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wrote, "By comparison with the two great provinces , partition of the army and the civil service was easy, though by any other standard, it was difficult, wasteful, and destructive. ... The men were transferred in their units. Regiments of Sikh and Hindu soldiers from the north-west frontier had to
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Nearly 700,000 troops then served in the Middle East, fighting against the Turks in the Mesopotamian campaign. There they were short of transportation for resupply and operated in extremely hot and dusty conditions. Led by Major General Sir Charles Townshend, they pushed on to capture Baghdad but
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that arrived on the Western Front in 1914. The high number of officer casualties the corps suffered early on had an effect on its later performance. British officers that understood the language, customs, and psychology of their men could not be quickly replaced, and the alien environment of the
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Indian Army postings were less prestigious than British Army positions, but the pay was significantly greater so that officers could live on their salaries instead of having to have a private income. Accordingly, vacancies in the Indian Army were much sought after and generally reserved for the
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After the reforms ended in 1909, the Indian Army was organised along British lines, although it was always behind in terms of equipment. An Indian Army division consisted of three brigades each of four battalions. Three of these battalions were of the Indian Army, and one British. The Indian
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The Presidency armies were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 by a notification of the Government of India through Army Department Order Number 981 dated 26 October 1894, unifying the three Presidency armies into a single Indian Army. The armies were amalgamated into four commands,
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Regimental battalions were not permanently allocated to particular divisions or brigades, but instead spent some years in one formation, and were then posted to another elsewhere. This rotating arrangement was intended both to provide all units with experience of
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The new order began with the Bengal regiments, followed by the Punjab Frontier Force, then the regiments of Madras, the Hyderabad Contingent, and Bombay. Wherever possible a significant digit was retained in the new number. Thus the 1st Sikh Infantry became the
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as forced labour. Many of these men suffered severe hardships and brutality, similar to that experienced by other prisoners of Japan during the Second World War. About 6,000 of them survived until they were liberated by Australian or US forces, in 1943–45.
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were Indians holding officer ranks. They were treated in almost all respects as commissioned officers, but had authority over Indian troops only, and were subordinate to all British King's (and Queen's) Commissioned Officers and KCIOs. They included
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since 1861. They were five of these until they were joined by the former 42nd, 43rd, & 44th Gurkha Regiments of the Bengal Army, who became the 6th, 7th, & 8th Gurkha Rifles. The numbers 42, 43, & 44 were allocated respectively to the
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In 1922, after wartime experience had shown that the maintenance of 130 separate single-battalion infantry regiments was unwieldy, a number of large (four to five battalion) regiments were created, and numerous cavalry regiments amalgamated. The
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shows the reduced number of larger regiments. Until 1932 most Indian Army officers, both British and Indian, were trained at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, after that date the Indian officers increasingly received their training at the
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against foreign aggression was the army's primary role and that all units were to have training and experience in that role on that frontier. Furthermore, the army's organisation should be the same in peace as in war, and maintaining
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To emphasise that there was now only one Indian Army, and that all units were to be trained and deployed without regard for their regional origins, the regiments were renumbered into single sequences of cavalry,
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battalions were often segregated, with companies of different tribes, castes or religions. One and a half million volunteers came forward from the estimated population of 315 million in the Indian subcontinent.
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Before the war, the Indian government had decided that India could afford to provide two infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade in the event of a European war. Some 140,000 soldiers saw active service on the
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during peacetime until 1886, when it came under the Commander-in-Chief, India. The Hyderabad Contingent and other local corps remained under direct governmental control. Standing higher formations –
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maintaining the position until gravely wounded became the first Indian to win a Victoria Cross (Indians were eligible from 1911). In November, after a retreat, a scout section of the 1st Battalion
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Participants from the Indian subcontinent won 13,000 medals, including 12 Victoria Crosses. By the end of the war a total of 47,746 Indians had been reported dead or missing; 65,126 were wounded.
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had already lost their numbers two years earlier. Under the 1903 reforms they were renumbered with twenty added to their original numbers. The army had very little artillery (only 12 batteries of
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in 1915 India provided many more divisions for active service during the course of the war. Indians' first engagement was on the Western Front within a month of the start of the war, at the
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axis. However, the cost of abandoning some thirty-four stations and building new ones in the proposed corps areas was considered prohibitive, and that aspect of the plan had to be modified.
