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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 64th Cavalry
| image =
| caption =
| dates = 1966 – present
| country = {{flag|India}}
| allegiance = India
| branch = [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
| type = [[Armour]]
| role =
| size = Regiment
| command_structure =
| equipment = 
| Past Commanders =
| ceremonial_chief =
| colonel_of_the_regiment =
| notable_commanders = Gen [[Bipin Chandra Joshi]], [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=118 |date=18 June 1955 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><br/>Maj Gen AK Singh,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.upsainikschool.org/war-heroes-alumni/|title= War Heroes & Alumni|access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref><br/>Maj Gen Sanjeev Shukla<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2015/apr01-15/h13.htm|title=Appointment|date=2015-04-01|access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref>

| identification_symbol = 64 Cav
| identification_symbol_label = Abbreviation

| nickname = ‘Flashing Sabres’
| patron =
| motto =वीरता ही मान<br/>Veerta hi Maan (By Courage and Honour)
| colors = Cordite Blue, Ochre and Gold
| march =
| mascot =
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}}
The '''64th Cavalry''' is an armoured regiment of the [[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]] of the [[Indian Army]].<ref name="Nath2009">{{cite book|last=Nath|first=Ashok|title=Izzat: historical records and iconography of Indian cavalry regiments, 1750-2007|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sGQeQwAACAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research, United Service Institution of India|isbn=978-81-902097-7-9|pages=640–641}}</ref>

==Formation==
After the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965 Indo-Pakistan War]], a number of armoured regiments were raised for the Indian Army, of which 64 Cavalry was the first. However, it was the last to use the epithet of ''cavalry'', all subsequent regiments were named ''armoured regiments'' instead. It was raised in [[Babina, Uttar Pradesh|Babina]] on 31 March 1966 by Lt Col Trevor Lancelot Perry, a former Indian Air Force pilot,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/2897|title=Pilot Officer Trevor Lancelot Perry|access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref> with a class composition of [[Sikh]]s, [[Jat people|Jats]] and [[Rajput]]s.<ref name="Nath2009"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Gautam|first=PK|title= Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III|date=2016|publisher= IDSA/Pentagon Press |isbn= 978-81-8274-909-2|page=153}}</ref>

==Equipment==
The Regiment was initial equipped with [[T-54 tank]]s, which were replaced by the [[Vijayanta]] tanks in 1981. In 1991, the regiment was upgraded to the [[T-72]] tanks.<ref name="philamart.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.philamart.com/Listing/Details/3074867/The-64Th-CavalryIndian-Army-Postal-Cover-APO|title=64 Cavalry - Indian Army Postal Cover |access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref>

==History==
During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], the regiment, then under Lt Col [[Bipin Chandra Joshi]] and equipped with [[T-54 tank]]s, was part of 14 Independent Armoured Brigade supporting [[XI Corps (India)|XI Corps]] in the Western theatre, but did not see any action.<ref name="Nath2009"/><ref name="SandhuRikhye">{{cite web|url=http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/XICorps1971.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113065457/http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/XICorps1971.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 January 2008 |title=Indian XI Corps: Orbat December 1971 |author=Sandhu, Dave |author2=Rikhye, Ravi |name-list-style=amp |work=Orbat.com |access-date=14 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.claws.in/images/journals_doc/SW%20J.7-22.pdf|title=War in the Western Theatre|access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Praval|first=KC|title=Indian Army After Independence|date=2009|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=978-1935501107}}</ref>
[[File:64th Cavalry, The Flashing Sabres celebrated their 55th Raising Day.jpg|thumb|64th Cavalry - 'The Flashing Sabres' celebrating their 55th Raising Day, 31 March 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/westerncomd_IA/status/1377662116530774017|title=64th Cavalry, The Flashing Sabres celebrated their 55th Raising Day to commemorate its glorious history.|date=2021-04-01|access-date=2021-07-02}}</ref>]]

It was located in the Chhamb corridor during [[Operation Brasstacks|Operation Trident]] and also participated in [[Operation Rakshak]], where the regiment was in a peace-keeping role.<ref name="Nath2009"/> Lately, the regiment took part in [[Kargil War|Operation Vijay]] and in [[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]].<ref name="philamart.com"/>

The President of India [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman|R Venkataraman]] presented a [[Guidon (Commonwealth)|guidon]] to the regiment in [[Jammu]] on 7 April 1991.<ref>{{cite book|title=President R Venkataraman Selected Speeches Volume 2|date=1993|publisher=Publication Division, Government of India|page=245}}</ref>

The [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] and the naval ship [[Veer-class corvette|INS Vibhuti]] are affiliated to the regiment.<ref name="philamart.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=INS Vibhuti|url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FIndianNavy%2Fposts%2F907597679595093|access-date=2021-04-11|website=Facebook|language=en}}</ref>

The regiment has also produced a [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]], Gen [[Bipin Chandra Joshi]], [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]].<ref name="Nath2009"/>

==Regimental Insignia==
*The regimental cap badge consists of a mailed right-handed fist, placed on the crossing of a pair of sabres, with a scroll along the bottom which has the regimental motto in [[Devanagari script]].
*The shoulder title consists of "64C" in brass.<ref name="Nath2009"/>
*The regimental motto is वीरता ही मान (Veerta hi Maan), which translates to ‘By Courage and Honour’.
*The regimental colours are Cordite Blue (signifying the colour of smoke emanating from the gun barrel), Ochre (signifying the dust kicked up by the tank) and Gold (signifying the quest for glory). The colours put together signify ‘Through smoke and dust to glory’<ref name="philamart.com"/>

==References==
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{{Indian Army Armoured Corps |state=expanded}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}

[[Category:Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1966]]

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