The 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment originated in 1817, when it was raised as the 1st Battalion, 10th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry.
After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single-battalion to multi-battalion regiments.[3] In 1922 the 119th Infantry (The Molten Regiment) became the 2nd (Mooltan Battalion), The 9th Jat Regiment.[4] After independence it was one of the regiments allocated to the Indian Army.
Predecessor names
1st Battalion, 10th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry – 1817–1824
19th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry – 1824–1885
19th Bombay Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment) – 1885–1903
119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment) - 1903–1922[5]
2nd (Mooltan) Battalion, The 9th JAT Regiment - 1922–1947
A rare photograph of the Multan regiment, circa 1895.
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