir Roger Cochrane Wilson (26 December 1882 – 5 February 1966) was a senior British Indian Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary to the India Office.

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Satara district

Satara district (ISO: Sātārā Jilhā; Marathi pronunciation: saːt̪aɾaː) is a district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of and a population of 3,003,741 of which 14.17% were urban.

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Satish Nambiar

Lieutenant General Chenicheri Satish Nambiar is a retired Indian general.

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Saurabh Singh Shekhawat

Brigadier Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, KC, SC, SM, VSM is an Indian Army officer of the 21 Para (SF) and an avid mountaineer.

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Second Anglo-Afghan War

The Second Anglo-Afghan War (Dari: جنگ دومافغان و انگلیس, د افغان-انګرېز دويمه جګړه) was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan.

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Second Anglo-Sikh war

The second Anglo-Sikh war was a military conflict between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company which took place from 1848 to 1849.

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Sena Medal

The Sena Medal is awarded to members of the Indian army, of all ranks, "for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Army." Awards may be made posthumously and a bar is authorized for subsequent awards of the Sena Medal.

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Senio

The Senio is a river of Romagna in Italy, the final right-sided tributary of the river Reno.

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Shaurya Chakra

The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy.

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Shivaji

Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale,; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty.

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Siachen Glacier

The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas at about, just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends.

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Siege of Kahun

The siege of Kahun was a siege of the isolated fort-town of Kahun, Balochistan, that lasted from 16 May until 28 September 1840, during the First Anglo-Afghan War.

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Siege of Multan (1848–1849)

The siege of Multan began on 19 April 1848 and lasted until 22 January 1849, and saw fighting around Multan (in present-day Pakistan) between the British East India Company and the Sikh Empire.

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Siege of Seringapatam (1799)

The siege of Seringapatam (5 April – 4 May 1799) was the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore.

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Siege of Tobruk

The Siege of Tobruk took place between 10 April and 27 November 1941, during the Western Desert campaign (1940–1943) of the Second World War.

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Sikkim

Sikkim is a state in northeastern India.

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Sinai and Palestine campaign

The Sinai and Palestine campaign was part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, taking place between January 1915 and October 1918.

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Sino-Indian War

The Sino–Indian War, also known as the China–India War or the Indo–China War, was an armed conflict between China and India that took place from October to November 1962.

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Somaliland campaign

The Somaliland Campaign, also called the Anglo-Somali War or the Dervish War, was a series of military expeditions that took place between 1900 and 1920 in modern-day Somalia.

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South India

South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area and 20% of India's population.

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Spring 1945 offensive in Italy

The spring 1945 offensive in Italy, codenamed Operation Grapeshot, was the final Allied attack during the Italian Campaign in the final stages of the Second World War.

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Storming of the Bastille

The Storming of the Bastille (Prise de la Bastille) occurred in Paris, France, on 14 July 1789, when revolutionary insurgents attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armoury, fortress and political prison known as the Bastille.

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Surat

Surat (Gujarati) is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

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T. B. Henderson Brooks

Thomas Bryan Henderson Brooks (11 January 1909 – 5 January 1997) was a General Officer in the Indian Army.

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Taiping Rebellion

The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the Taiping Civil War or the Taiping Revolution, was a civil war in China between the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the Hakka-led Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

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Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, formerly known as the National Adventure Awards is the highest adventure sports honour of the Republic of India.

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Territorial Army (India)

The Territorial Army (TA) is a military reserve force composed of part-time volunteers who provide support services to the Indian Army. Maratha Light Infantry and Territorial Army (India) are units of the Indian Peace Keeping Force.

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The Leela Group

The Leela Group is an Indian business conglomerate founded by Chittarath Poovakkatt Krishnan Nair in 1981, and named after his wife.

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Third Anglo-Afghan War

The Third Anglo-Afghan War began on 6 May 1919 when the Emirate of Afghanistan invaded British India and ended with an armistice on 8 August 1919.

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Third Anglo-Burmese War

The Third Anglo-Burmese War (Tatiya Anggalip–Mran cac), also known as the Third Burma War, took place during 7–29 November 1885, with sporadic resistance continuing into 1887.

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Tiber Valley

The Tiber Valley (Italian: Valle del Tevere) is the largest geographical part of the of the Tiber river included in the Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria, and the Lazio regions; it is characterized by river terraces and floodplain areas that extend from the Apennine belt up to the delta of the Tiber river in the of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

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Travancore

The Kingdom of Travancore, also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor or later as Travancore State, was an Indian kingdom that lasted from until 1949.

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Trigno

The Trigno (Latin Trinius) is an Italian river.

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United Nations Protection Force

The United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR; also known by its French acronym FORPRONU: Force de Protection des Nations Unies) was the first United Nations peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav Wars.

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Vadodara

Vadodara, also known as Baroda, is a major city in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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Vasanth Venugopal

Colonel Vasanth Venugopal, AC (25 March 1967 – 31 July 2007) was an Indian Army officer.

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.

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Vir Chakra

The Vir Chakra (pronunciation: ʋiːɾa tʃakɾa) is an Indian wartime military bravery award presented for acts of gallantry on the battlefield, on land or in the air or at sea.

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Vishisht Seva Medal

The Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) is a decoration of the Indian Armed Forces.

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Wanaparthy Samsthanam

Wanaparthy Samsthanam or Raja of Wanaparthy was a vassal of the Nizam of Hyderabad.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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X Corps (India)

X Corps is a corps of the Indian Army.

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XI Corps (India)

The XI Corps of the Indian Army is based in Jalandhar and is a part of Western Command.

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XII Corps (India)

XII Corps is a corps of the Indian Army and one of the two corps of the Pune-based Southern Command.

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XIV Corps (India)

The XIV Corps or The Fire and Fury Corps is a corps of the Indian Army.

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XV Corps (India)

XV Corps, or 15 Corps, also known as Chinar Corps, is a Corps of the Indian Army which is presently located in Srinagar and responsible for military operations in the Kashmir Valley.

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XVI Corps (India)

The XVI Corps is a corps of the Indian Army raised on 1 June 1972 with Lieutenant General J F R Jacob as its first General Officer Commanding (GOC).

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XXI Corps (India)

XXI Corps is a strike corps of the Indian Army and is headquartered at Bhopal.

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Yeshwant Ghadge

Yeshwant Ghadge (16 November 1921 – 10 July 1944) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Yudh Seva Medal

The Yudh Seva Medal is one of India's military decorations for distinguished service during wartime.

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103rd Mahratta Light Infantry

The 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. Maratha Light Infantry and 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry are British Indian Army infantry regiments.

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105th Mahratta Light Infantry

The 105th Mahratta Light Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. Maratha Light Infantry and 105th Mahratta Light Infantry are British Indian Army infantry regiments.

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110th Mahratta Light Infantry

The 110th Mahratta Light Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. Maratha Light Infantry and 110th Mahratta Light Infantry are British Indian Army infantry regiments.

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114th Mahrattas

The 114th Mahrattas were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. Maratha Light Infantry and 114th Mahrattas are British Indian Army infantry regiments.

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116th Mahrattas

The 116th Mahrattas were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. Maratha Light Infantry and 116th Mahrattas are British Indian Army infantry regiments.

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117th Mahrattas

The 117th Mahrattas were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. Maratha Light Infantry and 117th Mahrattas are British Indian Army infantry regiments.

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14th Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry

The 14th Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry (१४वी बटॅलियन, दी मराठा लाइट इन्फेंट्री) is a battalion of infantry in the Indian Army.

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1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics (Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 (Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy.

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References

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