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[[Category:Bombay Army]]
Known as the '''16th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br>
Known as '''116th Mahrattas''' In the Indian Army
== Chronology ==
*'''1800''' formed as 2nd Battalion 8th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became '''16th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry'''
*'''1885''' became 16th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
*'''1901''' became 16th Bombay Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''116th Mahrattas'''
*'''1922''' became 4th Battalion [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]]
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
 
==Regimental histories==
*''Historical Record of the 4-5th Mahratta Light Infantry'' by Alec Richard Solly. Lahore: Civil & Military Gazette Press, 1924.
:Available at the British Library,  reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/4/575
*''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].
*''Valour to the Fore: A History of the 4th Battalion, the Maratha Light Infantry 1800-2000'' by Maj. Gen. (Retd) E. D'Souza 2000. Available at the Library of Imperial War Museums, reference LBY 00/1674 and also at King's College London Library.
*Also see Historical books online, below.
 
== External links ==
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/116thmahratta.htm 116th 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/116th_Mahrattas 116th Mahrattas] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/527922.html "Kurdistan 1919: Military Operations in Mesopotamian Kurdistan: South Kurdistan, May–June 1919"] by Harry Fecitt. From Harry's Sideshows kaiserscross.com
===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].
 
 
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 03:56, 22 October 2020

Known as the 16th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 116th Mahrattas In the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1800 formed as 2nd Battalion 8th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 16th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 16th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
  • 1901 became 16th Bombay Infantry
  • 1903 became 116th Mahrattas
  • 1922 became 4th Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Regimental histories

  • Historical Record of the 4-5th Mahratta Light Infantry by Alec Richard Solly. Lahore: Civil & Military Gazette Press, 1924.
Available at the British Library, reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/4/575
  • 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 Scribd and for those with suitable University access on HathiTrust Digital Library.
  • Valour to the Fore: A History of the 4th Battalion, the Maratha Light Infantry 1800-2000 by Maj. Gen. (Retd) E. D'Souza 2000. Available at the Library of Imperial War Museums, reference LBY 00/1674 and also at King's College London Library.
  • Also see Historical books online, below.

External links

Historical books online

  • 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 HathiTrust Digital Library.


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