The 108th Infantry were an infantry regiment of the

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. 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

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. The

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followed in 1843, then the

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. During

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they remained in India with the

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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.Sumner p.15 In 1922, the 108th Infantry became the 3rd Battalion

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. After independence they were one of the regiments allocated to the

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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

* * * * *{{cite book, last=Moberly, first=F.J., title=Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign, year=1923, publisher=Imperial War Museum, isbn=1-870423-30-5 British Indian Army infantry regiments Bombay Presidency Military units and formations established in 1768 Military units and formations disestablished in 1922 1768 establishments in the British Empire