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Supreme commander of Gorkhali forces; one of the most highly decorated Gorkhali commanders. The Gurkhas or Gorkhas ( ) with Gorkhali (: गोरखाली) are soldiers native to the of and recruited for the, UN peacekeeping force and war zones around the world. Historically, the terms 'Gurkha' and 'Gorkhali' were synonymous with 'Nepali', which originates from the hill principality, from which the expanded under. The name may be traced to the medieval warrior-saint Guru who has a historic shrine in Gorkha.
The word itself derived from 'Go-Raksha' (: गोरक्षा), 'raksha' becoming 'rakha' (रखा). 'Rakhawala' means 'protector' and is derived from 'raksha' as well.
Ethnically, and or, mainly were the Gorkha tribes that united the erstwhile and fought against the British invasions. Today, Gorkha soldiers mostly belong to the Gurung, Magar, Thakuri and Khas. There are Gurkha military units in the, and armies enlisted in Nepal, United Kingdom and India. Although they meet many of the requirements of Article 47 of of the regarding, they are exempt under clauses similarly to the. Gurkhas are closely associated with the, a forward-curving Nepali knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former Chief of Staff once stated that: 'If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha.' Gurkha soldiers during the, 1815.
The Anglo-Nepalese war was fought between the Gurkha and the as a result of border disputes and ambitious expansionism of both the belligerent parties. The war ended with the signing of the in 1816. David Ochterlony and British political agent were among the first to recognize the potential of Gurkha soldiers in British service. During the war the British were keen to use defectors from the Gurkha army and employ them as irregular forces. His confidence in their loyalty was such that in April 1815 he proposed forming them into a battalion under Lt. Ross called the Nasiri regiment. This regiment, which later became the, saw action at the Malaun fort under the leadership of Lt.
Lawtie, who reported to Ochterlony that he 'had the greatest reason to be satisfied with their exertions'. About 5,000 men entered British service in 1815, most of whom were not just Gorkhalis but Kumaonis, Garhwalis and other Himalayan hill men. These groups, eventually lumped together under the term Gurkha, became the backbone of British Indian forces. As well as Ochterlony’s Gurkha battalions, Fraser and raised the Sirmoor battalion, later to become the; an additional battalion-the Kumaon-was also raised, eventually becoming the. None of these men fought in the second campaign. Gurkhas served as troops under contract to the in the of 1817, in in 1826 and the and Anglo-Sikh Wars in 1846 and 1848. During the, Gurkhas fought on the British side and became part of the on its formation.
The made a particularly notable contribution during the conflict, and indeed 25 awards were made to men from that regiment during the Siege of Delhi. Three days after the mutiny began, the Sirmoor Battalion was ordered to move to Meerut, where the British garrison was barely holding on, and in doing so they had to march up to 48 km a day. Later, during the four-month Siege of Delhi, they defended 's house, losing 327 out of 490 men. During this action they fought side-by-side with the and a strong bond developed. Twelve regiments from the Nepalese Army also took part in the relief of under the command of Shri Teen (3) Maharaja of Nepal and his older brother C-in-C (Ranaudip Singh Bahadur Rana) (later to succeed Jung Bahadur and become Sri Teen Maharaja Ranodip Singh of Nepal).
After the rebellion the pressed for the Sirmoor Battalion to become a rifle regiment. This honor was granted then next year (1858) when the battalion was renamed the and awarded a third color. In 1863 presented the regiment with the, as a replacement for the colors that rifle regiments do not usually have.
British Indian Army (c. Gurkha soldiers (1896). The center figure wears the dark green dress uniform worn by all Gurkhas in British service, with certain regimental distinctions. From the end of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 until the start of, the Gurkha Regiments saw active service in, the and the of India, Malta (the ), Cyprus, Malaya, China (the of 1900) and Tibet ( of 1905).
Between 1901 and 1906, the Gurkha regiments were renumbered from the 1st to the 10th and re-designated as the Gurkha Rifles. In this time the Brigade of Gurkhas, as the regiments came to be collectively known, was expanded to 20 battalions within the ten regiments.
2nd/5th, North-West Frontier 1923. During (1914–1918) more than 200,000 Gurkhas served in the British Army, suffering approximately 20,000 casualties and receiving almost 2,000 gallantry awards. The number of Gurkha battalions was increased to 33, and Gurkha units were placed at the disposal of the British high command by the Gurkha government for service on all fronts. Many Gurkha volunteers served in non-combatant roles, serving in units such as the Army Bearer Corps and the labor battalions. A large number also served in combat in France, Turkey, Palestine and Mesopotamia. They served on the battlefields of in the battles of, and; in at the battle of; in, and against Turkish advance,.
