Indian regiments Mysore Lancers, Hyderabad & Jodhpur played a crucial role in liberating Haifa from ottoman Turks & Germans
Israelis have a lesson in their school text books which is dedicated to Mysore Lancers
But Indians never taught about it
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Were not too strong in terms of the number either—400 Indian soldiers were on a battlefield against 1500 Turkish men
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2 brave lancers were awarded the Indian Order of Merit (IOM) & 3 were awarded the Military Cross (MC)
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Every year, 23 Sept is celebrated as Haifa Day in India & #Israel to pay respects to Indian soldiers who ended 400 years of Ottoman control over the city
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