The Gilgit Scouts was a paramilitary force within the Gilgit-Baltistan region in northern Pakistan. They were raised by the British Raj in 1913, to assist...
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claims a tradition dating back to the Gilgit Scouts formed during the British Raj era. However, the earlier Scouts unit is now a full infantry regiment...
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In November 1947, the paramilitary force of Gilgit Scouts stationed at Gilgit rebelled against the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, soon after it...
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William Brown (British Army officer) (category History of Gilgit-Baltistan)
Tochi Scouts in North Waziristan, and in 1947, he was posted to Chitral as the Acting Commandant of the Scouts. On 3 June 1947, control of the Gilgit Agency...
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only was the Gilgit Leased Area retroceded to the Maharaja but the whole of Gilgit Agency was handed over to the Dogras. The Gilgit Scouts who were hopeful...
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Northern Light Infantry Regiment (redirect from Northern Scouts)
origins in the Gilgit Scouts raised by British India in 1913 for defending the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir's northern frontier. The Scouts, along with...
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Action at Tsari (category Gilgit-Baltistan)
Gilgit-Baltistan sector at Tsari, on the banks of the Indus River near Skardu, from 11 to 12 February 1948. The conflict involved the Gilgit Scouts and...
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Battle of Thorgo (category History of Gilgit-Baltistan)
the Gilgit-Baltistan sector of northern Kashmir administered by Pakistan. The battle took place from March 16 to March 18, 1948. The Gilgit Scouts, a paramilitary...
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Gilgit (/ˈɡɪlɡɪt/; Shina: گلیٗت; Urdu: گلگت IPA: [ˈɡɪlɡɪt]) is a city in Pakistani-administered Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. It is...
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invaders by 7 November, securing the Kashmir Valley. In the Gilgit Agency, the Gilgit Scouts, led by Major William Brown, rebelled on 1 November, detaining...
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Gilgit Scouts during the First Kashmir War (1947–1948). A key figure in the Gilgit Rebellion, he played an important role in the liberation of Gilgit-Baltistan...
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Siege of Skardu (category History of Gilgit-Baltistan)
Kashmir War of 1947–48. Gilgit Scouts, the British-officered force of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir stationed in Gilgit for frontier defence,...
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of his state. However, an uprising in the western districts by the Gilgit Scouts against Hari Singh supported by informal militias from the neighbouring...
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comprised approximately 600 personnel, including elements of the Gilgit Scouts, Chitral Scouts, deserters from the 6 Jammu and Kashmir Infantry, and local...
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to defend Skardu from the Gilgit Scouts impeding their advance down the Indus valley towards Leh. In August the Chitral Scouts and Chitral Bodyguard under...
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Gilgit-Baltistan (/ˌɡɪlɡɪt ˌbɔːltɪˈstɑːn, -stæn/; Urdu: گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان listen), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by...
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positions over its injunctions. 'Allamah Hunzai was recruited into the Gilgit Scouts on 8 April 1939, aged 21. He recalls having become "habituated" to seeking...
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governor appointed in Gilgit by Maharaja Hari Singh of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested by the local force of Gilgit Scouts under Major William...
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1947, the Chitral Scouts were still a force under the control of the ruler of Chitral. With the Gilgit Scouts, the Chitral Scouts played a leading role...
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secret police from 1972-1977 Gilgit Scouts (now the fully military Northern Light Infantry Regiment but see Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts above) Khasadar, disbanded...
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Gilgit-Baltistan is an administrative territory of Pakistan that borders the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, Azad Kashmir to the southwest...
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Shandur Polo Festival (category Culture of Gilgit-Baltistan)
Press, 2008 - Reference - 540 pages. ISBN 978-0-19-579889-0. Dawn. "GILGIT: Scouts accused of expanding encroachments". pakistan tour and travel. "shandur...
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impending attack. Meanwhile, the Pakistani commander at Gilgit reorganised the Gilgit Scouts and the 6th Infantry rebels into three forces of 400 men...
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point, the Gilgit scouts were retreating and the Dogra forces had made gains in the Burzil pass. Under these circumstances, the Chitral scouts relieved...
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Gilgit Scouts). The Muslim troops of the state force battalion, under the leadership of Mirza Hassan Khan, joined the rebellion raised by the Gilgit Scouts...
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Pakistan Scouts may be: Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts Gilgit Scouts Pakistan Boy Scouts Association This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...
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Tribal Areas, allegedly accompanied by the Pakistan Army or Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts into Gilgit City and adjoining areas in order to suppress the revolt...
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Battle of Turtuk (category History of Gilgit-Baltistan)
Pakistani force consisted of 1 company of Karakoram Scouts and 1-2 companies of mixed Karakoram and Gilgit Scouts. These were supported by three 75-mm guns, a...
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Mirza Hassan Khan (category History of Gilgit Agency)
further inflame the Gilgit Scouts. With Majeed's agreement, he set out to Gilgit. It appears that by the time he reached Gilgit, the governor was already...
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Baltistan (category Regions of Gilgit-Baltistan)
in Gilgit was overthrown by the Gilgit Scouts, who then took the entire region for Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948. The Gilgit Agency...
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