Bombay Grenadiers

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The Bombay Grenadiers is a historic infantry regiment of the Indian Army, renowned for its distinguished service under British rule and in independent India, including in major 19th-century campaigns in Afghanistan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infantry regiment
regiment of the Indian Army
allegiance British Indian Army NERFINISHED
Indian Army NERFINISHED
associatedWith Bombay Presidency NERFINISHED
Maharashtra NERFINISHED
battleHonour Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Ghazni NERFINISHED
Kabul NERFINISHED
Kandahar NERFINISHED
branch Indian Army NERFINISHED
category Infantry regiments of India
Military units and formations of British India
Regiments of the Indian Army
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 NERFINISHED
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 NERFINISHED
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 NERFINISHED
Kargil War NERFINISHED
Second Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED
World War II
surface form: Second World War

Third Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED
country India
decorations Param Vir Chakra recipients
Sena Medal recipients NERFINISHED
Vir Chakra recipients NERFINISHED
formedFrom Bombay Army NERFINISHED
garrison Ahmednagar NERFINISHED
Jabalpur NERFINISHED
hasRole frontline infantry in major Indian wars
hasSubunit battalions of the Bombay Grenadiers
historicalPeriod British Raj NERFINISHED
post-independence India
language English
Hindi
militaryBranch Indian Army NERFINISHED
mottoLanguage Hindi
notableFor distinguished service in 19th-century campaigns in Afghanistan
service in independent India
service under British rule
partOf Indian Army NERFINISHED
predecessor Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Army NERFINISHED
regiments of the Bombay Presidency Army
role infantry
service British Indian Army NERFINISHED
Indian Army NERFINISHED
tradition grenadier traditions of the Bombay Presidency Army
type line infantry

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Battle of Maiwand notableUnit Bombay Grenadiers