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were insufficient, and many troops intended for the field force were not moved from their old stations into the areas of their new divisional command. These defects became clear during the
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were created in the 1920s. The Indian Territorial Force was a part-time, paid, all-volunteer organisation within the army. Its units were primarily made up of European officers and Indian
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brigade, and a number of troops for internal security or local frontier defence. Permanent divisional commands were formed with an establishment of staff officers under a
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in 1748. Lawrence went to India with no larger command than a "small undisciplined garrison of two or three hundred men" facing a significant French presence. In 1903,
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had been ravaged by large communal riots, but the British Indian Army was able to restore order. Nehru demanded with urgency, that the Indian Army should safeguard
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Some Indian Army personnel resisted recruitment and remained POWs. An unknown number captured in Malaya and Singapore were taken to Japanese-occupied areas of
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referred to the British Army units posted to India for a tour of duty, and which would then be posted to other parts of the Empire or back to the UK. The
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at Delhi, partly as a result of insensitive treatment by their British officers. During this period, the Company Raj relied heavily upon the armies of
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armies lost their posts of Commander-in-Chief. In 1895, the Presidency Armies were abolished and the Indian Army created thereby was grouped into four
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Nathan, R.; Lee-Warner, William; Carnduff, H. W. C.; Maclagan, E. D.; Walker, G. H. D.; Collen, Edwin; Nathan; Bythel, W. J.; Hemming, T. H. (1908).
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led the 40,000-strong INA. From a total of about 55,000 Indians taken prisoner in Malaya and Singapore in February 1942, about 30,000 joined the INA,
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Western Front had some effect on the soldiers. However, the feared unrest in India never happened, and while the Indian Corps was transferred to the
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demanded in a letter to the Commander in Chief and Defence Secretary, that a large-scale reform should be implemented to improve the Indian Army.
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on the Frontier, and to prevent them becoming 'localised' in static regimental stations. In contrast, the divisional locations remained constant.
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referred from that time to "the force recruited locally and permanently based in India, together with its expatriate British officers;" the
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which fought Allied forces in the Burma Campaign. Others became guards at Japanese POW camps. The recruitment was the brainchild of Major
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Indian Divisions were formed, as well as other forces. Additionally there were at one time or another four armoured divisions formed (the
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make their way through Muslim territory to get out of what was to be Pakistan." Also in 1947 a final agreement was signed regarding the
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within their respective areas. On mobilisation, divisional staffs took the field, leaving no-one to maintain the local administration.
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appears to have been first used informally, as a collective description of the Presidency armies, which collectively comprised the
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Over the course of the Second World War, about 87,000 Indian soldiers were killed. In this period, 31 Indians were awarded the
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rifle during the Second World War, instead of the Lee–Enfield No.4 Mk I issued to the British Army from the middle of the war.
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This article is about the army of the British Indian Empire (1895–1947). For the current army of the Republic of India, see
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Gupta, Partha Sarathi; Deshpanda, Anirudh; Yong, Tan Tai; Sundaram, Chander S.; Roy, Kaushik; Kaul, Vivien Ashima (2002).
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under its direct control. The numbered divisions were organised so that on mobilisation they could deploy a complete
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and war plans, and intelligence and the conduct of operations. The Chiefs of the staff branches answered to the
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The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China's War on Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900
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Under the compromise adopted in 1905, the four existing commands were reduced to three, and together with Army
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Commissioned officers, British and Indian, held identical ranks to commissioned officers of the British Army.
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in 1947, the formations, units, assets, and indigenous personnel of the Indian Army were divided between the
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The Indian Army Act 1911 legislated the replacement of the Indian Articles of War 1869. It was passed by the
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Recruitment was entirely voluntary; about 1.75 million men served in the First World War, many on the
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By the early 1900s the three previous separate army staffs had been amalgamated into Headquarters, India (
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of 1857, also called the Sepoy Mutiny by the British, the three armies of the former Presidencies of the
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The meaning of the term Indian Army changed over time, initially as an informal collective term for the
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was then created to deal with overall military policy, supervision of training in peacetime, conduct of
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The end of British rule in India...spelled the end of the existing Indian Army and its administration.
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regiments in the British Indian Army. Four Gurkha regiments, recruited from both eastern and western
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The partition reduced the ethnic imbalance of the British Indian Army, which became the present-day
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commands on the main axes through the North-West Frontier. Five divisions were to be grouped on the
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Barua, Pradeep (1997). "Strategies and Doctrines of Imperial Defence: Britain and India, 1919–45".
