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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 93 Field Regiment
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| dates = 1963 – present
| country = {{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
| allegiance = India
| branch = [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
| type = [[File:Regiment of Artillery Insignia (India).svg|20px]] [[Artillery]]
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| colonel_of_the_regiment =
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| motto = Velluvom Velluvom Vetrikonde Selluvom
| colors = "Red & Navy Blue"
| march =
| mascot = Tiger
| battles =
| anniversaries = 20 June 1963
| decorations =
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'''93 Field Regiment''' is part of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[Indian Army]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Army organises painting competition for schoolchildren in Poonch {{!}} News - Times of India VideosTweets by TimesLitFestDelTweets by timeslitfestkol ►|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/indian-army-organises-painting-competition-for-schoolchildren-in-poonch/videoshow/81170440.cms|access-date=2021-04-05|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==History==
Raised in Haldwani in 1963 by Lieutenant Colonel Laiq Ram, the regiment was re-organised as a field regiment at [[Allahabad]] in 1975.
==Composition==
It presently consists of troops from [[South India]]. The war cry of the regiment is ''Velluvom Velluvom Vetrikonde Selluvom'', which translates to ''We will win and we will continue to win''. The regimental song is [[Surangani]].<ref name="93APOcover">{{cite web|url=https://www.philamart.com/Listing/Details/3028627/93-Field-RegimentIndian-Army-Postal-Cover-APO|title=93 Medium Regiment Golden Jubilee Cover|date=2013-06-26|accessdate=2021-03-06}}</ref>

==Equipment==
It was equipped with the 105 mm Light Field Gun Mk-II [https://ofb.gov.in/unit/pages/GCF/details/105mm-light-field-gun-mk-ii-lfg-1] and has recently been inducted with the 155 mm / 45 Calibre Dhanush howitzer, becoming one of the first units to be armed with this gun.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/indias-military-strength-cultural-diversity-at-display-during-71st-republic-day-parade20200126145952/|title=India's military strength, cultural diversity at display during 71st Republic Day Parade|date=2020-01-26|access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref>

==Operations==
;[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
The regiment was part of Operation Ablaze, Operation Riddle and [[Operation Grand Slam]] in the [[Sialkot]] sector.<ref name="93APOcover"/> The regiment less one battery was part of the 69 Mountain Brigade located at Mahrajke, east of Sialkot and was equipped with [[QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer|3.7 howitzer]] guns of World War I vintage and 120 mm mortars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inpad.org/books.html|title=Exploits of a Mountain Brigade in Tank Territory in ‘ABC of Peace & Security By Lieutenant General Eric A. Vas’|date=|access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Gulati|first=YB|title=History of the Regiment of Artillery, Indian Army|date=1972|publisher=Leo Cooper|isbn=978-0850521184|page=250}}</ref>
;[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
The regiment was located at [[Agartala]] before the war and was equipped with 75/24 mm guns [https://www.drdo.gov.in/7524packhowitzer]. It was asked to move to [[Sylhet]] sector, where it provided artillery support. It subsequently took part in the surrender of Pakistani forces after the declaration of ceasefire on 16 December 1971. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/meerut-city-93-field-regiment-celebrated-56th-raising-day-in-meerut-cantt-18104722.html|title=ये पीछे से लड़ते हैं, दुश्मन पर कहर बनकर टूटते हैं in ‘Jagran’|date=2018-06-21|access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Azad|first=Salam|title=Contribution of India in the War of Liberation of Bangladesh|date=2006|publisher=Bookwell Publications}}</ref>
;[[Operation Pawan]]
The regiment moved from [[Secunderabad]] to [[Sri Lanka]] in October 1987 to join the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gunaratna|first=Rohan|title= Indian intervention in Sri Lanka: The role of India's intelligence agencies|publisher=South Asian Network on Conflict Research|year=1993|isbn= 978-9559519904|page=}}</ref> It was part of the [[54th Infantry Division (India)|54 Infantry Division]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Harkirat|title=Intervention in Sri Lanka: The IPKF Experience|publisher=Manohar Publishers and Distributors|year=2007|isbn= 978-8173047053|page=}}</ref> The regiment lost one officer and the regimental medical officer, the latter to sniper fire during the operations in the outskirts of [[Jaffna]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Das|first1=Gautam|last2=Gupta-Ray|first2=MK|title= Srilanka Misadventure: India's Military Peace-keeping Campaign, 1987-1990|publisher=Har Anand Publishers Pvt Ltd, New Delhi|year=2008|isbn= 978-8124113639|page=236}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000614/health.htm#2|title= A tale of exemplary medical gallantry|date=2000-06-14|access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/captain-ravindra-nath-kutty/|title=Captain RN Kutty at ‘Honourpoint’|date=|access-date=2021-03-07}}</ref>
;[[Kargil War]]
The regiment was one of the first to reach [[Tiger Hill, Kargil|Tiger Hill]] during Operation Vijay and provided artillery support to help the re-conquest of this important location.<ref name="93APOcover"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/meerut-city-93-field-regiment-celebrated-56th-raising-day-in-meerut-cantt-18104722.html|title=ये पीछे से लड़ते हैं, दुश्मन पर कहर बनकर टूटते हैं in ‘Jagran’|date=2018-06-21|access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref>

;Counter terrorist operations
During its counter insurgency and internal security tenures, the regiment took part in Operation Rakshak, Operation Vyavastha, [[Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir|Operation Rakshak II]] (1994-1997), Operation Rhino and Operation Fort William.<ref name="93APOcover"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090625/j&k.htm|title=DIG’s escort vehicle targeted in Shopian|date=2009-06-25|access-date=2021-03-07}}</ref>
;Other operations
The regiment has also participated in [[Operation Brasstacks|Operation Trident]] and Operation Falcon.<ref name="93APOcover"/>
==Achievements==
The regiment won the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)| Chief of the Army Staff]] Unit Citation and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief ([[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]])’s ‘unit appreciation’ award in 1998 for counter terrorist operations in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The regiment has won 6 [[Sena Medal]]s, 2 [[Mentioned in dispatches]], 10 [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff's]] Commendation Cards and 9 General Officer Commanding in Chief's Commendation Cards.<ref name="93APOcover"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1974/O-1253-1974-0019-55503.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 19|date=1974-05-11|access-date=2021-03-07}}</ref>

The regiment had the honour to participate in the 71st [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day Parade]] and [[Army Day (India)|Army Day]] parade in 2020 with its new Equipment 155mm Dhanush Howitzer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/india-s-military-strength-cultural-diversity-at-display-during-71st-republic-day-parade-120012600440_1.html|title=India's military strength, cultural diversity at display during 71st Republic Day Parade|date=2020-01-26|access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref>
==See also==
[[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Artillery|List of artillery regiments of Indian Army]]
==References==
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1963]]
[[Category:Artillery regiments of the Indian Army after 1947]]
[[Category:Units of the Indian Peace Keeping Force]]

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