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General Sir Francis Robert Roy Bucher KBE CB MC (31 August 1895 – 5 January 1980) [2] was a British soldier who became the second Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army and the final non-Indian to hold the top post of the Indian Army after Partition.
- Stalemate and Combat
- Tired Troops, Expensive Equipment
- Nehru: Wary But Firm
- Bucher: Voice of Caution
- Bucher’s Ceasefire Signal
The Indian Army recovered significant swathes of territory in both Jammu and Kashmir from the Pakistani raiders, including the whole Kashmir Valley. But handicaps in the Indian armed forces’ fighting capabilities, communications and supply situations, not to mention the extended, harsh winters, rendered progress beyond a point difficult. In effect,...
However, while admitting that evicting the infiltrators was the Army’s aim and this was yet to be realised, on November 22, 1948, 13 months into the war, Bucher informed Nehru: “(i) Army personnel evince two weaknesses, lack of training in the junior leaders, tiredness and ennui in the other ranks. In Kashmir today, volunteers are notardent for lon...
Nehru replied to Bucher two days later: “We have now gone far towards relieving Leh and Punch town. I suppose these operations will be completed soon and then we shall take some steps to consolidate our position there, and I think that we should not indulge in any other offensive for the present. Indeed, for the whole of winter I do not see any cha...
To that, Bucher responded on December 28: “The vulnerability of our lines of communication in Jammu and Kashmir is patent… You can rely on Pakistan remaining on the defensive so long as we do not attempt to advance beyond our present positions… I am afraid we cannot take military action to stop every road building operation by Pakistan. May I sugge...
In fact, on December 30, 1948, Bucher sent a signal to the Pakistan Army Commander-in-Chief Briton Gracey. It outlined: “In view of political developments my government thinks continuation of moves and counter moves too often due to misunderstanding accompanied by fire support seems senseless and wasteful in human life besides only tending to embit...
17 de out. de 2021 · ThePrint Essential. Who was Roy Bucher, India’s last British Army chief whose ‘J&K insights’ remain under wraps. CIC says disclosure of papers given by Bucher to NMML is in 'national interest'. Bucher papers are significant as they are said to contain insights on the Instrument of Accession. Raghav Bikhchandani. 17 October, 2021 11:18 am IST.
Description: Papers of General Sir Roy Bucher, Indian Army, including material on his command of the Army of India, 1947-49. Date: 1945-77. Held by: National Army Museum Templer Study Centre,...
14 de jan. de 2024 · While Cariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, Roy Bucher became the second Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army and the last non-Indian to hold the top post of the Indian Army, post Independence.
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11 de out. de 2021 · Roy Bucher papers on Jammu and Kashmir could go public. The story behind the controversial Kashmir ceasefire revealed. By Soni Mishra Updated: October 11, 2021 15:29 IST. A collage of Jawaharlal Nehru (Congress), on left, and Sir Francis Robert Roy Bucher (Indian Army) “I do not know what the United Nations are going to propose.
18 de mar. de 2023 · 8:13 am March 18, 2023. Though accessible to people in England, the Government of India continues to restrict access to a set of documents, the Bucher Papers that have a lot of insights into the Kashmir war in 1947 and maybe the politics of that era as well. General Sir Roy Bucher and Lady Bucher at Government House, somewhere in ...