One detachment served with, while during the Battle of Loos (June–December 1915) a battalion of the 8th Gurkhas fought to the last man, hurling themselves time after time against the weight of the German defenses, and in the words of the Indian Corps commander, Lt. Sir James Willcocks, 'found its Valhalla'.
During the ultimately unsuccessful in 1915, the Gurkhas were among the first to arrive and the last to leave. The 1st/6th Gurkhas, having landed at Cape Helles, led the assault during the first major operation to take out a Turkish high point, and in doing so captured a feature that later became known as 'Gurkha Bluff'. At Sari Bair they were the only troops in the whole campaign to reach and hold the crest line and look down on the Straits, which was the ultimate objective. The 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Gurkha Rifles (2nd/3rd Gurkha Rifles) was involved in the conquest of. Following the end of the war, the Gurkhas were returned to India, and during the inter-war years were largely kept away from the internal strife and urban conflicts of the sub-continent, instead being employed largely on the frontiers and in the hills where fiercely independent tribesmen were a constant source of troubles. As such, between the World Wars the Gurkha regiments fought in the in 1919.
The regiments then participated in numerous campaigns on the North-West Frontier, mainly in, where they were employed as garrison troops defending the frontier. They kept the peace among the local populace and engaged with the lawless and often openly hostile. During this time the North-West Frontier was the scene of considerable political and civil unrest and troops stationed at Razmak, Bannu and Wanna saw an extensive amount of action. Gurkhas in action with a in Tunisia, 16 March 1943.
During (1939–1945) there were ten Gurkha regiments, with two battalions each, making a total of 20 pre-war battalions. Following the of the (BEF) in 1940, the Nepalese government offered to increase recruitment to enlarge the total number of Gurkha battalions in British service to 35. This would eventually rise to 43 battalions. In order to achieve the increased number of battalions, third and fourth battalions were raised for all ten regiments, with fifth battalions also being raised for 1 GR, 2 GR and 9 GR. This expansion required ten training centers to be established for basic training and regimental records across India.
In addition, five training battalions (14 GR, 29 GR, 38 GR, 56 GR and 710 GR) were raised, while other units (25 GR and 26 GR) were raised as garrison battalions for keeping the peace in India and defending rear areas. Large numbers of Gurkha men were also recruited for non-Gurkha units, and other specialized functions such as paratroops, signals, engineers and military police. A total of 250,280 Gurkhas served in 40 battalions, plus eight battalions, parachute, training, garrison and porter units during the war, in almost all theaters. In addition to keeping peace in India, Gurkhas fought in, and against the Japanese in the jungles of, and also. They did so with considerable distinction, earning 2,734 bravery awards in the process and suffering around 32,000 casualties in all theaters. Gurkha military rank system in the British Indian Army Gurkha ranks in the British Indian Army followed the same pattern as those used throughout the rest of the Indian Army at that time.
As in the British Army itself, there were three distinct levels: private soldiers, non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers. Commissioned officers within the Gurkha regiments held a Viceroy's Commission, which was distinct from the King's or Queen's Commission that British officers serving with a Gurkha regiment held. Any Gurkha holding a commission was technically subordinate to any British officer, regardless of rank. THE GURKHA SOLDIER Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had country more faithful friends than you.
Professor Sir MC After —and the —in 1947 and under the, the original ten Gurkha regiments consisting of the 20 pre-war battalions were split between the British Army and the newly independent. Six Gurkha regiments (12 battalions) were transferred to the post-independence Indian Army, while four regiments (eight battalions) were transferred to the British Army. To the disappointment of their British officers, the majority of Gurkhas given a choice between British or Indian Army service opted for the latter. The reason appears to have been the pragmatic one that the Gurkha regiments of the Indian Army would continue to serve in their existing roles in familiar territory and under terms and conditions that were well established. The only substantial change was the substitution of Indian officers for British. By contrast, the four regiments selected for British service faced an uncertain future, initially in —a region where relatively few Gurkhas had previously served.
