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Known as '''1st or Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br>
Known as '''1st or Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br>
Known as  
Known as '''101st Grenadiers''' in the Indian Army
== History ==
== History ==
*'''1778''' raised as the 8th Battalion, Bombay Sepoys
*'''1778''' raised as the 8th Battalion, Bombay Sepoys

Revision as of 14:44, 21 March 2010

Known as 1st or Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 101st Grenadiers in the Indian Army

History

  • 1778 raised as the 8th Battalion, Bombay Sepoys
  • 1783 became the Bombay Grenadiers
  • 1784 became the Bombay Grenadier Battalion
  • 1788 became the 1st Bombay Battalion
  • 1796 became the Grenadier Battalion, 1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1824 became the Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1885 became the 1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Grenadiers)
  • 1901 became the 1st Grenadier Bombay Infantry
  • 1903 became the 101st Grenadiers
  • 1922 became the 1st Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

External Links

101st Grenadiers British Empire website
101st Grenadiers Wikipedia