11th Gorkha Rifles (? Date)
The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal, which is neither a dependent territory of the United Kingdom nor a member of the Commonwealth.
The numbering system of the Gurkha units started in 1861 based on the Regiments loyalty during the Indian Mutiny, with only 12 of 74 regular regiments of the Bengal Native Infantry not mutining.
Following India´s Independence on 15 August 1947 the Gurkha regiments were divided between Great Britain and India.
1 GR - 3 GR - 4 GR - 5 GR -8 GR - 9 GR stayed with the Republic of India.
2 GR - 6 GR - 7 GR - 10 GR went with Great Britain (United Kingdom).
In 1950 the Indian Army adopted "Gorkha" as an official spelling for their regiments.
In 1994 the 2 GR - 6 GR - 7 GR - 10 GR amalgamated to form the Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR).
The 11 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army that was re-raised after independence. The regiment consists of primarily the Kirant Tribes Rai, Limbu, Yakkha, Sunuwar of Eastern Nepal, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Dooars of West Bengal, Sikkim and other parts of Northeast India. Though it is considered to be the youngest of the Gorkha regiments its lineage is as long as those of the 7th Gurkha Rifles and 10th Gurkha Rifles.
The regiment has participated in all major military operations India has undertaken since independence including in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Operation Polo in 1948, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the Kargil War in 1999. Units of the regiment have also deployed abroad on UN missions.
