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CAVALRY MOUNTED PARADE REVIEW BY CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
The Cavalry Mounted Parade Review by Chief of Army Staff,
General Bikram Singh, Colonel of the 61st Cavalry
is being held at Jaipur on 23 September
2012, on his first visit to the Regiment since taking over as the
Colonel.
The Cavalry Review 2012 coincides with the Battle Honour Day
Celebrations of the Regiment. The regiment celebrates 23rd
September as “Haifa Day’’ to commemorate the heroic Cavalry charge
against the Turks on the same day in, 1918 at Haifa
(Palestine) during the First World War by the
15th Imperial Cavalry Brigade. The Brigade consisted of
Indian State Forces Cavalry units of Jodhpur, Mysore, Hyderabad
and Patiala Lancers. Of these, Jodhpur, Mysore and
Patiala Lancers alongwith state forces Cavalry units of
Gwalior, Jaipur (Kachhawa), J & K and Saurashtra
Cavalry were amalgamated to form a ‘New Horsed Cavalry
Regiment’ – (61 Cavalry) in November 1953. This year marks the
59th year of raising of the Regiment.
The 61st Cavalry is the only Horsed Cavalry Regiment of the Indian
Army. The Regiment has accredited itself with distinction in operational,
ceremonial and sporting tasks. It has the unique distinction of being awarded
one Padam Shree and ten Arjuna awards for excellence
in sports.
The parade will salute the Major General KJS Thind, VSM, GOC 61 Sub Area and Lt
Gen Gyan Bhushan, (Army Commander) GOC-in-C, South Western Command, before the
arrival of Chief of Army Staff and Colonel of the Regiment.
The regiment will parade in Walk, Trot and Gallop,
in formation of eight, four and twelve abreast. The
training discipline and horsemanship of both
horse and rider will be exhibited in a precise and
synchronized military display.
The 61st Cavalry has the singular honour of being reviewed by the
Chief of the Army Staff. This visual display of Colour of Military pageantry
will be witnessed by Officers, JCOs and Soldiers of Jaipur Military Station, NCC
Cadets, School children and a number of civil dignitaries.
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