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In 1901 the Regiment deployed to the British territory of [[Aden]] (now part of the [[Yemen]]), also having its name changed to the '''1st Grenadier Bombay Infantry'''. In 1903 the Regiment was renumbered to become the '''101st Grenadiers'''. Elements of the Regiment saw service during operations in 1902–05 to quell an uprising by [[Dervish state|Dervishes]], led by their sultan [[Diiriye Guure]].<ref name="scr">{{cite book |last1=Omar |first1=Mohamed |title=The Scramble in the Horn of Africa |date=2001 |page=402 |quote=This letter is sent by all the Dervishes, the Amir, and all the Dolbahanta to the Ruler of Berbera ... We are a Government, we have a Sultan, an Amir, and Chiefs, and subjects ... (reply) In his last letter the Mullah pretends to speak in the name of the Dervishes, their Amir (himself), and the Dolbahanta tribes. This letter shows his object is to establish himself as the Ruler of the Dolbahanta}}</ref> During operations in Somaliland, Captain [[George Murray Rolland]] won the [[Victoria Cross]] (VC) for his actions at [[Daratoleh]] on 22 April 1903. The operations against the 'Mad Mullah' did not conclude until 1905 with the signing of a peace agreement—the Mullah gained some territory in [[Italian Somaliland]]. The Mullah reneged on this agreement when he resumed hostilities against the British in 1907, and would continue to do so until 1920.