116th Mahrattas
(Redirected from 16th Regiment of Bombay Infantry)
Known as the 16th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 116th Mahrattas In the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1800 formed as 2nd Battalion 8th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 became 16th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1885 became 16th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
- 1901 became 16th Bombay Infantry
- 1903 became 116th Mahrattas
- 1922 became 4th Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Regimental histories
- Historical Record of the 4-5th Mahratta Light Infantry by Alec Richard Solly. Lahore: Civil & Military Gazette Press, 1924.
- Available at the British Library, reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/4/575
- 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.
- Valour to the Fore: A History of the 4th Battalion, the Maratha Light Infantry 1800-2000 by Maj. Gen. (Retd) E. D'Souza 2000. Available at the Library of Imperial War Museums, reference LBY 00/1674 and also at King's College London Library.
- Also see Historical books online, below.
External links
- 116th Infantry British Empire website
- Maratha Light Infantry Wikipedia
- 5th Mahratta Light Infantry Wikipedia
- 116th Mahrattas Wikipedia
- "Kurdistan 1919: Military Operations in Mesopotamian Kurdistan: South Kurdistan, May–June 1919" by Harry Fecitt. From Harry's Sideshows kaiserscross.com
Historical books online
- 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 for those with suitable University access on HathiTrust Digital Library.