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Battle Honours of Rajputana Rifles
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Capture of Ledigali Hill
On 27 Jun 1948, 17 RAJ RIF (Sawai Man), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Raj Singh, then deployed in Uri sector in J&K, was ordered to capture Ledigali hill feature south of River Jhelum. Attacking up the steep and slippery slopes with grit and determination, the Battalion captured the feature after a fierce fighting that spilled over till the mid¬day of28 Jun 1948. The Battalion then resolutely held on to the position against numerous counter attacks, and earned for the Regiment the first post independence battle honour 'Ledigali'.
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Local Area Commander of the Rajputana Rifles, Rajouri- Please pick up your guns and swords and bring us 10 severed heads of Pakistani soldiers WITHIN a week.
That’s the demand of the Indian nation.
Jai Hind
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