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108th Infantry

Field	Value
unit_name	108th Infantry
image	108th indian.png	image_size = 150px
caption	A 1911 painting of a member of the regiment
dates	1768–1922
country	British India
branch	Army
type	Infantry
command_structure	Bombay Army (to 1895)
Bombay Command
colors	Red; faced white
colors_label	Uniform
battles	Third Anglo-Mysore War
Battle of Hyderabad
Second Afghan War
World War I
disbanded	1922

Bombay Command Battle of Hyderabad Second Afghan War World War I

The 108th Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1768, when they were raised as the 1st Battalion, Bombay Sepoys.

The regiments first action was during the Mysore Campaign in the Third Anglo-Mysore War. The Battle of Hyderabad followed in 1843, then the Second Afghan War. During World War I they remained in India with the 9th (Secunderabad) Division on training and internal security duties.

After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. In 1922, the 108th Infantry became the 3rd Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers. After independence they were one of the regiments allocated to the Indian Army.

Predecessor names

1st Battalion, Bombay Sepoys - 1768
2nd Battalion, 4th Bombay Native Infantry - 1796
8th Bombay Native Infantry - 1824
8th Bombay Infantry - 1885
108th Infantry - 1903

References

Sumner p.15

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