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109th Infantry

British Indian Army regiment

Summary

British Indian Army regiment

Field	Value
unit_name	109th Infantry
image	Rajputana infantry aclovett.jpg	image_size = 300px
caption	A depiction of a 109th Infantry soldier (second from right) among other British Indian Army troops
dates	1768–1922
country	British India
allegiance	[[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg	25px]] East India Company (till 1858)
(1858–1949)British India (1858–
branch
type	Infantry
command_structure	Bombay Army (to 1895)
Bombay Command
colors	Red; faced black
colors_label	Uniform
battles	Third Anglo-Mysore War
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Second Anglo-Sikh War
Second Afghan War
World War I

(1858–1949)British India (1858– Bombay Command Fourth Anglo-Mysore War Second Anglo-Sikh War Second Afghan War World War I

The 109th Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces its origins to 1768, when it was raised as the 5th Battalion, Bombay Sepoys.

The regiment's first action was during the Mysore Campaign in the Third Anglo-Mysore War. It was next involved in the Battle of Seringapatam in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, and next used in the Siege of Multan during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. Its last campaign in the 19th century was the Second Afghan War. During World War I it was attached to the Aden Brigade, which was formed to protect the important naval refueling point at Aden.

After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single- to multi-battalion regiments. In 1922, the 109th Infantry became the 4th Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers. After independence it was one of the regiments allocated to the Indian Army.

Predecessor names

5th Battalion, Bombay Sepoys - 1768
2nd Battalion, 1st Bombay Native Infantry - 1796
9th Bombay Native Infantry - 1824
9th Bombay Infantry - 1885
109th Infantry - 1903

References

Bibliography

Moberly, F.J. (1923). Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign, Imperial War Museum.

References

Sumner, p.9
Sumner p.15

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