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...h its total estimated strength of 70,000 essentially consisted of cavalry; artillery and infantry elements were almost non-existent. ...g and halters. On the march the blankets were put beneath the saddle. Both artillery and infantry were practically unknown to the misls. Their armies were unenc

...s of the bystanders found vent in a sort of loud gasp like ah-h!' wrote an artillery officer who was required to supervise such an execution. Then many of them

...itish troops were by far in the minority, had little ammunition and sparse artillery support, so it was obvious that it would be very hard to stand to. Two comp ...victims were again British, Sikhs, Pathans, French and Algerians. Canadian artillery were backed by the Sikh troops.

...held fast to their positions despite intensely heavy shelling by Pakistan artillery. The Indian Air Force, under the command of Sikh Air Chief Marshal, Arjan S

...000 men with cannons and elephants. Banda Singh had a smaller army with no artillery. But Banda Singh's army had something which other side lacked. They were re

..., 23 Cavalry, 128 Pioneers, Malaya State Guides,23 Mountain Battery, 24Jat Artillery, 15 Cancers, 22 Mountain Battery,130 Baluch and 21 Punjabi did come out in

...s of the bystanders found vent in a sort of loud gasp like ah-h!' wrote an artillery officer who was required to supervise such an execution. Then many of them

Why did the government have to use tanks and heavy artillery to drive out a few Sikhs? The truth is, it was a big plan of the Hindu gove

Indian Army units had used heavy artillery against the terrorist militia, led by the separatist preacher Jarnail Singh

...na, about ninety kilometers north of Delhi). Employing gun carts, moveable artillery, and superior cavalry tactics, Babur achieved a resounding victory. A year

...to move to the place and a key location point was planned. Accordingly an artillery field firing range was also proposed. A company of Bengal Engineers, compri

...y armed with only spears and muskets. The Afghans were equipped with heavy artillery. Ranjit Singh foresaw a strong, united fight against the invaders as he cam ...thin stretch of land. In 1971 again, fierce tank battles, air battles and artillery assaults tore away this thin stretch of land.

...10,000 ammunition laden oxen. For weeks the belligerents sparred in bloody artillery duels interrupted only by hand to hand skirmishes and bayonet attacks. Fina ...he possess an air supply such as ours. In the plain itself Slim had massed artillery, armour, and infantry to receive the invaders. He had stocked it up with fo

...hanistan. Sardar got built a small port which was quite impregnable to the artillery fire and could hold on for several weeks of pounding. The Dost Mohammad Kha

*'''Mian Qadir Buksh Nadir''' - Artillery Commander, author of, "Muftah-ul-Qila" (Persian text book on science of gun

...ar army of Punjab was assessed by Sir Lepel Griffin at 29000 men, with 192 artillery guns. The irregular levies were estimated at a similar number. <ref name=Pe

...usand musketeers (burqandaz) and archers, and with these about ten guns of artillery and many elephants. In addition there were about ten thousand Ghazis. The t ...withstand the ferocity of Baj singh and soon vanquished and fled away. The artillery fire of the Mughals told heavily on the plunderers in Banda's camp. They we

.... This camp was the Regimental Centre of the Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery.

...Temple]] Complex continued as the Sri Akal Takhat was attacked with heavy artillery and tanks.

...his stables, three hundred Risaldari (mounted soldiers/cavalry) and sixty artillery men were always in his service." This was an account of only the first cor