The Nair Brigade was the army of the erstwhile kingdom of Travancore in India. Nairs were a warrior community of the region. The personal bodyguard of...
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the Nair and the British in 1809, the British limited Nair participation in the British Indian Army. After India's independence, the Nair Brigade of the...
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(and thus the Indian Army). It was formerly known as the Nair Brigade (Nair Pattalam/"Nair Army"). This militia was raised in 1704 at Padmanabhapuram...
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Louis Hébert was captured, McNair became the commander of the brigade. Soon after the Battle of Pea Ridge McNair and his brigade were transferred east of...
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update], produced estimates which were: List of Nairs Nair ceremonies and customs Nair Brigade Nayanar (Nair subcaste) [1] Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback...
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exceptional military efforts of the Travancore Nair Brigade at sea, along with the leadership of three Nair commanders—Arumukhan Pilla, Nanu Pilla, and Chembaka...
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Kiryathil Nair or Kiriyath Nair also known as Vellayama Nairs is a Kshatriya subdivision of the Nair caste of martial nobility, who performed the functions...
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associated with the Kiriyathil Nair caste. Illathu Nair Demographics of Nair community Kiryathil Nair Nair Brigade Nayanar (Nair subcaste) Menon (title) The...
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history of disbandment or re-raising. The Travancore Army, known as the Nair Brigade, completely exterminated the superior and better equipped Dutch Forces...
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Medal, 1947 Colonel Travancore University Labour Corps Lt. Col in The Nair Brigade (State Army of Travancore ,.Madras Regiment) and (Travancore-Cochin State...
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served as a Lt. Colonel and as one of the commanding officers of the Nair Brigade (Travancore King's Bodyguards). The couple had four children, Elayarajah...
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next major activity concerned the Nair Brigade. In 1936, Travancore joined the Indian State Forces, and the Nair Brigade and the Maharaja's Bodyguard came...
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different forms of Lord Ganesha. The original Idol was maintained by The Nair Brigade initially at Padmanabhapuram and later when they were shifted to Thiruvananthapuram...
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member of the Sree Moolam Popular Assembly Nair Brigade Ettara Yogam Ettuveetil Pillamar Pillai (surname) Nair Service Society Sircar, Dineschandra (1966)...
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King of Travancore, Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma. Travancore Nair Brigade in 1861. After the death of Sree Moolam Thirunal in 1924, Sethu Lakshmi...
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heart of Thiruvananthapuram city, which was once the headquarters of the Nair Brigade of the Travancorean army. The old Army Headquarters was converted into...
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the Nair Brigade was shifted from the old capital to the new. Then it was shifted to Kollam and later brought back to Thiruvananthapuram. The Nair soldiers...
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Presidency armies of Bengal, Madras and Bombay in 1795. The Dutch trained the Nair Brigade, the military of Travancore. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, some...
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This is a list of notable members of the Nair community of southern India. Kingdom of Travancore Zamorin of Calicut Thekkumkur Kingdom Vadakkumkur Kingdom...
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(15th) Texas Cavalry (dismounted): Ltc James A. Weaver McNair's Brigade Col Evander McNair 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles (dismounted): Col Daniel H. Reynolds...
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his military career in the Travancore State Force as a Captain of the Nair Brigade. The Maharajah entrusted him with the additional responsibility of receiving...
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Louis Hébert, Brigade of Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch's Division of Major General Earl Van Dorn's Army of the West. The McNair's Brigade reconsolidated...
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Lesley James McNair (May 25, 1883 – July 25, 1944) was a senior United States Army officer who served during World War I and World War II. He attained...
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special acoustics. In the old days,[when?] the band of the Travancore Nair Brigade would play there every Friday. Later,[when?] the police band would play...
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Lieutenant General Pradeep Chandran Nair PVSM, AVSM, YSM is a retired general officer of the Indian Army. He last served as the 21st Director General of...
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The Principal Jail at Fort, initially housed in the old barracks of Nair Brigade, was upgraded to the status of Central Jail in 1873. It was later relocated...
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Johnson's brigade on the left, commanded by Col. John S. Fulton, drove directly through the gap. The brigade on the right, under Brig. Gen. Evander McNair, encountered...
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Masjid was built by the successors of the Muslim Cavalry soldiers of the Nair Brigade of Travancore, who had settled in Sasthamangalam and Vattiyoorkavu. The...
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spiritual matters. The Ruling Chief had an escort of the Travancore Nair Brigade. He had no acknowledged superiors and did not rise even in the presence...
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Berlin tab, later incorporated. The Brigade was based across four large installations in Steglitz-Zehlendorf: McNair, Andrews, Roosevelt and Turner barracks...
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