Bengal Army
The Bengal Army was the army of the Bengal Presidency, one of the three presidencies of British India within the British Empire.
| Bengal Army | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1756–1895 (as the Bengal Army) 1895–1908 (as the Bengal Command of the Indian Army) |
| Branch | Presidency armies |
| Type | Command |
| Size | 105,000 (1876) |
| Garrison/HQ | Nainital, Nainital district (1895–1908) |
The presidency armies, like the presidencies themselves, belonged to the East India Company (EIC) until the Government of India Act 1858, passed in the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, transferred all three presidencies to the direct authority of the British Crown.
In 1895 all three presidency armies were merged into the Indian Army.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.