<P> The Rani of Jhansi Regiment was the Women 's Regiment of the Indian National Army , the armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia with the aim of overthrowing the British Raj in colonial India , with Japanese assistance . It was one of the very few all - female combat regiments of the Second World War on any side . Led by Captain Lakshmi Swaminathan ( better known as Lakshmi Sahgal ) , the unit was raised in July 1943 with volunteers from the expatriate Indian population in South East Asia . The unit was named the Rani of Jhansi Regiment after Lakshmibai , Rani of Jhansi . </P>
<P> The Rani of Jhansi Regiment was the Women 's Regiment of the Indian National Army , the armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia with the aim of overthrowing the British Raj in colonial India , with Japanese assistance . It was one of the very few all - female combat regiments of the Second World War on any side . Led by Captain Lakshmi Swaminathan ( better known as Lakshmi Sahgal ) , the unit was raised in July 1943 with volunteers from the expatriate Indian population in South East Asia . The unit was named the Rani of Jhansi Regiment after Lakshmibai , Rani of Jhansi . </P>
a woman 's division of the indian national army was named after
a woman 's division of the indian national army was named after
Lakshmibai , Rani of Jhansi
Lakshmibai , Rani of Jhansi