The Grenadiers

The Grenadiers
Regimental Insignia of The Grenadiers
Active1778–present
Country British India
 India
Branch East India Company
 British Indian Army
Indian Army
TypeInfantry
Size25 battalions
Regimental CentreJabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Nickname(s)The Grinders
Motto(s)Sarvada Shaktishali (Ever Powerful)[1]
EngagementsSecond Anglo-Afghan War
Third Burmese War
Third Anglo-Afghan War
First World War
Second World War
Sino-Indian War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Nathu La and Cho La clashes
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Operation Pawan
Kargil War, 1999

Sino-Indian border dispute

Decorations
Battle honoursPost Independence Gurez, Asal Uttar, Jarpal, Chakra, Tololing & Tiger Hill
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment
Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra
Insignia
Regimental InsigniaA brass grenade bearing the White Horse of Hanover. The insignia is worn on the uniform with a white hackle.
2nd Bombay Grenadiers of the Indian Army in Hampton Court Camp on the occasion of the Coronation of King Edward VII, August 1902

The Grenadiers is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, formerly part of the Bombay Army and later the pre-independence British Indian Army, when the regiment was known as the 4th Bombay Grenadiers. It has distinguished itself during the two world wars and also since the Independence of India. The regiment has won many battle honours and gallantry awards, and is considered to be one of India's most decorated regiments with three Param Vir Chakra awardees in three different conflicts.[2]

  1. ^ "Grenadiers' history is replete with stories of valour". 19 July 1999. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Infantry Regiments: The cutting edge of Soldiering". 24 January 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2023.