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The '''105th Mahratta Light Infantry''' were an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. The regiment traces their origins to 1768, when they were raised as the 3rd Battalion, Bombay Sepoys.

The regiment's first action was during the [[Mysore (1789-91)|Mysore Campaign]] in the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]]. This campaign was followed by the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]], during which the regiment fought in both the major battles the [[Battle of Seedaseer]] and the [[Battle of Seringapatam]]. They were then used in the [[punitive expedition]] in the [[Beni Boo Alli (1821) (Battle honour)|Beni Boo Ali campaign]] in 1821, against the [[pirates]] in Eastern [[Arabia]] and the [[Persian Gulf]]. The regiment was involved in the [[Siege of Kahun]] next during the [[First Afghan War]]. A detachment of 140 men held off the besieging force from May to September, before being forced to surrender. China was the regiments next destination during the [[Second Opium War]]. They were then part of the force used in the annexation of [[Burma]] during the [[Second Burmese War]], this being their final action in the 19th century.

After [[World War I]] the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6|page=15}}</ref> In 1922, the 105th Mahratta Light Infantry became the 2nd Battalion [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]]. After independence they were one of the regiments allocated to the [[Indian Army]].

== Predecessor names ==
*3rd Battalion, Bombay Sepoys - 1768
*1st Battalion, 3rd Bombay Native Infantry - 1796
*5th Bombay Native Infantry - 1824
*5th Bombay Native (Light) Infantry - 1841
*5th Bombay (Light) Infantry - 1885
*5th Bombay Light Infantry - 1901
*105th Mahratta Light Infantry - 1903
*2nd Battalion the Maratha Light Infantry

== References ==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book|last1=Barthorp|first1=Michael|last2=Burn|first2=Jeffrey|year=1979|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Rinaldi|first=Richard A|year=2008|title=Order of Battle British Army 1914|publisher=Ravi Rikhye|isbn=978-0-9776072-8-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=Gautam|year=1990|title=Valour and sacrifice: famous regiments of the Indian Army|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=81-7023-140-X}}
*Moberly, F.J. (1923). ''Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign'', Imperial War Museum. {{ISBN|1-870423-30-5}}

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[[Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments]]
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[[Category:Bombay Presidency]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922]]
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