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{{Short description|Indian Army general}}
{{Short description|Indian Army general}}
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A [[King's Commissioned Indian Officer]] (KCIO), Sen attended the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the British Indian Army on 27 August 1931.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33748|supp=|page=5624|date=28 August 1931}}</ref> He was formally appointed to the Indian Army as an officer with the [[10th Baluch Regiment]] on 26 October 1932 (seniority from 29 January 1931).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33924|supp=|page=2043|date=24 March 1933}}</ref> He was promoted lieutenant on 29 April 1933,<ref name="lt_gazette"/> and to captain on 29 January 1939.<ref name="capt_gazette"/>
A [[King's Commissioned Indian Officer]] (KCIO), Sen attended the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the British Indian Army on 27 August 1931.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33748|supp=|page=5624|date=28 August 1931}}</ref> He was formally appointed to the Indian Army as an officer with the [[10th Baluch Regiment]] on 26 October 1932 (seniority from 29 January 1931).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33924|supp=|page=2043|date=24 March 1933}}</ref> He was promoted lieutenant on 29 April 1933,<ref name="lt_gazette"/> and to captain on 29 January 1939.<ref name="capt_gazette"/>


During the Second World War, Sen fought in the [[Burma Campaign]] with the 16th Battalion of 10 Baluch. In early 1945, his battalion took a prominent role in the [[Battle of Hill 170]], during which he was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37349|supp=y|page=5574|date=13 November 1945}}</ref> The citation recommending Sen for the DSO (which was not published) noted:<ref name="DSO_cite">{{cite web |url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7370259|title=Recommendation for Award for Sen, Lionel Protip. Rank: Sub Captain, Temporary Major, Acting Lieutenant Colonel |website=The National Archives (UK)|publisher=UK Government |access-date=20 October 2022}}</ref>
During the Second World War, Sen fought in the [[Burma Campaign]] with the 16th Battalion of 10 Baluch. In early 1945, his battalion took a prominent role in the [[Battle of Hill 170]], during which he was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37349|supp=y|page=5574|date=13 November 1945}}</ref> The citation recommending Sen for the DSO (which was not published) noted:<ref name="DSO_cite">{{cite web |url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7370259|title=Recommendation for Award for Sen, Lionel Protip. Rank: Sub Captain, Temporary Major, Acting Lieutenant Colonel |website=The National Archives (UK)|publisher=UK Government |access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>


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As the Baluch Regiment, Sen's parent regiment, was among those regiments allotted to Pakistan following Indian independence, Sen transferred to the 8th Gorkha Rifles. During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948]], he was promoted to acting brigadier and commanded the [[161st Indian Infantry Brigade]], receiving a mention in dispatches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Defence-Press Note|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-04-09_208.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 April 1948|access-date=15 February 2022}}</ref> On 16 March 1955, Sen was promoted acting major-general and appointed Director of Military Training (DMT).<ref name="maj_gen_actg"/> He was appointed [[Master-General of the Ordnance (India)|Master-General of the Ordnance]] (MGO) on 8 May 1957,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=129 |date=25 May 1957 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and was further appointed Colonel-Commandant of the Army Physical Training Corps on 26 September.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=280 |date=9 November 1957 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
As the Baluch Regiment, Sen's parent regiment, was among those regiments allotted to Pakistan following Indian independence, Sen transferred to the 8th Gorkha Rifles. During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948]], he was promoted to acting brigadier and commanded the [[161st Indian Infantry Brigade]], receiving a mention in dispatches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Defence-Press Note|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-04-09_208.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 April 1948|access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref> On 16 March 1955, Sen was promoted acting major-general and appointed Director of Military Training (DMT).<ref name="maj_gen_actg"/> He was appointed [[Master-General of the Ordnance (India)|Master-General of the Ordnance]] (MGO) on 8 May 1957,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=129 |date=25 May 1957 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and was further appointed Colonel-Commandant of the Army Physical Training Corps on 26 September.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=280 |date=9 November 1957 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>


Sen was promoted to acting lieutenant-general on 1 August 1958,<ref name="lt_gen_actg"/> and to the substantive rank on 29 January 1959.<ref name="lt_gen_subs"/> On 8 May 1961, he was appointed GOC-in-C, Eastern Command,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=128  |date=20 May 1961 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> in which capacity he served during the Sino-Indian War the following year. After the conflict, Sen was appointed GOC-in-C, [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]], on 10 May 1963.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=209  |date=22 June 1963 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He retired from this posting on 8 May 1965, after nearly 34 years of service.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=306  |date=12 June 1965 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
Sen was promoted to acting lieutenant-general on 1 August 1958,<ref name="lt_gen_actg"/> and to the substantive rank on 29 January 1959.<ref name="lt_gen_subs"/> On 8 May 1961, he was appointed GOC-in-C, Eastern Command,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=128  |date=20 May 1961 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> in which capacity he served during the Sino-Indian War the following year. After the conflict, Sen was appointed GOC-in-C, [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]], on 10 May 1963.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=209  |date=22 June 1963 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He retired from this posting on 8 May 1965, after nearly 34 years of service.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=306  |date=12 June 1965 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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