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In 1824 when it became a regiment in its own right, when it was named the 2nd or Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. | In 1824 when it became a regiment in its own right, when it was named the 2nd or Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. | ||
In 1840, it took part in the First Afghan War and then the [[1868 Expedition to Abyssinia]] which was a [[punitive expedition]] carried out by armed forces of the [[British Empire]] against the Ethiopian Emperor [[Tewodros II of Ethiopia]]. In 1880, the unit took part in the [[Battle of Maiwand]] during the [[Second Afghan War]]. The regiment was stationed in [[Mhow]], when in October 1902 it was order to go to [[Berbera]], to fight in the [[Somaliland Campaign]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times | | In 1840, it took part in the First Afghan War and then the [[1868 Expedition to Abyssinia]] which was a [[punitive expedition]] carried out by armed forces of the [[British Empire]] against the Ethiopian Emperor [[Tewodros II of Ethiopia]]. In 1880, the unit took part in the [[Battle of Maiwand]] during the [[Second Afghan War]]. The regiment was stationed in [[Mhow]], when in October 1902 it was order to go to [[Berbera]], to fight in the [[Somaliland Campaign]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Latest intelligence - Reinforcements for Somaliland|date=22 October 1902 |page=3 |issue=36905}}</ref> | ||
[[World War I]] began with it being stationed at [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]] and served in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] with the [[14th Indian Division]], taking part in the [[Second Battle of Kut]] and the [[Fall of Baghdad (1917)]]. A second battalion was raised in 1917 that served in the [[Sinai and Palestine Campaign]]. | [[World War I]] began with it being stationed at [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]] and served in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] with the [[14th Indian Division]], taking part in the [[Second Battle of Kut]] and the [[Fall of Baghdad (1917)]]. A second battalion was raised in 1917 that served in the [[Sinai and Palestine Campaign]]. | ||
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 102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers became the 2nd Battalion, [[4th Bombay Grenadiers]]. | 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 102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers became the 2nd Battalion, [[4th Bombay Grenadiers]]. | ||
[[File:Soldiers of the 2nd Bombay Grenadiers of the Indian Army in Hampton Court Camp.jpg|thumb|right|305x305px|2nd Bombay Grenadiers in Hampton Court Camp on the occasion of the Coronation of King Edward VII, August 1902]] | [[File:Soldiers of the 2nd Bombay Grenadiers of the Indian Army in Hampton Court Camp.jpg|thumb|right|305x305px|2nd Bombay Grenadiers in Hampton Court Camp on the occasion of the Coronation of King Edward VII, August 1902]] | ||
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