The four regiments (or eight battalions) in British service have since been reduced to a single (two-battalion) regiment, while the Indian units have been expanded beyond their pre-Independence establishment of 12 battalions. The principal aim of the Tripartite Agreement was to ensure that Gurkhas serving under the Crown would be paid on the same scale as those serving in the new Indian Army. This was significantly lower than the standard British rates of pay. While the difference is made up through cost of living and location allowances during a Gurkha's actual period of service, the pension payable on his return to Nepal is much lower than would be the case for his British counterparts. With the abolition of the Nepalese monarchy, the future recruitment of Gurkhas for British and Indian service was initially put into doubt.
A spokesperson for the, which was expected to play a major role in the new secular republic, stated that recruitment as mercenaries was degrading to the and would be banned. However, as of 2018, Gurkha recruitment for foreign service continues. British Army Gurkhas.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles on patrol in in in 2010. Four Gurkha regiments were transferred to the British Army on 1 January 1948:. They formed the Brigade of Gurkhas and were initially stationed in. There were also a number of additional Gurkha regiments including the 69th and 70th Gurkha Field Squadrons, both included in the 36th Engineer Regiment. Since then, British Gurkhas have served in during the with Indonesia, in the and on various peacekeeping missions in,. Gurkhas in Hong Kong:.
26th Gurkha Brigade (1948–1950). 51st Infantry Brigade (disbanded 1976).
48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade (1957–1976; renamed Gurkha Field Force 1976–1997; returned to old title 1987 – c. 1992) As of July 2018, the Brigade of Gurkhas in the British Army has the following units:. 1st Battalion, (1RGR). 2nd Battalion, (2RGR). which includes:. 250 Gurkha Signal Squadron.
246 Gurkha Signal Squadron. 248 Gurkha Signal Squadron. Queen's Gurkha Engineers, which includes:. 69th Gurkha Field Squadron. 70th Gurkha Field Squadron.
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Gurkha Company (Sittang),.
Gurkha Wing (Mandalay), The Brigade of Gurkhas also has its own chefs posted among the above-mentioned units. Gurkhas were among the troops who retook the Falklands in 1982 and have served a number of tours of duty in the current. Indian Army Gurkhas. Main article: Upon independence in 1947, six of the original ten Gurkha regiments remained with the.
These regiments were:. Additionally, a further regiment, was raised. In 1949 the spelling was changed from 'Gurkha' to the original 'Gorkha'. All royal titles were dropped when India became a republic in 1950. Since partition, the Gurkha regiments that were transferred to the Indian Army have established themselves as a permanent and vital part of the newly independent Indian Army. Indeed, while Britain has reduced its Gurkha contingent, India has continued to recruit Gorkhas of Nepal into Gorkha regiments in large numbers, as well as Indian Gorkhas.
In 2009 the Indian Army had a Gorkha contingent that numbered around 42,000 men in 46 battalions, spread across seven regiments. Although their deployment is still governed by the 1947 Tripartite Agreement, in the post-1947 conflicts India has fought in, Gorkhas have served in almost all of them, including the wars with Pakistan in 1947, 1965, 1971 and 1999 and also against China in 1962. They have also been used in peacekeeping operations around the world. They have also served in Sri Lanka conducting operations against the. Singapore Gurkha Contingent. A trooper of the Gurkha Contingent of the Singapore Police Force gives directions to a member of the public. The (GC) of the was formed on 9 April 1949 from selected ex-British Army Gurkhas.
It is an integral part of the police force and was raised to replace a unit that had existed prior to the Japanese occupation during the. The GC is a well trained, dedicated and disciplined body whose principal role is as. In times of crisis it can be deployed as a reaction force.
During the turbulent years before and after independence, the GC acquitted itself well on several occasions during outbreaks of civil disorder. The Gurkhas displayed the courage, self-restraint and professionalism for which they are famous and earned the respect of the society at large. Brunei Gurkha Reserve Unit The (GRU) is a special guard and elite shock-troop force in the. The Brunei Reserve Unit employs about 500 Gurkhas. The majority are veterans of the British Army and the Singaporean Police, who have joined the GRU as a second career. Other Victoria Cross recipients.
Main article: There have been 26 awarded to members of the Gurkha regiments. The first was awarded in 1858 and the last in 1965. For a detailed list of the recipients and their deeds, see the website.
