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.
| 108th Infantry | |
|---|---|
 A 1911 painting of a member of the regiment | |
| Active | 1768–1922 |
| Disbanded | 1922 |
| Country |  British India |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | Bombay Army (to 1895) Bombay Command |
| Uniform | Red; faced white |
| Engagements | Third Anglo-Mysore War Battle of Hyderabad Second Afghan War World War I |
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.[1] 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ Sumner p.15
- Barthorp, Michael; Burn, Jeffrey (1979). Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-307-0.
- Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). Order of Battle British Army 1914. Ravi Rikhye. ISBN 978-0-9776072-8-0.
- Sharma, Gautam (1990). Valour and sacrifice: famous regiments of the Indian Army. Allied Publishers. ISBN 81-7023-140-X.
- Sumner, Ian (2001). The Indian Army 1914-1947. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-196-6.
- Moberly, F.J. (1923). Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign. Imperial War Museum. ISBN 1-870423-30-5.