gurkhas in A Sentence

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    The Brigade of Gurkhas.

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    The Gurkhas of Nepal

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    Consisting of three battalions of Gurkhas and one of Sikhs,

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    returned and brought in two wounded Gurkhas, one after the other.

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    This is now the Regimental Center of the Indian army for Gurkhas.

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    Several Gurkhas were killed in the dash and they were again pinned down.

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    are not to be confused with the Brigade of Gurkhas of the British Army.

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    the Chinese army pushed the Gurkhas back to the inner hills close to the Nepali capital.

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    The troops are mainly from ethnic Nepali Gurkhas of Nepal and ethnic Nepalese origin people known

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    Gurkhas sleep with nightlights on- not because they're afraid of the dark, but because the dark is afraid of them.

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    Reinforcement troops were sent in by air, and a battalion of Gurkhas made its way slowly to Leh on foot from south.

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    The battle of Malaon on 15th May 1815 ended the dream of the Gurkhas, to rule over this part of the land for any longer.

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    Minister for the Armed Forces Mark Lancaster said:"The Gurkhas have built an outstanding reputation for their skill and bravery as soldiers through centuries of service and sacrifice.

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    On July 10, 1962, around 350 Chinese troops surrounded an Indian post at Chushul and used loudspeakers to convince the Gurkhas that they should not be fighting for India.

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    After few days, an official declaration was made according to which all Chieftains who had joined British in expelling the Gurkhas were restored with their land under the British protection.

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    On Thursday, the judges at the Court of Appeal backed up that ruling, saying the Gurkhas were not in the same position as British soldiers and therefore could be paid less.

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    Speaking on the occasion, the President said it is a matter of pride that the brave Gurkhas have been serving in India since the last 200 years with exemplary courage and sincerity.

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    The 36-year-old Purja, a former member of the Gurkhas-- a unit of Nepalis recruited into the British army-- as well as the elite Special Boat Service, kicked off his ambitious“Project Possible” in April.

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    Year-old Purja, a former member of the Gurkhas- a unit of Nepalis recruited into the British army as well as the elite Special Boat Service, kicked off his ambitious“Project Possible” in April.

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    Early next day, in misty weather, he took him through the German wire and, leaving him in a place of comparative safety, returned and brought in two wounded Gurkhas, one after the other.

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    Four Gurkha regiments(mostly recruited in Nepal, which was outside India), were transferred from the former Indian Army to the British Army, forming its Brigade of Gurkhas and departing for a new station in Malaya.

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    Then on July 10, 1962, a total of 350 Chinese soldiers went to the Indian Post Chushul and announced on the mic and tried to convince the Gurkhas that they should not fight on behalf of India.

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    When the British took over Saharanpur in 1803, this led to a lot of conflicts between the two(British and Gurkhas) that ultimately led to the Gurkha War(also known as Anglo-Nepalese War), which lasted for a period of 2 years from 1814 to 1816.

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    The troops are mainly from ethnic Nepali Gurkhas of Nepal and ethnic Nepalese origin people known as Indian Gorkha They have a history of courage in battle, evident from the gallantry awards won by Gorkha soldiers and battle honours awarded to Gorkha both before and after joining the Indian Army.

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    After the war ended in 1816, the British, spying an opportunity to bolster their ranks, offered these fearless Nepalese soldiers a chance to volunteer to serve in the British army, referring to them collectively as Gurkhas, a name that is still used today regardless of which area of Nepal a given soldier happens to hail from.

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