Nepali Army
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The Nepali Army, formerly known as the Royal Nepali Army, is the land warfare branch of the Nepali Armed Forces. It traces its origins to 1559 with the establishment of the Gorkha Kingdom, where it wa
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Nepalese troops (right) in 1816.
The Nepali Army’s Guruju Paltan, a ceremonial infantry company, in traditional uniform.
A rescued old woman being assisted by the Nepali Armed Forces personnel while alighting from a Mi-17 helicopter
Gurkha
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The Gurkhas or Gorkhas, with the endonym Gorkhali, are soldiers native to South Asia, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of North India.
Nepali Army
…origins to 1559 with the establishment of the Gorkha Kingdom, where it was initially formed as the Gorkhali Army, a term historically associated with the Gurkhas. It was known as the Royal Nepali Army (RNA) following the Unification of Nepal, when the Gorkha Kingdom expanded its territory to include the whole…
Nepali soldiers; drawing by Gustave Le Bon, 1885
Monument to the Gurkha Soldier in Horse Guards Avenue, outside the Ministry of Defence, City of Westminster, London
A khukuri, the signature weapon of the Gurkhas
Kaji (equivalent to Prime Minister of Gorkha Kingdom) Vamshidhar "Kalu" Pande and Chief of the Gorkhali Army; one of the most highly decorated Gorkhali commanders