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Known as the '''5th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br>
Known as the '''105th Mahratta Light Infantry''' in the Indian Army

== Chronology ==
*'''1788''' formed as 3rd Battalion Bombay Sepoys and known as the ''Kali Panchin'' (Black Fifth)
*'''1796''' became 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became '''5th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry'''
*'''1841''' became 5th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry 
*'''1885''' became 5th Regiment of Bombay (Light) Infantry
*'''1901''' became 5th Bombay Light Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''105th Mahratta Light Infantry'''
*'''1922''' became 2nd Battalion  [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]]
*'''1945''' became 2nd Battalion   Mahratta Light Infantry
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition

==First World War==
The 105th was at Poona in 1914 with a detachment at Satara. During the First World War the 105th served in India, Mesopotamia and Palestine but it did not leave India until August 1916, having spent the first two years of the war on railway defence duties in India.<ref>Greveson, Alan. [http://www.circlecity.co.uk/wartime/board/index.php?page=1 Alan Greveson's World War 1 Forum]. Reply  dated Saturday 9th February 2013 at 9:32 PM, to a question in respect of William Burgess Benton. Retrieved 20 September 2014</ref>

== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Panchwin Kali Panchwin] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/105th_Mahratta_Light_Infantry 105th Mahratta Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/105thmahratta.htm 105th Mahratta Light Infantry] British Empire website<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Mahratta_Light_Infantry 5th Mahratta Light Infantry] Wikipedia
*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/462522.html Aden 1901-04: Fighting in the Aden Hinterland. Delineating an international boundary] by Harry Fecitt from Harry’s Sideshows.kaiserscross.com. The force included men from the 5th Bombay Light Infantry 
==== Historical books on-line ====
*''Lists of the officers of His Majesty's and the Hon. Company's troops serving under the Presidency of Bombay'' from Adjutant General's Office January 1st 1798 [http://books.google.com/books?id=j0MIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR18&dq=Lists+of+the+officers+of+His+Majesty's,+and+the+Hon.+Company's+troops++75th+Highland+Regiment&hl=en&ei=yowkTY7-F4qWhQe855HUAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment Officers' muster roll in Malabar] Google Books
*''A Famous Indian Regiment. The Kali Panchwin 2/5th [formerly the 105th] Mahratta Light Infantry 1768-1923'' by Sir Reginald Hennell. 1927 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.

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