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  • 91Nepalis in Hong Kong — These is a small ethnic minority population of Nepalese people in Hong Kong, forming roughly 0.2% of the total population. They primarily came to the territory as part of the Gurkha brigade of the British Army. After the handover in 1997, they… …

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  • 92Liste des régiments de la British Army — La liste des régiments britanniques regroupe les différentes unités militaires de l armée de terre britannique, la British Army. Sommaire 1 Artillerie 1.1 Régiment en 2005 2 Cavalerie 2.1 …

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  • 93Anglo-Nepal War — (1814–1816)    A conflict between the British East India Company and the Gurkhas, also spelled Gorkha, the ruling ethnic group of Nepal, and sometimes referred to as the Gurkha War. In the last decade of the eighteenth century, the Gorkha Kingdom …

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  • 94North-West Frontier (military history) — The North West Frontier was the most difficult area, from a military point of view, of the former British India in the Indian sub continent. It remains the frontier of present day Pakistan, extending from the Pamir Knot in the north to the Koh i… …

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  • 95British expedition to Tibet — Warbox conflict=The British Expedition to Tibet campaign= colour scheme=background:#bccccc date=December 1903 ndash; September 1904 place=Tibet result=British victory, treaty enforced, return to status quo. combatant1= combatant2=… …

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  • 96Magars — The Magars मगर Total population 1,622,421[1] Regions with significant populations …

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  • 97Structure de la British Army — La structure de la British Army est similaire à celle de la Royal Navy et de la Royal Air Force, étant divisée en deux commandements : le Land Command (« commandement des terres », gestion opérationnelle) et l Adjudant General… …

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  • 98Mercenary — For other uses, see Mercenary (disambiguation). Leonardo da Vinci s Il Condottieri, 1480. Condottieri being the Late Middle Age Through Renaissance term for Mercenary soldier leader(s) in Italian. A Mercenary, also known as a professional soldier …

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  • 99Chindits — A Chindit column crossing a river in Burma, men suffering from dysentery often went naked. Active 19 …

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  • 100Beret — A beret (pronounced|ber HET in French or IPA|/ˈBer EHT/ in English [cite book |title=Oxford English Dictionary |edition= 2nd Edition |year=1989] , except in the USA, where it is usually pronounced IPA|/ber EHT [cite web… …

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