This article is about a regiment of the Indian Army. For other uses see Grenadier. A Grenadier was originally a specialized assault trooper for siege operations, first established as a distinct role in the early 17th century. ...

The Grenadiers are a regiment of the Indian Army, and formerly the 4th Bombay Grenadiers when part of the British Indian Army. The Indian Army (भारतीय सेना Hindi: Bhartiya Sena) is the army of the Republic of India and is the 3rd largest army in the world. ... The Indian Army in the time of the British Raj (1857–1947) See Indian Army for the post-independence (and post-partition) army of the Republic of India. ...

As the 4th Bombay Grenadiers the regiment was formed on 1 March 1922, part of the reforms that took place after the end of the First World War. It consisted of 6 battalions, all former regiments themselves. These were: March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ...

• 1st Battalion - Formerly the 101st Grenadiers.
• 2nd Battalion - Formerly the 102nd King Edward's Own Grenadiers
• 3rd Battalion - Formerly the 108th Infantry
• 4th Battalion - Formerly the 109th Infantry
• 5th Battalion - Formerly the 112th Infantry
• 10th (Training) Battalion - Formerly the 113th Infantry

The 101st claimed to be the oldest grenadier regiment in the British Empire, having been titled as such in 1783. The 101st Grenadiers was a regiment of the British Indian Army. ... A Grenadier was originally a specialized assault trooper for siege operations, first established as a distinct role in the early 17th century. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps The British Empire was one of the worlds first global powers, a product of the European Age of Exploration that began with the global maritime empires of Portugal and Spain in the... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The regiment saw extensive service in World War II, taking part in the campaigns in Burma, North Africa and the civil war in Greece. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in... The North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, of World War II took place in the North African desert during 1940-1943. ... An ELAS resistance fighter The Greek Civil War was a war fought between 1942 and 1949. ...

In 1945 it was retitled as The Indian Grenadiers and transferred to India upon its independence in 1947. It became The Grenadiers in 1950. It is sixth in the Indian Army's infantry order of precedence. The 1st Battalion was transferred to the Brigade of the Guards in 1952, becoming its 2nd Battalion. The regiment now consists of twenty battalions. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of people; it is used by many organizations and governments. ... The Brigade of the Guards is an Indian infantry regiment, the only regiment of Foot Guards in the army. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... In military terminology, a battalion consists of two to six companies typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. ...

It has seen active service in the Indian Army, including the wars against Pakistan in 1965 and 1971. Three soldiers of the regiment have been awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest awarded for bravery in the face of the enemy. The 1965 war between India and Pakistan, also known as the Second Kashmir War, was the culmination of a series of skirmishes that occurred between April 1965 and September 1965. ... The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military conflict between India and Pakistan. ... The Param Vir Chakra is an Indian military decoration given for valour in combat operations. ...

References

• bharat-rakshak.com - The Grenadiers
• The Bombay Grenadiers

An excellent source to chart the progress of the regiment ever since its inception, till date.