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*'''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 [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].
*''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==
[http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/indian-army-an-organisational-history.52920/ Indian Army: An Organisational History]</ref>
== External Links 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
*[httphttps://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.
*[http://www.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
==== 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 ). The DLI file appears to be a reprint edition which advises first published 1960, but this date is not and for those with suitable correct for this bookUniversity access on [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006723888 HathiTrust Digital Library].
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