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The Political System of British India: With Special Reference to the Recent Constitutional Changes
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was used to describe the combined forces of both the Indian Army and the British Army in India.
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The Military in British India: The Development of British Land Forces in South Asia, 1600–1947
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The Germans and Japanese were relatively successful in recruiting combat forces from Indian
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Indian Army soldiers pass the saluting base in the Delhi Victory Week Parade, 7 March 1946.
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for most of the major cities. The reformed Indian Army was to be stationed in operational
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awarded to the British Indian Army, at least 13 were awarded to native officers (See:
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In the First World War the Indian Army saw extensive active service, including on the
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Particularly notable contributions of the Indian Army during that conflict were the:
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was abolished, and thereafter officers were simply appointed to 'the Indian Army.' A
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being driven past cheering Indian troops on his way to a ceremony to invest Sepoy
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but stayed numberless. The new regimental numbering and namings were notified in
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Gurkhas at War in Their Own Words: The Gurkha Experience 1939 to the Present
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The Queen's Own Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force, composed of cavalry
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Battle Honours of the British Empire and Commonwealth Land Forces 1662–1991
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Prior to this, the force was known as the "Army of the Government of India"
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had gone into the British army and were known to have rarely rebelled. The
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of the British Army, while continuing to manufacture and issue the older
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About 1.5 million Indian soldiers served during the First World War; the
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The three Presidency armies remained separate forces, each with its own
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A Matter of Honour: An Account of the Indian Army, its Officers and Men
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and 2.5 million in the Second. Non-Commissioned Officers included
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on 15 August 1947, the army was reconstituted and divided between the
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Army and Nation: The Military and Indian Democracy Since Independence
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Military units and formations of the British Empire in World War II
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The armies of the East India Company were recruited primarily from
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Indian Army soldiers, including men from the 3rd Sikh regiment and
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Army of Empire: The Untold Story of the Indian Army in World War I
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as a major logistical base for Allied operations in World War II.
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in war, distribution of forces for internal security or external
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Participants from the Indian subcontinent in the First World War
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speaking areas. Prominent British Indian Army officers included
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was mainly made up of soldiers from two of these provinces. The
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Gentlemen of the Raj: The Indian Army Officer Corps, 1817–1949
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of the Punjab Frontier Force, illustration by Richard Simkin,
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12 September 1946 the minister for external affairs in India,
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Lord Kitchener found the army scattered across the country in
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The Punjab Frontier Force was under the direct control of the
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After the First World War the British started the process of
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Francis J Short. Stories from the British Indian Army (2015)
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Indian Army Sikh personnel in action during the successful
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The Gurkha Regiments had developed into their own Line of
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South Asian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
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with the "Relief of Pekin" clasp for contributing to the
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Joslin, E.C.; Litherland, A. R.; Simpkin, B. T. (1988).
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recommended the abolition of the presidency armies. The
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The Indian Army has its origins in the years after the
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of 1919. In the aftermath of the First World War, the
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Ilbert, Courtenay (1 January 1913). "British India".
