The Indian Army has a distinguished history in which they won many battle and theatre honours. The practice of giving battle honours began with the East India Company who awarded these to the units of the native Indian corps in their presidency armies. The practice continued after the advent of the British Crown post-1857 when the armies of the East India Company became part of the British Indian Army and even after India's independence in 1947. The earliest conflict for which a battle honour was awarded was "Plassey" which was awarded in 1829 to the 1st Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry which served the East India Company in Bengal while the latest is "Kargil" in 1999 awarded to units of independent India's army for feats during the Kargil War.

Pre-1914 battle honours

First World War

Europe & Gallipoli

Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia, Arabia

Central Asia, Persia, Afghanistan, India, China

East Africa

Second World War

North East Africa, Middle East

Post-independence

Indo-Pakistani War of 1947

The battle and theatre honours of the 1947 War are:

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

The battle and theatre honours of the 1965 War are:

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Kargil War, 1999

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