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The 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following India's independence. Originally raised in 1817 as part of the army of the British East India Company, the regiment has been known by a number of names throughout its history. Initially the unit did not recruit from the Gurkhas, although after being transferred to the British Indian Army following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, it became a purely Gurkha regiment, in due course with its regimental headquarters at Abbottabad in the North West Frontier Province of British India. After 1947 the regiment was one of only four Gurkha regiments to be transferred to the British Army and this continued up until 1994, when it was amalgamated with other Gur

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rdfs:label	6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles (en) 6e régiment de fusiliers gorkhas de la reine Elizabeth (fr)
rdfs:comment	The 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following India's independence. Originally raised in 1817 as part of the army of the British East India Company, the regiment has been known by a number of names throughout its history. Initially the unit did not recruit from the Gurkhas, although after being transferred to the British Indian Army following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, it became a purely Gurkha regiment, in due course with its regimental headquarters at Abbottabad in the North West Frontier Province of British India. After 1947 the regiment was one of only four Gurkha regiments to be transferred to the British Army and this continued up until 1994, when it was amalgamated with other Gur (en) Le 6e Régiment de fusiliers Gurkha de la Reine Elizabeth ou 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles était un régiment de fusiliers de l'armée indienne britannique, avant d'être transféré à l'armée britannique après l'indépendance de l'Inde en 1947. Créé à l'origine en 1817 dans le cadre de l'armée de la Compagnie britannique des Indes orientales, le régiment a plusieurs fois changé de nom tout au long de son histoire. Initialement, l'unité ne recrutait pas des Gurkhas (soldat népalais). Néanmoins, après avoir été à l'armée indienne britannique à la suite de la rébellion indienne de 1857, elle devint un régiment purement Gurkha. Sa garnison était à Abbottabad dans la province de la . Après 1947, le régiment fut l'un des quatre régiments Gurkha à être transféré à l'armée britannique. En 1994 (fr)
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