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    A brief history of the Indian Grenadiers Battalion from The Grenadiers [known as the "Grinders"] who have the longest unbroken record of existence in the Indian Army from 1778.

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    A brief history of the Indian Grenadiers Battalion from The Grenadiers [known as the "Grinders"] who have the longest unbroken record of existence in the Indian Army from 1778.

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    The passage provides details about the history and organization of the Grenadiers Regiment in the Indian Army. Some key points are that the Grenadiers have one of the longest histories in the Indian Army and trace their origins back to the late 16th century. It also discusses the modern organization and structure of the regiment.

    The Grenadiers trace their origins back to grenadier companies formed in the late 16th century. By the 18th century, they had become elite infantry troops. The modern Grenadiers Regiment can trace its lineage to British Indian army regiments formed in the late 19th century that were consolidated after Indian independence.

    Some details provided include the badge of the white horse of Hanover, past names and organization of the regiment, and information about Rajput recruitment. It also discusses an award given to the 18th Battalion for actions in the Kargil War in 1999.

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    2nd Battalion (102nd KEO
    Grenadiers)
    3rd Battalion (108th Infantry)
    4th Battalion (109th Infantry)
    5th Battalion (112th Infantry)
    6th Battalion
    8th Battalion
    9th Battalion (ex State Forces unit)
    11th Battalion (ex Territorial
    battalion)
    12th Battalion
    13th Battalion
    14th Battalion
    15th Battalion
    16th Battalion
    17th Battalion
    18th Battalion
    19th Battalion
    20th Battalion
    21st Battalion
    22nd Battalion
    118 Inf Bn (TA) Grenadiers
    123 Inf Bn (TA) Grenadiers
    12 Rashtriya Rifles
    29 Rashtriya Rifles

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    Grenadiers Regiment
    The Grenadiers [known as the "Grinders"] have one of
    the longest unbroken record of existence in the Indian
    Army. Grenadier companies of Bombay Sepoys won
    the battle of Talegaon in 1778, and by 1784 the
    Grenadier companies had been given the title of
    Bombay Grenadiers. The Grenadiers' badge bears the
    White Horse of Hanover.

    The earliest Grenadiers (in the late 16th century) were


    infantry soldiers particularly selected and trained to hurl grenades. The
    grenade of the time was a hollow iron ball, filled with gun powder and sealed
    with a wooden plug which contained the fuse. To ignite the grenade the
    grenadier carried a burning piece of cord called a slow match. Exceptional
    strength and courage were needed for hurling the grenade, and accidents
    were not uncommon. Grenadiers earned higher pay, received special
    privileges, and were distinguished by their height, dashing uniform, and tall,
    mitre-shaped headdress (shako). During the 18th century there was a
    gradual decline in the use of grenades, but grenadiers were retained as elite
    troops.

    The 113th Infantry united with 101st Grenadiers, 102nd King Edward's Own
    Grenadiers, 108th Infantry, 109th Infantry, and 112th Infantry, to form 10th
    Bn, 4th Bombay Grenadiers in 1922. Infantry regiments formed after 1922
    were not numbered. Infantry regiments omitted their numbers in October
    1945 (except Punjab Regiment). Thus 4th Bombay Grenadiers came to be
    known as The Indian Grenadiers in 1945 and was given to India. On the eve
    of independence and partition between Indian and Pakistan the army was
    partitioned in the ratio of 2:1. In 1950, it was renamed as The Grenadiers. In
    order of precedence it came after Punjab and Madras regiments. Brigade of

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    Guards was raised in 1950 (1st Grenadiers became 2nd Battalion, Brigade of
    Guards). Parachute regiment was raised in 1952. Mechanised Infantry
    regiment was raised 1979 (7 Grenadiers converted to 9 Mech Inf Bn). The
    new order of precedence of infantry regiments in 1990 was : Guards,
    Parachute Regiment, Mechanised Infantry, Punjab, Madras and then
    Grenadiers.

    Rajputs [from rajputra, a sanskrit word meaning son of a king], are are
    mainly Hindus of the warrior caste. Traditionally they have put great value on
    the military virtues and take great pride in their ancestry. Of these
    exogamous clans, the major ones were Shekhawat, Rathore, Bhati,
    Kachchwaha, Chauhan, and Sisodiya. Shekhawt's and shekhawati (the area in
    which they reside) have given many number of soldiers to the country. Most
    of the Rajput troops from Shekhawati are enrolled in Rajputana Rifles, Rajput
    Regiment and Grenadiers Regiment.

    The Chief of Army Staff made a special instant award of "Unit Citation" to
    18th Battalion, The Grenadiers for their exceptionally gallant and sterling
    performance during the battles of Tololing on night 27/28 May 1999, Point
    4590 on night 11/12 June 1999 and Three Pimples on night 28/29 June 1999.
    Their most significant achievement is the capture of Tiger Hill top on night
    03/04 July 1999, in Dras Sector wherein, the enemy was completely
    surprised. The overall performance of the battalion during Operation VIJAY
    has been exceptional and marked with exemplary valour and grit in the face
    of the enemy.

    Six Army battalions raised especially for Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) counter
    insurgency operations underwent special training, and started deployment
    in the state by 01 September 2001. With the entire state barring Ladakh
    under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, the Army began deploying
    additional forces to tighten the security net, with 7,200 soldiers of six newly-
    raised battalions. The battalions are assigned to the Rashtriya Rifles (RR), but
    parent Regiments raised them at their respective regimental centres. One of
    the six battalions was raised in New Delhi (Rajputana Rifles). The Maratha
    Light Infantry (MLI) RR battalion was raised at Belgaum, the Madras
    Regiment at Tiruchi, the Assam Regiment RR battalion at Shillong, the Punjab
    RR at Ramgarh, Grenadiers at Jabalpur and the Dogra Regiment RR battalion
    at Faizabad. The newly-raised battalions underwent special training at the
    Army's counter insurgency warfare school near Jammu. The Army had six
    months to raise and train the soldiers for the highly specialised operations.
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    After that there was a four-week-long capsule course in laying ambushes in


    hills and mountains, detecting and disarming IEDs, carrying out cordon and
    search operations and carrying out operations to neutralise terrorists in
    heavily populated neighbourhoods.

    The 16 Grenadiers celebrated its 34th raising day with great pomp and show
    some where in the western sector. A large number of serving and retired
    Grenadiers and other military personnel attended the celebrations. A special
    Sainik Sammelan was organised on this occasion. Col D K Borah, CO, said on
    the occasion, "Being a part of important organisation like Army, we have to
    strive hard to uphold the rich tradition of national integrity and devotion to
    duty. Working for this organisation indirectly benefits the national defence
    and solidarity." The battalion was raised on June 1, 1966 at Babina under 18
    Infantry Brigade of 36 Infantry Division. Lt Col NB Jayaram was the first
    Commanding Officer. During the last 34 years, the unit has been to
    Nagaland, Kapurthala, Sikkim, Dehradun, Poonch, Pathankot, Drass, Jaipur
    and many other locations. The battalion has participated in operations
    Orchid, Cactus Lily, Falcon, Rakshak and Vijay. The battalion has earned 1
    VSM, 2 Mention-in-Despatches, 12 COAS Commendation Cards and 9 GOC-
    in-C Commendation Card .

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