Military History
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Photo thread 1971 War 1. On this day, December 16, 1971, nore than 93,000 Pakistan Army soldiers surrendered to the Indian Army. This was the largest ever capitulation since Gener...
The first American solider to win the "Croix de Guerre" was Private Henry Johnson from New York in 1918. So you ask: why did an American soldier earn a FRENCH military award durin...
EXTREMELY RARE ILLUSTRATION ๐ฅ Maratha Angre Navy Sea-Siege โ๏ธ Extremely Rare Blueprint of Hindu Maratha Empire Navy Admiral Sar-I-Khek Angre Sankpals' Siege of the invincible Aby...
@Physis_fan 1. But, why were they there in the first place? Because Ramaraya and they were buddies from their time in Qutb shahi empire. Too much roti-beti with sullas is not good....
Few Important battles of Mahadji Shinde that made him only King of North India from Satluj river to Narmada river #Short_Thread https://t.co/v02VotQ4m2
In the picture, soldiers of 13 Kumaon days before the Battle of Rezang La, a rare example in the annals of world military history, when the Chinese attacked in total seven waves an...
A giant of a man has fallen and will be missed by his legions of admirers, friends, and wonderful family. Colonel Skardon is a Clemson legend and an American hero. https://t.co/...
Battles where Chouhan Rajputs defeated Islamic Invaders before Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan 3. 1) Bhฤrtrvadhha II, 8 th century AD Faught under Pratihar Rajputs of Kannuaj and forced...
In 1857 there were 3 regiments of infantry at Danapur. The composition of this brigade was such as to give grave cause for alarm. The men were all drawn from the Shahabad (Arrah) a...
Story of "KAMAN SETU" The last significant Indian post that dominates our side of LOC is called KAMAN Post & the bridge connecting India with POK is known as KAMAN AMAN SETU named...
Some aspects of Peshwa Bajirao which arent talked about much. This thread is in response to one peshwa fanboi. 1. There is one claim that goes around that Peshwa Bajirao captured...
1/n Tribute to Prataprao Gujar! He was SarNaubat of the cavalry (Master of Horse) of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.Amongst his achievements, the Battle of Salher in 1672 stands at...
๐ Raja Uttar Hamir Ray - the Khilji Slayer ๐ ๐ด Battle of Lakshnur - Gaudiya commander who conquered Lakshnur by driving out the Khilji invaders. (1/n) https://t.co/VNapxI8VKb
A tale of valour and heroism of Naik Bishnu Shrestha when he single handedly took on a group of 40 armed robbers, killing three and incapacitating another eight with his Khukri and...
A 11 Year Old Maratha who Battled at Kharda 1795 CE! ๐ฅ Maharaja Senasaptasahasri Tukojirao Pawar II ๐ "He was Son of KrishnaRao, The Mighty TukoRao, He was still little but want...
๐ Forgotten Battles โ Battle of Narmada 1705 CE โ๏ธ Maratha Sarsenapati Khanderao Dabhade vs. Mughals๐ฉ When 8,000 Marathas destroyed 24,000 Mughal - Koli Army with 0 casualties in...
The biggest cavalry charge in world history was at Third Battle of Panipat (14th January 1761) of the ~13,500 Maratha Huzurat Cavalry (+ Shiledar Paga) made against first entrenchm...
THREAD: Origins of the Varangian Guard (1/12) https://t.co/mNCk1iu3Gr
Everybody is aware of the Third Battle of Panipat. Has anyone heard about the Third Battle of Tarain (24th December 1759 CE) fought between Maratha-Mughal Army and the Durrani Afg...
Shah Pasand Khan effected the ultimate victory for Afghans at 3rd Battle of Panipat 1761 CE โ๏ธ He remains an unsung warrior of Durrani Empire. If not for his commando cavalry att...
Ambush In Punjab: Decline & Fall of the Pakistani Army. Most Indians know of Asal Uttar as the moment in history when Pak Armour rolled into a well laid Indian trap. Few truly g...
๐ Casualties of the Panipat Campaign Part II โ๏ธ We follow through with counting of Casualties provided straight from primary sources covering the Panipat Campaign (1760-1761 CE)....
Casualty Count of the Panipat Campaign Part 1 โ๏ธ A gross misunderstanding of the entire bloodsoaked Panipat Campaign arises from misrepresentation of the primary sources and exces...
Short Thread on 11 Most Important Battles of Bajirao Saheb https://t.co/ZfMgrsIfja