The 16th Light Cavalry is a regiment of the Armoured Corps, a primary combat arm of the Indian Army. Prior to India gaining independence from the British in 1947, it was a regular cavalry regiment of
Stamp of India 1976 Colnect 326720 Bicentenary 16th Light Cavalry Regiment Vijayanta Tank
c. 1832 portrait of a 2nd Madras Light Cavalry lieutenant
c. 1847 painting of a Madras Light Cavalry sowar
The Chief of the Army Staff has been the title of the professional head of the Indian Army since 1955. The COAS is a permanent member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, National Security Council and De
16th Light Cavalry
…regiment between 1949 and 1952, went on to become Adjutant-General and subsequently Vice Chief of the Army Staff General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri - 5th Chief of the Army Staff, commanded the unit from September 1944 Lieutenant General Khem Karan Singh MVC - General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command…
General Dhiraj Seth, COAS
The South Block, Central Secretariat, New Delhi - the station of the IHQ of MoD (Army), where the COAS is seated.
General Sir Francis Robert Roy Bucher