5th Battalion The Grenadiers

FDC No. 4

Issued by: The Army Postal Service 20 Oct 2010

First Day Cover Illustration: 50 Years, 5th Battalion The Grenadiers

The oldest Grenadier Regiment of the armies in the Commonwealth belongs to the Indian Army. A composite battalion comprising Grenadier companies of Bombay Sepoys won the famous battle of Talegaon in 1778. By 1784, the group of Grenadier companies had been given the title of Bombay Grenadiers. The concept of 'Grenadiers' evolved from the practice of selecting the bravest and strongest men for the most dangerous tasks in combat. The Grenadiers have one of the longest unbroken record of existence in the Indian Army.

Army Services Corps

FDC No. 3

Issued by: The Army Postal Service 08 Dec 2010

First Day Cover Illustration: 250 Years Army Service Corps

Rajput Regimental Center, Fatehgarh

FDC No. 2

Issued by: The Army Postal Service 20 Nov 2010

First Day Cover Illustration: 90 Glorious Years Rajput Regimental

The Rajput Regiment is a regiment in the Indian Army that is composed primarily of the Rajput clans from India. The British designated the Rajputs as a martial race and subsequently employed large numbers of these warriors in the British Indian Army.

The Rajput Regimental center is in Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The regiment nowadays recruits Rajputs, Gujjars, Hindu Bengalis, Ahirs, Muslims, Jats, Mazhabi & Ramdasia Sikhs and Dogras. A war memorial was erected at Fetehgarh in 1932. It is in a form of a chattri, with its dome resting on six pillars, each representing a battalion at that time and bearing its crest. The regimental motto is Sarvatra Vijaya, which means Victory Everywhere and the war cry is Bajrang Bali Ki Jai.
The association of the Rajputs with the British Indian Army started in 1778, when the 3rd Battalion was raised as the 31st Regiment Bengal Native Infantry. Two other battalions the 1st and 2nd were raised in 1798. Read more

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Bi-centenary of 7th Light Cavalry

FDC No. 1

Issued by: Indian Post & Telegraphs 07 Jan 1984

First Day Cover Illustration: The late Shri Jawaharlal Nehru Inspecting

the guard of honour of 7th Light Cavalry

The 7th Light Cavalry, was a regular army cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army , they first come into British service with the East India Company and went on to serve on the North West Frontier and in World War I and World War II. Read more