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