Gurkhas vs. French Foreign Legion

[Cpl Punishment]

Quote I ran across, that might be of interest:

“…the British Gurkha soldier, recruited from Nepal, was an enormous help in the successful defeat of the aggressor forces. The Gurkha soldiers have a record of more than a century and a half of loyal service in the British Army. They are small men, but incredibly tough, brave, and skillful at all forms of war, particularly in the jungle. When ambushed, their reactions were so quick and vicious they frequently won the ensuing fight. They suffered casualties, but still pursued the enemy force until every single man in it was either killed or captured.”

British Weapons & Tactics in Malaya, Jac Weller

 

[JayGoliath]

From this link:
http://1942malaya.blogspot.com/2009/06/gurkha-rifles-regiment.html

For the next seven years, Gurung remained in the jungle. Friendly Chinese villagers brought him food, and he trapped wild pigs and grew his own crops. Finally in 1949, a Gurkha patrol from the 1st Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles found him while pursuing communist rebels. He was awarded back pay, a pension, and medical treatment for seven years’ worth of terrible dietary deficiencies.

I don't know how many could stay sane that way but i would have certainly went cuckoo.

 

[creightonfcb]

Taliban would be more afraid of the Gurkha.

There is a great fear of large knives in the muslim world, and I hear tell from men in the theatre that the Taliban (Al-Quaeda actually), are scared spitless of the Gurkha and their kukri.

I can confirm this, both in Iraq and Afghanistan... wore either a SR Ratwilier or other large Busse or Bussekin and never had anyone try anything with me... can't say the same for the rest of the unit I was with...