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*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924024153623 ''Notes on Goorkhas:
being a short account of their country, history, characteristic, clans, &c.'']
by Captain Eden Vansittart, 5th Goorkhas 1890 Archive.org | *[https://archive.org/details/cu31924024153623 ''Notes on Goorkhas:
being a short account of their country, history, characteristic, clans, &c.'']
by Captain Eden Vansittart, 5th Goorkhas 1890 Archive.org | ||
*Contents pages from [http://www.naval-military-press.com/pdf/1843427729.pdf ''History of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 1858-1928''] | |||
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Revision as of 01:55, 26 August 2014
Refer to general article Gurkha Rifles
The Hazara Gurkha Battalion
Chronology
- 1858 raised as 25th Punjab Infantry or Hazara Gurkha Battalion
- 1861 renamed the 5th Gurhka Regiment
- 1891 became 5th Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment
- 1901 name shortened to 5th Gurkha Rifles
- 1921 became 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles
- 1947 became part of the Indian Army
- 1950 renamed the 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
External Links
- Gorkha Regiments (India) Wikipedia
- 5 Gorkha Rifles Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Notes on Goorkhas: being a short account of their country, history, characteristic, clans, &c. by Captain Eden Vansittart, 5th Goorkhas 1890 Archive.org
- Contents pages from History of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 1858-1928