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• The First British Sikh Army
  ...regular battalion, the Regiment of Ferozepore, for service with the Bengal Army of the East India Company. A British officer, Ensign J. Brasyer, was lent to Sir Henry Laurence, Civil Commissio
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• Sher Singh Attariwalla
  ...the second Anglo-Sikh war. After defeat in the second Anglo-Sikh war, the British forced him into exile, out of Punjab, fearing such powerful leader could re
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• INA
  ...ely this ended with the Sikhs fighting against Sikhs in the British Indian Army.
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• Chattar Singh Attariwalla
  ...r Singh Attariwalla who with his army gave devastating blow to the British Army at Chillianwalah.
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• Raja Pahar Singh
  ...the disaster that stared it in the face. His services were rewarded by the British with the title of Raja in April 1846 and grant of territory seized from Na
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• Subedar
  ...he Bengal Army, the Madras Army and the Bombay Army) to make it easier for British officers to communicate with native troops. It was thus essential for subed ...rank was the highest a non-European Indian could achieve in the armies of British India.
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• Jathedar Baba Hanuman Singh
  ...ged to escape unhurt and reached Ghudam and fought another battle with the British. In the battle of Kumbada (Suhana) he was executed along with 500 other Sik
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• John Holmes
  ...t for two years (183536). John Holmcs had simultaneously been acting as a British spy and supplying secret information to the Ludhiana Political Agency. Af ...AngloSikh war, he was, as a reward for his services, retained in the Sikh army when most of the other European officers were given their discharge. He was
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• Fauj I Khas
  The Fauj-i-Khas was a brigade of the army of Punjab in the time before the First Anglo-Sikh War. ...gh who started to hire European officers to train and command parts of his army. The Fauj-i-Khas was a model brigade trained and equipped after European mo
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• Henry Charles Van Cortlandt
  ...governor of Dera Ismail Khan. In 1846, General Cortlandt accompanied the British, with the Sikh force under his command, to Kashmir to quell the revolt in nexation of the Punjab, he was transferred to the British service as a civilian. He was made a Companion of the Bath for his services
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• Sir Harry George Wakelyn Smith
  ...he Sutlej at Phillaur, seriously threatening Ludhiana and intersecting the British line of communication. ...va at 'Alival. Soon afterwards, Harry Smith's division joined Lord Gough's army and on 10 February took part in the [[Battle of Sabhraon]]. Later Sir Harry
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• Sikhs serve langar to soldiers
  ...Making curry1m.jpg|thumb|250px|right|{{c|Members of the Sikh community and army chefs prepare the huge curry}}]] '''[http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Spicing-up-Army-lunches.4379585.jp Spicing up Army lunches]'''
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• Firozpur Cantonment
  ...British Indian Army. Today, it is a Divisional headquarter for the Indian Army. ...rtition the cantt's importance declined. There is an abandoned airstrip of British Vintage in the Cantt. The Battle of Saragarhi Gurudwara is a part of the Ca
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• Havildar
  ...an Indian non-commissioned officer equivalent to a Sergeant in the British Army. ...y or equivalent rank to Sergeant in the cavalry of the then British Indian Army.
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• Dafadar
  ...y or equivalent rank to Sergeant in the cavalry of the then British Indian Army. ...an Indian non-commissioned officer equivalent to a Sergeant in the British Army.
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• Chanan Singh Dhillon
  ...e example is when with the help of some of his fellow prisoners; Canadian, British and Australians they managed to tunnel out of Odine POW camp, near Naples ...nt, African and Caribbean origin who fought in WWII for the allies and the British. This campaign was realised by the building of a large memorial in London (
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• Harbans Singh Jaswal
  ...r, C.I.E., D.S.O., M.D., LL.D., D.P.H., I.M.S., among other British Indian Army Medical Service and I.M.S. officers.
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• Henry Fane
  ==Sikh Kingdom honors British guests== ...troops before Sir Henry for a grand review and inspected the contingent of British lancers and horse artillery, which had accompanied the commander-in-chief t
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• Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert
  ...s services in his despatches. Gilbert also commanded a division of Gough's army in the second AngloSikh war, in the battles of Cheliarivala (13 January 184
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• Bishan Singh, adopted son of Jamadar Khushal Singh
  ...ishan Singh was ordered to move his troops to assist Herbert Edwardes, the British resident's assistant at Bannu, who was then marching against Diwan Mul Raj ...d joined Lord Gough's camp. For this he was rewarded with a pension by the British government.
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• Sir John Hunter Littler
  ...d 35 guns at Firozpur, when, in December 1845, two divisions of the Sikh army under Tej Singh laid siege to it. Although Firozpur lay isolated and vuln ...en and guns and, three days later, effectingjunction with the main British army under Lord Gough, his troops took part in the battle ofFcrozeshah (21 Decem
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