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was for the army a secondary role, in support of the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1947
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Also serving in the First World War were so-called "
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The Indian Army 1939–47: Experience and Development
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The Indian Army should not be confused with the 7604:Military units and formations established in 1857 4901:The Sepoy and the Raj: The Indian Army, 1860–1940 4490:Journal of the Society of Comparative Legislation 4396:Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier 1839–1947 4322:Stringer Lawrence, the Father of the Indian Army, 4078:"Indian Auxiliary Forces: A Territorial Scheme". 4008: 2228:higher placed officer-cadets graduating from the 2166:The officer commanding the Army of India was the 2135:, with the aim of reinstating the Mughal Emperor 1842:List of Victoria Cross Recipients by Nationality' 431:, with the process overseen by Field Marshal Sir 7590: 4283: 4209: 4145: 4135:Last Post: Indian War Memorials Around the World 1312:. In October/November 1914, the Baluchis of the 864:, located in Aden in the Arabian Peninsula; and 473:took over direct rule of British India from the 4913:Modernity of India: Ambiguities and Deformities 4509:Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume IV (1908). 4469: 4026: 1417:). These forces played a prominent role in the 400:The force is also sometimes referred to as the 327:, in India and abroad, particularly during the 4829:Soldiers of the Raj, The Indian Army 1600–1947 4436:(2nd ed.). USA: Oxford University Press. 4258: 3428: 2031:, retain many British Indian Army traditions. 1067:batteries were attached to the divisions. The 949: 718:and other local forces, into one Indian Army. 582:, who answered directly to the C-in-C, India. 381:, among other regions. Eleven Indian soldiers 7624:Military history of India during World War II 5019: 4847:Sahib the British Soldier in India, 1750–1914 3683:. London: Stanley Paul & Co. p. 248. 2128:) units; this arrangement lasted until 1902. 1832:Sikh soldier with captured Nazi Swastika flag 1439:Entente intervention in the Russian Civil War 1121:, plans for future operations and collecting 301:, it was responsible for the defence of both 297:in 1947. Formed in 1895 by uniting the three 4854:Rose, Patrick (2017). Jeffreys, Alan (ed.). 4701:Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History 1209:Punjabi Muslim soldiers, France, World War I 4483:. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. 4263:. Cambridge University Press. p. 277. 3443:Press Information Bureau of India – Archive 2938: 2821: 2573:List of regiments of the Indian Army (1903) 2080:Presidencies and provinces of British India 1490:List of regiments of the Indian Army (1922) 1465:. The European parallel to the ITF was the 993:, and the 1st Bombay Grenadiers became the 956:List of regiments of the Indian Army (1903) 5026: 5012: 4788: 1424: 51: 6240:Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) 6120:Fundamental rights, principles and duties 4937:Cross, J. P., and Buddhiman Gurung, eds. 4835: 4826: 4634: 4478: 4308: 3941: 3929: 3914: 3813: 3570: 3521: 1921:in early 1942 until the formation of the 1894:who mentions in his memoirs that Captain 1220:inspecting Indian troops attached to the 694:The Kitchener reforms began in 1903 when 508:, and Pay branches were by then unified. 385:in the war. During the Second World War, 6182:Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) 4538:The Indian army and the making of Punjab 4535: 4431: 4393: 4345: 4333: 4288:. Harvard University Press. p. 11. 3792: 3780: 3223: 2899: 2578:List of Indian Victoria Cross recipients 2319: 2259: 2145: 2038: 1970: 1947: 1932: 1928: 1873: 1827: 1705: 1530: 1518: 1243: 1231: 1212: 1204: 1035: 1023: 928: 901: 743:1st Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force 736: 677: 533: 442: 420:(British units sent to India). With the 34:. For the current army of Pakistan, see 7281: 5184:Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley 4827:Guy, Alan J.; Boyden, Peter B. (1997). 4769: 4765:. London: John Murray. pp. 663–81. 4581:. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Spellmount. 4526: 4517: 4513:. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 552. 4360: 4246: 4234: 4214:. Harvard University Press. p. 1. 4177: 4038:Lastpost, p. 19 and Crampton McKenzie, 3615: 3536: 3262: 3187: 2866: 2682: 1096:Queen's Own Corps of Guides (Lumsden's) 393:in history to that point. India itself 82: 14: 7591: 6470:Securities and Exchange Board of India 5577:National Geological Monuments of India 4898: 4881: 4751: 4653: 4576: 4558: 4487: 4450: 4261:The Indian Army and the End of the Raj 3965: 3953: 3899: 3875: 3837: 3825: 3587: 3555: 3509: 3436:"Reconstitution of the Armed Services" 3314: 3077: 3039: 3037: 3035: 3033: 2131:Many of these troops took part in the 1690:(VB) light machine gun instead of the 1332:they were repulsed by Ottoman forces. 1176:, and lead to further reorganisation. 