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Known as the '''8th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br> | |||
Known as the '''108th Infantry''' in the Indian Army | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1768''' formed as 1st Battalion Bombay Sepoys | *'''1768''' formed as 1st Battalion Bombay Sepoys and known as the ''Jangi Paltan'' (Fighting Battalion) | ||
*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry | *'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry | ||
*'''1824''' became 8th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry | *'''1824''' became '''8th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' | ||
*'''1885''' became | *'''1885''' became 8th Regiment of Bombay Infantry | ||
*'''1901''' became 8th Bombay Infantry | *'''1901''' became 8th Bombay Infantry | ||
*'''1903''' became 108th Infantry | *'''1903''' became '''108th Infantry''' | ||
*'''1922''' became 3rd Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers | *'''1922''' became 3rd Battalion [[4th Bombay Grenadiers]] | ||
*'''1930''' disbanded | *'''1930''' disbanded | ||
== External | |||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/108thinf.htm 108th Infantry] British | == External links == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Light_Infantry Maratha Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/108thinf.htm 108th Infantry] British Empire website<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108th_Infantry 108th Infantry] Wikipedia | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Bombay_Grenadiers 4th Bombay Grenadiers] Wikipedia | |||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&lpg=PA75&ots=bMivCc4XVo&pg=PA75 Page 75] ''Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army'' by Gautam Sharma Google Books | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140808040827/http://www.js-ww1.bham.ac.uk/articles/issue3_Connelly.pdf "The British Campaign in Aden, 1914-1918"] by Mark Connelly ''Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies Vol. 1, No. 3, 2005''. pages 65-96, now an archived web page. Includes brief mention of the 108th Infantry. | |||
==== Historical books online ==== | |||
*''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=RA1-PR1&dq=Lists+of+the+officers+of+His+Majesty's,+and+the+Hon.+Company's+troops++Samuel+Goodfellow&hl=en&ei=Y6MkTfeTMoywhQe1yZW0Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false 2nd Battalion 4th Regiment Officers' muster roll in Surat] Google Books | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/8thregbombayinfantry/page/n5/mode/2up ''Historical Records of the 8th Regiment, Bombay Infantry''] by Captain Sandwith 1894 Archive.org | |||
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:41, 24 August 2024
Known as the 8th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as the 108th Infantry in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1768 formed as 1st Battalion Bombay Sepoys and known as the Jangi Paltan (Fighting Battalion)
- 1796 became 2nd Battalion 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 became 8th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1885 became 8th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
- 1901 became 8th Bombay Infantry
- 1903 became 108th Infantry
- 1922 became 3rd Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers
- 1930 disbanded
External links
- Maratha Light Infantry Wikipedia
- 108th Infantry British Empire website
- 108th Infantry Wikipedia
- 4th Bombay Grenadiers Wikipedia
- Page 75 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books
- "The British Campaign in Aden, 1914-1918" by Mark Connelly Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies Vol. 1, No. 3, 2005. pages 65-96, now an archived web page. Includes brief mention of the 108th Infantry.
Historical books online
- 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 2nd Battalion 4th Regiment Officers' muster roll in Surat Google Books
- Historical Records of the 8th Regiment, Bombay Infantry by Captain Sandwith 1894 Archive.org