• Source: Repugnant battle honours of the Indian Army

The Government of India has declared repugnant some battle honours earned by Indian Army units, which are descended from erstwhile units of the Presidency armies under the East India Company and later under the British Indian Army of the British Raj. Indian Army units do not inscribe these battle honours on their colours and do not celebrate commemoration days associated with these battles. This decision was taken post-independence regarding those battle honours concerned with battles in India and Pakistan which the Indian government regards as part of the "subjugation" of India and in some cases, neighbouring countries.




List of repugnant battle honours


Repugnant battle honours include :

Assaye (1803)
Carnatic
Sholinghur (1781)
Mangalore
Mysore
Sedaseer (1799)
Seringapatam (1799)
Egypt Medal (1801)
Delhi (1803)
Leswarree (1803)
Deig (1804)
Kirkee (1817)
Nagpore
Maheidpoor (1817)
Corygaum (1818)
Nowah
Ava
Kemmendine
Arracan
Bhurtpore (1805)
China
Meeanee (1843)
Hyderabad
Maharajpoor (1843)
Punniar (1843)
Moodkee (1845)
Ferozeshah (1845)
Aliwal (1846)
Sobraon (1846)
Punjaub
Chillianwallah (1849)
Mooltan (1848-1849)
Goojerat (1849)
Pegu
Delhi 1857
Lucknow (1857)
Defence of Arrah
Behar
Central India
Egypt 1882
Burma 1885-87
Defence of Chitral
Punjab Frontier




Non-repugnant battle honours


The earliest battle honour held by the modern Indian Army which is not considered by the Indian Government to be "repugnant" and can be emblazoned on colours is "Bourbon" (dated 8 July 1810) which is held by the 3rd Battalion, Brigade of the Guards. Battle honours prior to this period have either been lost due to disbandment, are now held only by units transferred to Pakistan during Partition, or are considered by the Indian Government to be repugnant.: 78 
Other pre-World War I battle honours not considered by the Indian Government to be repugnant are as follows :: 297 

Abyssinia 1868
Afghanistan 1839
Afghanistan 1878-80
Ahmed Khel 1880
Ali Masjid 1878
Bani Bu Ali 1821
Bourbon 1810
Bushehr 1856
Kabul 1842
Kandahar 1842
Charasiah 1879
China 1858–59
China 1860–62
China 1900
Cutchee
Ghazni 1839
Ghazni 1842
Java 1811
Kabul 1879
Kahun 1840
Kandahar 1880
Khelat 1839
Khushab 1856
Malakand 1897
Peiwar Kotal 1878
Pekin 1860
Pekin 1900
Persia 1856-57
Reshire 1856
Samana 1897
Somaliland 1901-04
Taku Forts 1900
Tel-el-Kebir 1882
Tirah 1897-98
Tofrek 1885




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See also


Battle and theatre honours of the Indian Army
Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces




Notes


Sandes, Lt Col E.W.C. The Indian Sappers and Miners (1948) The Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham. Pages i to xxx, 1 to 726, frontispiece and 30 illustrations, 31 general maps and 51 plans.




References

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• Repugnant battle honours of the Indian Army
• Battle and theatre honours of the Indian Army
• Battle honour
• Battle of Sholinghur
• Mysore (1789–1791)
• Battle honours of the British and Imperial Armies
• Bani Bu Ali expedition
• Assaye (battle honour)
• Battle of Ghazni
• Abyssinia (battle honour)