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The 4 Gorkha Rifles(GR), abbreviated as 4 GR, is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1857 as part of the British Indian Army. In 1947, after India's independence, 4 GR along with the 1 GR, 3 GR, 5 GR, 8 GR, and 9 GR, remained with the Indian Army. Four Gorkha Regiments, 2, 6, 7, and 10 GR were transferred on 1 January 1948 to the British army. These regiments, much shriveled, in 1994 were amalgamated to form the Royal Gurkha Rifles.

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  • 4 Gorkha Rifles
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  • The 4 Gorkha Rifles(GR), abbreviated as 4 GR, is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1857 as part of the British Indian Army. In 1947, after India's independence, 4 GR along with the 1 GR, 3 GR, 5 GR, 8 GR, and 9 GR, remained with the Indian Army. Four Gorkha Regiments, 2, 6, 7, and 10 GR were transferred on 1 January 1948 to the British army. These regiments, much shriveled, in 1994 were amalgamated to form the Royal Gurkha Rifles.
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Garrison
  • Bakloh, Dharamshala, Chakrata. Presently, Subathu, Himachal Pradesh
Branch
Role
  • Light Infantry
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Type
  • Rifles
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  • Regimental Insignia
Caption
  • 1950(xsd:integer)
Dates
  • 1857(xsd:integer)
Colors
  • Rifle Green; faced black and Red
patron
  • Colonel of the Regiment Lt Gen CA Krishnan, AVSM
Unit Name
  • 4(xsd:integer)
garrison label
  • Regimental Centre
decorations
  • 1858(xsd:integer)
Anniversaries
  • --03-11
battle honours
  • 1866(xsd:integer)
March
  • 'Barde Jaun'
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  • Theatre Honours
Motto
  • Kafar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Ramro
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  • Tartan
Size
  • Five battalions
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  • The 4 Gorkha Rifles(GR), abbreviated as 4 GR, is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1857 as part of the British Indian Army. In 1947, after India's independence, 4 GR along with the 1 GR, 3 GR, 5 GR, 8 GR, and 9 GR, remained with the Indian Army. Four Gorkha Regiments, 2, 6, 7, and 10 GR were transferred on 1 January 1948 to the British army. These regiments, much shriveled, in 1994 were amalgamated to form the Royal Gurkha Rifles. 4th Gorkha Rifles has five infantry battalions. These are designated sequentially, in the order of raising, as 1/4 GR, 2/4 GR, 3/4 GR, 4/4 GR, and 5/4 GR. The regiment, in its first 90 years since its raising, saw action in wars in Africa, Europe, and Asia, including in the Second Afghan War, the Boxer Rebellion (China), World War 1, and World War 2. Since 1947, the regiment has seen action in Pakistan prompted wars and armed clashes in 1947-48, 1965, 1971, 1987, and 1999, and in China's war on India, from bases in Tibet, in 1962 . It has also been deployed on Counter Insurgency and internal security tasks in various parts of India. The Regiments Second battalion (2/4 GR), in 1998-99, was deployed in UN Peace Keeping Mission, in Lebanon, as part of UNFIL, in area Ibl-al-Saqi along the Israel - Lebanon border in the Golan heights.
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