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Known as the '''14th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br>
Known as '''114th Mahrattas''' in the Indian Army
== Chronology ==
*'''1800''' formed as 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became '''14th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry'''
*'''1885''' became 14th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
*'''1901''' became 14th Bombay Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''114th Mahrattas'''
*'''1922''' became 10th Battalion [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]]
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
==Regimental history==
*''A brief history of the Mahratta Light Infantry'' compiled by J.S. Barr. 1945. 65 pages. Mainly [[Second World War]].
: Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01012499515. Also available for Scribd members on [https://www.scribd.com/document/455767104/Brief-History-of-Mahratta-Light-Infantry-pdf Scribd] and for those with suitable University access on [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002028277 HathiTrust Digital Library].
*Also see First World War, and Historical books online, below.
==First World War==
114th Mahrattas served in Mesopotamia, 1914-1918, including at the Battle of Sharqat, where many awards were granted, and also in Persia.
The regimental history ''Chronology of the 114th Mahrattas'' by A.R. Solly (Times of India Press 1926) provides details.<ref>brinds. [https://web.archive.org/web/20201021235403/https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=india&thread=11315532 Re 114th Marathas] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 18 Feb 2001, (scroll down), now archived, quoting details from ''Sons of John Company - The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903-1991'' by John Gaylor.</ref> This book was previously available in the now closed Ministry of Defence Library in Whitehall,<ref>Wellborne, John. [https://web.archive.org/web/20201022004601/https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?searchemails=+Liubrary&listname=india&searchsubject=on Ministry of Defence Liubrary and Information Service,Whitehall] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 18 May 2005, now archived. </ref> so is now possibly available in the Ministry of Defence’s [[Prince Consort's Library]] Aldershot, Hampshire, England.
== External links ==
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/114thmahratta.htm 114th Infantry] British Empire website<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Light_Infantry Maratha Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Mahratta_Light_Infantry 5th Mahratta Light Infantry] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/114th_Mahrattas 114th Mahrattas] Wikipedia
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.136498 ''Valour Enshrined''] Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. Full title: ''Valour enshrined. A history of the Maratha Light Infantry, 1768-1947'' by M.G. Abhyankar [Volume 1], published 1971. The DLI file appears to be a reprint edition which advises first published 1960, but this date is not correct for this book.
:There was a second volume published, by C.L. Proudfoot in 1980, covering the period 1947-1979, available at the [[British Library]], UIN: BLL01011832039, and for those with suitable University access on [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006723888 HathiTrust Digital Library].
==References==
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