Thirteen of the recipients have been British officers serving with Gurkha regiments, although since 1915 the majority have been received by Gurkhas serving in the ranks as private soldiers or NCOs. In addition, since Indian independence in 1947, Gurkhas serving in the Indian Army have also been awarded three, which are roughly equivalent. Of note also, there have been two medals awarded to Gurkha soldiers, for acts of bravery in situations that have not involved combat. Treatment of Gurkhas in the United Kingdom. Being presented a Gurkha Hat by a Gurkha veteran during his visit, to celebrate the success of their joint campaign for the right to live in Britain, 2009 The treatment of Gurkhas and their families was the subject of controversy in the United Kingdom once it became widely known that Gurkhas received smaller pensions than their British counterparts.
The nationality status of Gurkhas and their families was also an area of dispute, with claims that some ex-army Nepali families were being denied residency and forced to leave Britain. On 8 March 2007 the announced that all Gurkhas who signed up after 1 July 1997 would receive a pension equivalent to that of their British counterparts. In addition, Gurkhas would, for the first time, be able to transfer to another army unit after five years' service and women would also be allowed to join-although not in first-line units-conforming to the British Army's policy.
The act also guaranteed residency rights in Britain for retired Gurkhas and their families. Despite the changes, many Gurkhas who had not served long enough to entitle them to a pension faced hardship on their return to Nepal, and some critics derided the government's decision to only award the new pension and citizenship entitlement to those joining after 1 July 1997, claiming that this left many ex-Gurkha servicemen still facing a financially uncertain retirement. An advocacy group, joined the debate in support of the Gurkhas. In a landmark ruling on 30 September 2008 the High Court in London decided that the Home Secretary's policy allowing Gurkhas who left the Army before 1997 to apply for settlement in the United Kingdom was irrationally restrictive in its criteria, and overturned it. In line with the ruling of the High Court the Home Office pledged to review all cases affected by this decision. On 29 April 2009 a motion in the by the that all Gurkhas be offered equal right of residence was passed by 267 votes to 246.
This was the only first-day motion defeat for a government since 1978., the Liberal Democrat leader, stated that 'this is an immense victory. For the rights of Gurkhas who have been waiting so long for justice, a victory for Parliament, a victory for decency.' He added that it was 'the kind of thing people want this country to do'. On 21 May 2009 Home Secretary announced that all Gurkha veterans who retired before 1997 with at least four years service would be allowed to settle in the UK.
Actress, daughter of Gurkha corps Maj. James Lumley who had highlighted the treatment of the Gurkhas and campaigned for their rights, commented, 'This is the welcome we have always longed to give'. A charity, provides aid to alleviate hardship and distress among Gurkha ex-servicemen. On 9 June 2015, a celebration called the Gurkha 200, held at The Royal Hospital Chelsea and attended by members of the royal family, commemorated the bicentennial of the Gurkha Welfare Trust by paying tribute to Gurkha culture and military service. Gurkha Square in, Hampshire, which contains the Fleet war memorial, is named after the Gurkhas.
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Click to enlarge. Courtesy Himalayan Restaurant Just as we were becoming familiar with xiao long bao (soup dumplings) courtesy of the great new Chinese noodle shop, along comes another exotic dumpling with which to get acquainted. Momo are Nepali-Tibetan dumplings, and they have been making quite the splash down in Columbus, where a tiny food stall tucked into a sprawling international foods warehouse is one of the top-rated eateries in the entire city. Folks queue up to Momo Ghar mainly for one thing: Nepalese dumplings drowned in a spicy sauce. The shop flies through literally thousands of handmade momo per day. With the recent opening of (13124 Lorain Ave., 216-716-4500), Clevelanders will have one of their first opportunities to try them locally. (Down in Akron, Everest Restaurant and Nepali Kitchen both offer momo as well as other Nepali foods.) Himalayan took over the spot left vacant more than a year ago when the popular Cuisine Du Cambodge abruptly closed up shop.
A fresh makeover has left the space looking better than it ever has. Himalayan offers three different versions of momo: vegetable, ground chicken, and ground goat.
The steamed half-moon-shaped dumplings are served with a spicy chutney and a soup-like sauce. Other Nepali specialties on offer include sekuwa, grilled meat skewers threaded with goat, pork or buffalo meat, and sukuti, stews made using dried meats such as goat and buffalo.
Nepali-style curries and biryanis join Nepali-style chow mein dishes. The remainder of the lengthy menu is devoted to more familiar sounding Indian dishes that run the gamut from crispy samosas and pakoras to spicy vindaloos. There’s a wide range of vegetarian dishes as well.