109th Infantry

British Indian Army regiment July 2026 January 2020 109th Infantry Rajputana infantry aclovett.jpg 300px A depiction of a 109th Infantry soldier (second from right) among other British Indian Army troops 1768–1922 British India 23px 25px East India Company (till 1858) British India (1858–1949)British India 23px (1858– British India 23px Infantry Bombay Army (to 1895)Bombay Command Red; faced black Uniform Third Anglo-Mysore WarFourth Anglo-Mysore WarSecond Anglo-Sikh WarSecond Afghan WarWorld 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.Sumner, p.9 After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single- to multi-battalion regiments.Sumner p.15 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 Barthorp Michael Burn Jeffrey 1979 Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914 Osprey Publishing 0-85045-307-0 Rinaldi Richard A 2008 Order of Battle British Army 1914 Ravi Rikhye 978-0-9776072-8-0 Sharma Gautam 1990 Valour and sacrifice: famous regiments of the Indian Army Allied Publishers 81-7023-140-X Sumner Ian The Indian Army 1914-1947 2001 Osprey Publishing 1-84176-196-6 Moberly F. J. 1923 1 September 1997 Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign Imperial War Museum London 1-870423-30-5 Category:1768 establishments in the British Empire Category:Bombay Presidency Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922 Category:Military units and formations established in 1768