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...senior Indian Army officer who played a key role during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Vir Chakra. ...near starvation as a Japanese prisoner of war. Released at the end of the war in 1945, he remained in hospital for some months with beri-beri and other p

...neglect led to popular agitations against West Pakistan, which led to the war for independence in 1971 and the establishment of Bangladesh. After indepen

...tes to President Bush|Image:Fatehpal singh-tarney sml.jpg|[[Sikh]] Vietnam War veteran, [[Fatehpal Singh-Tarney|Sardar Fatehpal Singh-Tarney]] who became {{Newshere|Forgotten Sikh Canadian war hero|Forgotten Sikh Canadian war hero|Image:Ww1 medal sml.jpg|The story of one of the first Sikh Canadian WW

...ce to us, which we recognized before he was a Sikh Commissioner. After the war commenced, were we to abandon our policy and treat with indifference the on

...ndia fought three wars with [[Pakistan]] in 1948, 1965 and in 1971 and one war with China in 1962. ...l defence of Srinagar Air Base during an air raid during the 1971 Indo-Pak War.

Jawala Singh saw action in France during World War I, but resigned from the army on 1 January 1917 and Joined the Dera at Hoti

...d to [[Spain]] to volunteer in the [[Spanish Civil War]]. He spent [[World War II]] working as a scriptwriter for the [[BBC]] in London, where he became a

...etic flourish are battles fought by the Sikhs under Guru Gobind Singh, the war of succession among the sons of Emperor Aurangzib, the Guru's meeting with (15) "Zikr Badshahi" regarding the war of succession between two sons of Aurangzib ;

...in Dacca, Sikh soldiers, after the successful victory in the Into-Pakistan War of 1971, could retieve two of them. Another is said to be still functional ...were buried side by side in the later's house. After the conclusion of the war three days later, a Sikh deputation was sent from Takht Sri Patna Sahib to

...vious prohibition of non-European labour in the banana industry. After the war they were able to acquire leasehold and freehold banana plantations. Woolgo

...ngh. The Maharaja donated several lakh ruppees under several funds for the war efforts during 1917-18. His forces fought with the British in Balochistan a

The Imperial War Museum in London was the venue for the Second Annual "Portraits of Courage" Robert Crawford the Director General of the Imperial War Museum welcomed Cabinet Office Minister Rt Hon Charles Clark MP and represe

...lt irked when British troops were stationed at Lahore after the Anglo-Sikh war of 1845-46.

...he [[battle of Ramnagar]] on 22 November 1848 during the second Anglo-Sikh war. Although the battle of Ramnagar was inconclusive, the Sikh cavalry caused

...eason to prefer recruitment of new classes. While recruitment from the pre-war martial classes was still pre-eminent, that from newly recognised classes s ...1971|1971]], the [[Hyderabad Police Action]] of 1948 and the [[Sino-Indian War|Chinese aggression in 1962]]. It has also served in [[Sri Lanka]], where th

...ial place of Lieutenant-General Lord Baden-Powell, a commander in the Boer War and the founder of the Scouting Movement, who once wrote "the nearer to Nye

...a Singh in December 1844. Kahn Singh was killed during the first AngloSikh war, and the family jagir was restricted to an annual revenue of 2,910 rupees.

...it Jihad. However the word Jihad is not equivalent to Dharam Yudha or Holy war, it means Struggle, which sometimes can be in the sense of military defense

...rs reached a "remarkably high standard" and that their contribution to the war surpassed that of the Jatt Sikhs. ...vly into the Khalsa Army which he nurtured into an excellent instrument of war. Being afraid, however, to form them into separate corps, Maharaja Ranjit S

...trained dentist managing to achieve outstanding level of education in this war-torn nation. She is one of only about 3,000 [[Sikh]]s and [[Hindu]]s who re ...- and their prosperity - has significantly dwindled since 1991 when civil war broke out.