104th Wellesley's Rifles
| 104th Wellesley's Rifles | |
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A depiction of a subadar-major of the 104th Wellesley's Rifles (second from left) amongst other British Indian Army troops
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| Active | 1775-1922 |
| Country |
 British India
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| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of |
Bombay Army (to 1895) Bombay Command |
| Uniform | Green; faced red. |
| Engagements |
Third Anglo-Mysore War |
Third Anglo-Mysore War
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Beni Boo Ali
Second Anglo-Sikh War
Anglo-Persian War
Second Afghan War
Indian Rebellion of 1857
World War I
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.
The regiments first action was during the 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 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.
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