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*'''1901''' became 17th Bombay Infantry | *'''1901''' became 17th Bombay Infantry | ||
*'''1903''' became '''117th Mahrattas''' | *'''1903''' became '''117th Mahrattas''' | ||
*'''1922''' became 5th Royal Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry | *'''1922''' became 5th Royal Battalion [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]] | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/117th_Mahrattas 117th Mahrattas] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/117th_Mahrattas 117th Mahrattas] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/117thmahratta.htm 117th Infantry] British Empire website<br> | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/117thmahratta.htm 117th Infantry] British Empire website<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Light_Infantry Maratha Light Infantry] Wikipedia | *[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 | |||
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 04:31, 28 January 2014
Known as the 17th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 117th Mahrattas in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1800 formed as Bombay Fencible Regiment
- 1803 became 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 became 17th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1885 became 17th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
- 1901 became 17th Bombay Infantry
- 1903 became 117th Mahrattas
- 1922 became 5th Royal Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
- 117th Mahrattas Wikipedia
- 117th Infantry British Empire website
- 5th Mahratta Light Infantry Wikipedia
- Maratha Light Infantry Wikipedia