Presidency armies of British India

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The Presidency armies of British India were the separate regional military forces maintained by the British East India Company (and later the British Crown) in Bengal, Bombay, and Madras before the unification of the Indian Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial army
military organization
after formation of Bengal Presidency
formation of Bombay Presidency
formation of Madras Presidency
composedOf European troops
Indian sepoys
conflict Anglo-Sikh Wars
Carnatic Wars
Maratha Wars
linked to: Anglo-Maratha Wars

Mysore Wars
linked to: Anglo-Mysore Wars
controlledBy Governor-General of India (after 1858)
linked to: Viceroy of India

Presidency governments (before 1858)
country British India
dissolvedToForm unified British Indian Army
linked to: British Indian Army
doctrine European-style drill and tactics
endTime 1895
followedBy Indian Army (unified British Indian Army)
linked to: British Indian Army
garrison Bombay
linked to: Mumbai

Calcutta
Madras
linked to: Madras, India
hasPart Bengal Army
Bombay Army
Madras Army
legalForm Company army
location Bengal Presidency
Bombay Presidency
Indian subcontinent
Madras Presidency
militaryBranch artillery
cavalry
infantry
notableCommander Arthur Wellesley
Robert Clive
operator British Crown
British East India Company
partOf British Indian Army (historical precursor)
linked to: British Indian Army

East India Company forces
significantEvent Abolition of East India Company rule (1858)
Indian Rebellion of 1857
Mutiny in Bengal Army (1857)
Reorganization under the British Crown
Unification into a single Indian Army (1895)
startTime 17th century
Company rule in India
use defence of East India Company territories
expansion of British control in India
expeditionary warfare in Asia
suppression of internal revolts

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Bombay Army partOf Presidency armies of British India
Patrick Grant partOf British Raj military establishment
linked to: Presidency armies of British India