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==== Historical books on-line ==== | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
*''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=PR18&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 3rd Regiment Officers' muster roll in Malabar] Google Books | *''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=PR18&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 3rd Regiment Officers' muster roll in Malabar] Google Books | ||
*''A Famous Indian Regiment. The Kali Panchwin 2/5th [formerly the 105th] Mahratta Light Infantry 1768-1923'' by Sir Reginald Hennell. 1927 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. | |||
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Revision as of 05:01, 5 March 2014
Known as the 5th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as the 105th Mahratta Light Infantry in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1788 formed as 3rd Battalion Bombay Sepoys and known as the Kali Panchin (Black Fifth)
- 1796 became 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 became 5th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1841 became 5th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry
- 1885 became 5th Regiment of Bombay (Light) Infantry
- 1901 became 5th Bombay Light Infantry
- 1903 became 105th Mahratta Light Infantry
- 1922 became 2nd Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
- 1945 became 2nd Battalion Mahratta Light Infantry
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
- Kali Panchwin Wikipedia
- 105th Mahratta Light Infantry Wikipedia
- 105th Mahratta Light Infantry British Empire website
- 5th Mahratta Light Infantry Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
- 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 3rd Regiment Officers' muster roll in Malabar Google Books
- A Famous Indian Regiment. The Kali Panchwin 2/5th [formerly the 105th] Mahratta Light Infantry 1768-1923 by Sir Reginald Hennell. 1927 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website.