What is Brigade of Gurkhas?
The '''Brigade of Gurkhas''' are a specialised unit in the [[British Army]]. Members of the Brigade are recruited from [[Nepal]] to fight for the British Army. The brigade includes 2 infantry battalions, 1 engineer regiment, 1 communications regiment, 1 logistics regiment and 1 support regiment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Corps, Regiments and Units|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/}}</ref> As of 1st July 2023, the regiment was made up of 4,140 people.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Quarterly service personnel statistics 1 July 2023|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2023/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-1-july-2023|access-date=2023-09-19|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}</ref> Gurkhas carry a [[Kukri]] for both tradition and combat and as a result it features on the cap badges of the brigade.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Latter|first=Mick|date=2013-03-26|title=The Kukri|url=https://www.gurkhabde.com/the-kukri/|access-date=2023-05-08|website=Welcome to the Gurkha Brigade Association|language=en-GB|archive-date=2022-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129105504/https://www.gurkhabde.com/the-kukri/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:British Army]]