Manekshaw became the seventh chief of the army staff in 1969. Under his command, Indian forces conducted victorious campaigns against Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which led to the defeat of the Pakistani Army in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which led to the defeat of the Pakistani Army in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
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