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Indian warrior in Armor by Edwin Lord Weeks. -
Ancient Indian Antennae sword; Metalwork, 1500–500 BCE. -
Ancient Indian Ax Blade, 1500–1000 BCE.
Back التاريخ العسكري للهند Arabic भारत का सैन्य इतिहास Hindi Storia militare dell'India Italian भारतीय सैन्याचा इतिहास Marathi இந்திய படைத்துறையின் வரலாறு Tamil భారతదేశ సైనిక చరిత్ర Tegulu 印度军事史 Chinese
The predecessors to the contemporary Army of India were many: the sepoy regiments, native cavalry, irregular horse and Indian sapper and miner companies raised by the three British presidencies. The Army of India was raised under the British Raj in the 19th century by taking the erstwhile presidency armies, merging them, and bringing them under the Crown. The British Indian Army fought in both World Wars.
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The armed forces succeeded the military of British India following India's independence in 1947. After World War II, many of the wartime troops were discharged and units disbanded. The reduced armed forces were partitioned between India and Pakistan. The Indian Armed Forces fought in all four wars against Pakistan and two wars against People's Republic of China in 1962 and 1967. India also fought in the Kargil War with Pakistan in 1999, the highest altitude mountain warfare in history.[citation needed] The Indian Armed Forces have participated in several United Nations peacekeeping operations and are presently the second largest contributor of troops to the peacekeeping force.
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