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The '''112th Infantry''' were an infantry regiment of the [[East India Company]]'s [[Bombay Army]] and | The '''112th Infantry''' were an infantry regiment of the [[East India Company]]'s [[Bombay Army]] and later the [[British Indian Army]]. The regiment traces their origins to 1796, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. | ||
The regiments first action was on the [[Battle of Khadki]] in the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]]. They also took part in the [[Battle of Miani]] and the [[Battle of Hyderabad]] during the conquest of [[Sindh]]. They next took part in the [[Central India Campaign (1858)|central Indian campaign]] after the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. During [[World War I]] they were attached to the [[17th Indian Division]] in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]]. They were involved in the action at [[Fat-ha Gorge]] on the [[Little Zab]] and the [[Battle of Sharqat]] in October 1918.<ref>{{cite web|title=warpath |url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/12_ind_div.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517084906/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/12_ind_div.htm |archive-date=2008-05-17 }}</ref> | The regiments first action was on the [[Battle of Khadki]] in the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]]. They also took part in the [[Battle of Miani]] and the [[Battle of Hyderabad]] during the conquest of [[Sindh]]. They next took part in the [[Central India Campaign (1858)|central Indian campaign]] after the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. During [[World War I]] they were attached to the [[17th Indian Division]] in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]]. They were involved in the action at [[Fat-ha Gorge]] on the [[Little Zab]] and the [[Battle of Sharqat]] in October 1918.<ref>{{cite web|title=warpath |url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/12_ind_div.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517084906/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/12_ind_div.htm |archive-date=2008-05-17 }}</ref> | ||