Military Digest: Mahavir Chakra for a civilian, Flying Hanuman marching tune – vignettes from India’s first year as a republic
Among the first Maha Vir Chakras awarded for bravery after the country became a republic was to a civilian attached to a field unit of Madras Sappers.
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The Ulm-Austerlitz Campaign, 1805
The French and British were at war once again ... "I have destroyed the Austrian army by simply marching." HORNE: Napoleon moved with this great speed, 200,000 men marching 500 miles in 40 ...