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Known as '''103rd Mahratta Light Infantry''' in the Indian Army
Known as '''103rd Mahratta Light Infantry''' in the Indian Army
== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1768''' raised as the 2nd Battalion, Bombay Sepoys and known as the 'Kali Panchwin'' (Black Fifth)
*'''1768''' raised as the 2nd Battalion, Bombay Sepoys
*'''1796''' became 1st Battalion 2nd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
*'''1796''' became 1st Battalion 2nd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became '''3rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry'''
*'''1824''' became '''3rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry'''
*'''1871''' became 3rd Regiment of Bombay (Light) Infantry
*'''1901''' became 3rd Bombay Light Infantry
*'''1901''' became 3rd Bombay Light Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''103rd Mahratta Light Infantry'''
*'''1903''' became '''103rd Mahratta Light Infantry'''
*'''1922''' became 1st Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
*'''1922''' became 1st Battalion [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]]
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
== External Links ==
==Regimental histories==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Panchwin Kali Panchwin] Wikipedia<br>
*''History of the 1st Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry (Jangi Paltan)''. Published Calcutta : Govt. of India Press, 1930. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01007254775 . Also available at Imperial War Museums Library, reference LBY 13854.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/103rd_Mahratta_Light_Infantry 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>
*''A brief history of the Mahratta Light Infantry''  compiled by J.S. Barr. 1945.  65 pages. Mainly [[Second World War]].
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/103rdmahratta.htm 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry] British Empire website<br>
: 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].
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Light_Infantry Maratha Light Infantry] Wikipedia
*''A Saga of Service : 1st Battalion (Jangi Paltan) : a history of the 1st Battalion : the Maratha Light Infantry Jangi Paltan 1768 to 1993'' by Maj. Gen. (Retd) E. D'Souza. Published Bombay 1994. Available at the SOAS Library, University of London.
*Also see Historical books online, below.
 
==Second World War==
The Regiment served in Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Italy, 1943-45, and was later part of the British Occupation Forces for Japan.<ref>WW2Talk Forum post [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/1st-battalion-5th-mahratta-light-infantry.34006/#post-414067 1st Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry] by ‘dryan67’ dated 11 October 2011.  David A Ryan is co author of books on the Indian Army in WW2, see the WW2Talk Forum post 
[http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/indian-army-an-organisational-history.52920/ Indian Army: An Organisational History]</ref>
 
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/103rd_Mahratta_Light_Infantry 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/103rdmahratta.htm 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry] British Empire website<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Mahratta_Light_Infantry 5th Mahratta Light Infantry] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Light_Infantry Maratha Light Infantry] Wikipedia
*[https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/on-the-frontline-100-years-ago/ "On the frontline, 100 years ago"]    August 17, 2014 indianexpress.com. Scroll down to "Havaldar Dhondi Nikam, 1/103 Maratha light infantry, Battle of Kut-Al-Amara" by Sushant Kulkarni. He was wounded in late 1916 and was honourably discharged in March 1917.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200220124054/http://king-emperor.com/Photographs%20-%20103rd%20Mahrattas%20-%20NW%20Frontier.html Photographs: The 103rd Mahratta L.I. on the North-West Frontier of India 1919] king-emperor.com, now archived
 
==== 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=PR17&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 Officers' muster roll in Malabar] Google Books
*[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 searchable, but not viewable at the [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006723888 HathiTrust Digital Library].
 
== References ==
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 11:20, 20 July 2023

Known as the 3rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1768 raised as the 2nd Battalion, Bombay Sepoys
  • 1796 became 1st Battalion 2nd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 3rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1871 became 3rd Regiment of Bombay (Light) Infantry
  • 1901 became 3rd Bombay Light Infantry
  • 1903 became 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry
  • 1922 became 1st Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Regimental histories

  • History of the 1st Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry (Jangi Paltan). Published Calcutta : Govt. of India Press, 1930. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01007254775 . Also available at Imperial War Museums Library, reference LBY 13854.
  • 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.
  • A Saga of Service : 1st Battalion (Jangi Paltan) : a history of the 1st Battalion : the Maratha Light Infantry Jangi Paltan 1768 to 1993 by Maj. Gen. (Retd) E. D'Souza. Published Bombay 1994. Available at the SOAS Library, University of London.
  • Also see Historical books online, below.

Second World War

The Regiment served in Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Italy, 1943-45, and was later part of the British Occupation Forces for Japan.[1]

External links

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 1st Battalion Officers' muster roll in Malabar Google Books
  • 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 searchable, but not viewable at the HathiTrust Digital Library.

References

  1. WW2Talk Forum post 1st Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry by ‘dryan67’ dated 11 October 2011. David A Ryan is co author of books on the Indian Army in WW2, see the WW2Talk Forum post Indian Army: An Organisational History