Commander-in-Chief, Bengal

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The Commander-in-Chief, Bengal was the senior-most military officer in charge of British India's Bengal Army, overseeing its administration, operations, and strategic command.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial military position ⓘ
military office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Bengal Presidency ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Anglo-Indian wars in northern India ⓘ
expansion of British rule in Bengal and beyond ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
governingBody Government of Bengal Presidency ⓘ
linked to: Bengal Presidency

Government of India ⓘ
governs Bengal Army enlisted personnel ⓘ
Bengal Army officer corps ⓘ
linked to: Bengal Army
hasAuthorityOver European regiments of the Bengal Army ⓘ
artillery units of the Bengal Army ⓘ
cavalry units of the Bengal Army ⓘ
infantry units of the Bengal Army ⓘ
native regiments of the Bengal Army ⓘ
hasDuty advising the colonial government on military matters in Bengal ⓘ
coordination of defense of the Bengal Presidency ⓘ
discipline and training of Bengal Army troops ⓘ
military administration of the Bengal Army ⓘ
operational command of the Bengal Army ⓘ
strategic planning for Bengal Army forces ⓘ
hierarchicalLevel senior-most officer of the Bengal Army ⓘ
historicalPeriod British rule in India ⓘ
East India Company rule in India ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
location Calcutta ⓘ
Fort William, Calcutta ⓘ
militaryBranch Bengal Army ⓘ
officeHolderRank general ⓘ
lieutenant-general ⓘ
major-general ⓘ
partOf Bengal Army ⓘ
British Indian Army command structure ⓘ
replacedBy Commander-in-Chief, India ⓘ
responsibleFor defense of frontiers under Bengal Presidency ⓘ
deployment of Bengal Army forces ⓘ
implementation of military regulations in Bengal Army ⓘ
readiness of Bengal Army garrisons ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Calcutta ⓘ
style Commander-in-Chief, Bengal ⓘ
subordinateTo Commander-in-Chief, India ⓘ
Governor-General of India ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General
usedBy British Crown ⓘ
East India Company ⓘ
usedFor control of British military power in eastern India ⓘ
coordination of campaigns in northern and eastern India ⓘ

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Bengal Army → governedBy → Commander-in-Chief, Bengal ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army → coordinateWith → Commander-in-Chief, Bengal Army ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Bengal
Commander-in-Chief, Bengal → style → Commander-in-Chief, Bengal ⓘ
George Pollock → positionHeld → Commander of the Army of the Indus ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Bengal