The 114th Mahrattas were an infantry regiment of the
British Indian Army
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. The regiment traces their origins to 1800, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry.
During
World War I
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they were attached to the
17th Indian Division for the
Mesopotamia Campaign. They took part in the action at
Fat-ha Gorge on the
Little Zab
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and the
Battle of Sharqat, in October 1918.
After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.
[Sumner p.15] In 1922, the 114th Mahrattas became the 10th (Training) Battalion
5th Mahratta Light Infantry. After independence they were one of the regiments allocated to the
Indian Army
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.
Predecessor names
*2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry - 1800
*14th Bombay Native Infantry - 1824
*14th Bombay Infantry - 1885
*114th Mahrattas - 1903
References
Sources
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*Moberly, F.J. (1923). ''Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign'', Imperial War Museum.
British Indian Army infantry regiments
Military units and formations established in 1806
Military units and formations disestablished in 1922
Bombay Presidency
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