Gurkha justice campaign
kathmandupost.com · Thu Apr 14 15:31:02 GMT 2022
Unfortunately, the Gurkhas seem to have ignored the fact that division leads to demise.
The British began recruiting their former adversaries, the Gurkhas into the East India Company Army in mid-1815, even before the Anglo-Nepal War (1814-16) had ended. Since then, the valour of the Gurkha regiments has resonated in every battle, from the Pindari War in 1817 to the recent Operation Herrick in Afghanistan. They have received more than 3,000 bravery medals, including 13 Victoria Crosses, at the cost of over 44,000 lives. Unfortunately, with the end of every war, the friendship abruptly ended unilaterally. The Gurkhas were told: "The war has ended, now you go home." They grinned and left for home virtually empty-handed, leaving thousands of dead fellow Gurkhas behind. Yet, the Gurkhas’ service in the British Army has continued with the same loyalty and courage throughout the centuries.
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