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	The regiments first action was in the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]]. They also took part in the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]] being at the two major battles the [[Battle of Seedaseer]] and the [[Battle of Seringapatam]].		The regiments first action was in the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]]. They also took part in the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]] being at the two major battles the [[Battle of Seedaseer]] and the [[Battle of Seringapatam]].

	Their next action was at [[Beni Boo Alli (1821) (Battle honour)\|Beni Boo Ali]] against [[pirates]] in Eastern [[Arabia]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] region led the [[Honourable East India Company\|East India Company]] to carry out a [[punitive expedition]] in 1819 to [[Ras al Khaimah]] which destroyed the pirate base and removed the threat from the Persian Gulf. They were also part of the forces involved in the annexation of Burma in the [[Second Burmese War]].		Their next action was at [[Beni Boo Alli (1821) (Battle honour)\|Beni Boo Ali]] against [[pirates]] in Eastern [[Arabia]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] region led the [[Honourable East India Company\|East India Company]] to carry out a [[punitive expedition]] in 1819 to [[Ras al Khaimah]] which destroyed the pirate base and removed the threat from the Persian Gulf. They were also part of the forces involved in the annexation of Burma in the [[Second Burmese War]]. In 1903 they were part of the British force in the [[Somaliland campaign]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|title=The Somaliland expedition \|date=22 December 1902 \|page=6 \|issue=36957}}</ref>

	After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p. 15</ref> In 1922, the 107th Pioneers became the 1st Battalion [[2nd Bombay Pioneers]], which was disbanded for reasons of economy in 1933.<ref>Boris Mollo, page163 "The Indian Army", Blandford Press 1981, {{ISBN\|0 7137 1074 8}}</ref>		After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p. 15</ref> In 1922, the 107th Pioneers became the 1st Battalion [[2nd Bombay Pioneers]], which was disbanded for reasons of economy in 1933.<ref>Boris Mollo, page163 "The Indian Army", Blandford Press 1981, {{ISBN\|0 7137 1074 8}}</ref>

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The '''107th Pioneers''' were an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. Their origin can be traced back to 1788, when they were raised as the 4th Battalion, Bombay Sepoys.

The regiments first action was in the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]]. They also took part in the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]] being at the two major battles the [[Battle of Seedaseer]] and the [[Battle of Seringapatam]].

Their next action was at [[Beni Boo Alli (1821) (Battle honour)|Beni Boo Ali]] against [[pirates]] in Eastern [[Arabia]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] region led the [[Honourable East India Company|East India Company]] to carry out a [[punitive expedition]] in 1819 to [[Ras al Khaimah]] which destroyed the pirate base and removed the threat from the Persian Gulf. They were also part of the forces involved in the annexation of Burma in the [[Second Burmese War]].

After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p. 15</ref> In 1922, the 107th Pioneers became the 1st Battalion [[2nd Bombay Pioneers]], which was disbanded for reasons of economy in 1933.<ref>Boris Mollo, page163 "The Indian Army", Blandford Press 1981, {{ISBN|0 7137 1074 8}}</ref>

==Genealogy==
*4th Battalion, Bombay Sepoys - 1788.
*1st Battalion, 4th Bombay Native Infantry - 1796.
*7th Bombay Native Infantry - 1824.
*7th Bombay Infantry - 1885.
*7th Bombay Infantry (Pioneers) - 1900.
*'''107th Pioneers''' - 1903.
*1st Battalion, [[2nd Bombay Pioneers]] - 1922 until disbandment (1933).

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last=Barthorp|first=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=0-9776072-8-3}}
*{{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}}
*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=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}}

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