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At the same time, Haifa Memorial will also be inaugurated in the state capital, along with a parade by 61 Cavalry. JAIPUR: Chief of Army Staff Gen Bipin Rawat will be in Jaipur on September 22 to participate in the centenary celebrations to commemorate hundred years of liberation of Haifa in Israel by the Indian troops in 1918. This was also the first time that Indian officers led the Indian troops into a dangerous battle which they won. It has always been commemorated in Israel and they lay a wreath every year there at Hindu Cemetery, a memorial to acknowledge the sacrifice of the Indian soldiers in the Battle of Haifa. A large number of soldiers from Rajasthan fought in this battle, including the leader of the charge, Major Dalpat Singh who was killed in this bold action..