A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours")...
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The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations to open up the Scheldt river between Antwerp and the North Sea for shipping...
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First Anglo-Afghan War (redirect from Afghanistan 1839 (Battle honour))
spending had to be cut from 1 million pounds, to just 30,000. The battle honour of 'Afghanistan 1839' was awarded to all units of the presidency armies...
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Anglo-Persian War (redirect from Persia 1856-57 (Battle honour))
four battle honours were awarded for this campaign, namely, 'Persia', 'Reshire', and 'Koosh-Ab' in 1858, and 'Bushire' in 1861. The battle honour 'Persia'...
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Operation Plunder (redirect from The Rhine (battle honour))
United States Ninth Army under Lieutenant General William H. Simpson. The Battle of the Rhine was crucial for the advancement of the Allied advance into...
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in the British Army to bear a battle honour for an engagement on the British mainland. It was also the first battle honour awarded to a volunteer unit....
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Fall of Singapore (redirect from Singapore Island (battle honour))
The fall of Singapore, also known as the Battle of Singapore, took place in the South–East Asian theatre of the Pacific War. The Japanese Empire captured...
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Second Anglo-Sikh war (redirect from Punjaub (1848-49) (Battle honour))
their lives in the Anglo-Sikh Wars and the battle honour is considered to be repugnant. Units awarded this honour were: 2nd Bengal Irregular Cavalry – presently...
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Gaza was a battle honour awarded to units of the British and Imperial Armies that took part in one or more of the following engagements in the Great War:...
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Siege of Seringapatam (1799) (redirect from Seringapatam (Battle honour))
indirect control (British paramountcy) of the kingdom's external affairs. The battle consisted of a series of encounters around Seringapatam (the anglicised...
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The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy (French: 3ème Bataille de Picardie), was the opening phase of the Allied offensive which...
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Operation Blockbuster (redirect from The Hochwald (battle honour))
of Connaught's Own) The Battle of the Hochwald Gap was the topic of an episode of the documentary series Greatest Tank Battles. Veterans on both sides...
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is a battle honour awarded to units of the British Army, Royal Air Force and British Empire forces which successfully participated in the Battle of Megiddo...
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The Battle for Caen (June to August 1944) was a military engagement between the British Second Army and the German Panzergruppe West in the Second World...
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added vide Gazette of India No 875 of 1907. The battle honour is not considered to be repugnant. The honour was awarded to all native Indian units which...
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Egypt was a battle honour awarded to units of the British and Indian armies that took part in the British expedition to Egypt under the command of General...
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Passchendaele was a battle honour awarded to units of the British and Imperial Armies that took part in one or more of the following engagements in the...
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The Assaye battle honour was awarded by the Governor General of British India to all East India Company battalions and British Army regiments that took...
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India was a battle honour awarded to the following regiments of the British Army for their service during the conquest of British India between 1787 and...
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Somme 1918 was a battle honour awarded to units of the British and Imperial Armies that took part in one or more of the following engagements in the Great...
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The Battle of Arras (also known as the Second Battle of Arras) was a British offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. From 9 April to...
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Operation Veritable (redirect from The Rhineland (Battle Honour))
Operation Veritable (also known as the Battle of the Reichswald) was the northern part of an Allied pincer movement that took place between 8 February...
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Arras 1918 was a battle honour awarded to units of the British and Imperial Armies that took part in one or more of the following engagements in World...
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Third Anglo-Mysore War (redirect from Mysore (Battle honour))
declared not long after signing the 1784 treaty that he intended to continue battle with them given the opportunity. He refused to free British prisoners taken...
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The Second Battle of the Sambre (4 November 1918) (which included the Second Battle of Guise (French: 2ème Bataille de Guise) and the Battle of Thiérache...
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Bapaume 1918 was a battle honour awarded to units of the British and Imperial Armies that took part in one or more of the following engagements in the...
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Second Boer War (redirect from South Africa 1900 (battle honour))
bloody skirmishes in the Battle of Belmont on 23 November, the Battle of Graspan on 25 November, and at a larger engagement, the Battle of Modder River, on...
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Scarpe 1917 was a battle honour awarded to units of the British and Imperial Armies that took part in one or more of the following engagements in the...
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Canada in World War I (redirect from The Great War (battle honour))
achievement during the Great War came during the Somme, Vimy, and Passchendaele battles and what later became known as "Canada's Hundred Days". Canada's total...
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Chamar Regiment (section Battle of honour)
shotguns, grenades, ammunition and rations. 1st Chamar Regiment got Battle of honour in Battle of Kohima 1944. Chamar Regiment was in this war with 158 Indian...
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