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The '''104th Wellesley's Rifles''' were an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1775, when they were raised as the 5th Battalion, Bombay Sepoys and presently its designation is 3 Guards(1 Rajputana Rifles) of Indian Army. | The '''104th Wellesley's Rifles''' were an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1775, when they were raised as the 5th Battalion, Bombay Sepoys and presently its designation is 3 Guards (1 Rajputana Rifles) of Indian Army. | ||
The regiments first action was during the [[Mysore (1789-91)|Mysore Campaign]] in the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]]. This was followed by their participation in the [[Battle of Seringapatam]] in the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]]. They were next called to serve in the [[Beni Boo Alli (1821) (Battle honour)|Beni Boo Ali campaign]] in 1821, against the [[pirates]] in Eastern [[Arabia]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] region. Returning to India they took part in the [[Siege of Multan]] during the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]]. They were next involved in the [[Anglo-Persian War]] in 1856, followed the next year by the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] taking part in the [[Central India Campaign (1858)|Central India Campaign]]. | The regiments first action was during the [[Mysore (1789-91)|Mysore Campaign]] in the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]]. This was followed by their participation in the [[Battle of Seringapatam]] in the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]]. They were next called to serve in the [[Beni Boo Alli (1821) (Battle honour)|Beni Boo Ali campaign]] in 1821, against the [[pirates]] in Eastern [[Arabia]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] region. Returning to India they took part in the [[Siege of Multan]] during the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]]. They were next involved in the [[Anglo-Persian War]] in 1856, followed the next year by the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] taking part in the [[Central India Campaign (1858)|Central India Campaign]]. | ||
Twenty years were to pass until their next action in the [[Battle of Kandahar]] during the [[Second Afghan War]]. They were also in [[East Africa]] during the [[Sudan Campaign]]. During [[World War I]] they were in the [[6th (Poona) Division]] during the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]]. | Twenty years were to pass until their next action in the [[Battle of Kandahar (1880)|Battle of Kandahar]] during the [[Second Afghan War]]. They were also in [[East Africa]] during the [[Sudan Campaign]]. During [[World War I]] they were in the [[6th (Poona) Division]] during the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]]. | ||
After a string of early successes particularly during the [[Battle of Es Sinn]], the 6th Division was defeated at the [[Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)|Battle of Ctesiphon]] in November 1915. Following this engagement, the division withdrew to [[Kut]] and [[Siege of Kut]] began. After a lengthy siege all they surrendered in April 1916.<ref>See Gardner, Nikolas. 2004 'Sepoys and the Siege of Kut-Al-Amara, December 1915-April 1916', ''War in History'' (journal) 11(3), pp. 307-326</ref> | After a string of early successes particularly during the [[Battle of Es Sinn]], the 6th Division was defeated at the [[Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)|Battle of Ctesiphon]] in November 1915. Following this engagement, the division withdrew to [[Kut]] and [[Siege of Kut]] began. After a lengthy siege all they surrendered in April 1916.<ref>See Gardner, Nikolas. 2004 'Sepoys and the Siege of Kut-Al-Amara, December 1915-April 1916', ''War in History'' (journal) 11(3), pp. 307-326</ref> | ||
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*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}} | *{{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}} | *Moberly, F.J. (1923). ''Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign'', Imperial War Museum. {{ISBN|1-870423-30-5}} | ||
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