7280: 6394: 6270:Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) 6235:Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) 5976: 5528: 5043: 5007: 4872: 4719: 4698: 4672: 4614: 4595: 4567: 4412: 4131: 4119: 4094: 4014: 3887: 3672: 3670: 3497: 3380:The Indian Army in the Two World Wars 3293: 3219: 3217: 3183: 3181: 3088: 3086: 2266:Queen's Own Madras Sappers and Miners 2184:Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army 1480:, and were given full commissions as 1429:Elements of the Army operated around 989:, the 1st Madras Pioneers became the 773:and concentrated in the north of the 7629:1857 establishments in British India 4853: 4793:. India Office Library and Records. 4455:. Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Parapress. 2968: 2966: 2942:The Indian Army on the Western Front 2746: 2744: 2293:(Cavalry), equivalents to a British 673: 152:(Total serving during each conflict) 6265:National Investigation Agency (NIA) 6187:Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 5876:Autonomous administrative divisions 4154: 3723: 3376: 3345: 3092: 3030: 2402:(Cavalry), equivalent to a British 2375:(Cavalry) equivalents to a British 2278:King's Commissioned Indian Officers 1504: 1482:King's Commissioned Indian Officers 1377:", provided by the semi-autonomous 765:strength, and in effect, providing 24: 6255:Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) 4931: 4844: 4692: 4434:Oxford History of the British Army 3667: 3465:"Independence and Partition, 1947" 3214: 3178: 3083: 2786:"Independence and Partition, 1947" 2619:Royal Netherlands East Indies Army 2614:Indian Military Historical Society 2588:Indian Distinguished Service Medal 2568:Chief of the General Staff (India) 1194: 1191:after partition and independence. 1083:in their respective presidencies. 309:, which could also have their own 25: 7645: 7634:India–Pakistan military relations 6450:Ministry of Commerce and Industry 6192:Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) 5477:Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) 4965: 4772:The British Indian Army 1860–1914 3677:William Augustus Steward (1915). 3407: 3160:www.centrefordefencecareers.co.in 3127: 2963: 2741: 2230:Royal Military College, Sandhurst 1867:(INA). Indian nationalist leader 1859:. These forces were known as the 1501:which was established that year. 1478:Royal Military College, Sandhurst 1441:. The army then took part in the 1236:The 15th Sikh Regiment arrive in 1042:15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) 670:from June 10 to August 14, 1900. 5033: 3966:Watson, Graham (25 March 2001). 2110:armies of the three presidencies 1415:Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade 1351:. Furthermore, it fought in the 1187:in 1945. It was replaced by the 797:axis, and four divisions on the 387:some 2.5 million soldiers served 103: 84: 5493:History of India (1947–present) 4831:. National Army Museum Chelsea. 4561:The Imperial Gazetteer of India 4367:Journal of Contemporary History 4354: 4314: 4277: 4252: 4203: 4183: 4125: 4088: 4071: 4032: 3986: 3959: 3843: 3758:. Online Medals. Archived from 3744: 3717: 3687: 3640: 3609: 3593: 3457: 3401: 3370: 3352:The Journal of Military History 3339: 3308: 3287: 3256: 3148: 3121: 2998: 2642: 2633: 2598:Observatory Ridge, Johannesburg 2349:Company Quartermaster Havildars 2282:Viceroy's Commissioned Officers 2034: 1902:became the founder of the INA. 1878:Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 1511:Indian Army during World War II 879:Army Headquarters retained the 422:partition of India and Pakistan 289:was the main military force of 214:Waziristan campaign (1936–1939) 210:Waziristan campaign (1919–1920) 6260:Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) 6212:Special Protection Group (SPG) 6202:Railway Protection Force (RPF) 4840:. Manchester University Press. 4600:. Marlborough: Crowood Press. 4470:Haythornthwaite, P.J. (1992). 4199:. 22 February 1946. p. 9. 3653:. London: Spink. p. 209. 3266:The Flags of our Fighting Army 2932: 2893: 2860: 2815: 2778: 2707: 2686:The Flags of our Fighting Army 2676: 2353:Company Quartermaster Sergeant 1263:, during the winter of 1914–15 1201:Indian Army during World War I 1069:Indian Army Corps of Engineers 960:Gurkha Rifles (disambiguation) 13: 1: 7355:Engineering colleges in India 6984:Electronics and semiconductor 6197:National Security Guard (NSG) 5941:World Heritage Sites in India 5529: 4511:Indian Empire: Administrative 4361:Barkawi, Tarak (April 2006). 3410:"A Matter of Military Honour" 3156:"Commands Of The Indian Army" 3130:"A Matter of Military Honour" 2852:: CS1 maint: date and year ( 2670: 2406:. British Army ranks such as 2269: 2170:who reported to the civilian 2159: 2047: 1777:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran 1574:in the Middle East in 1942), 1324:under the leadership of Naik 1314:129th Duke of Connaught's Own 1267:Prior to the outbreak of the 979:2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) 746: 458: 356:Presidencies of British India 144: 133: 6245:Enforcement Directorate (ED) 6066:State legislative assemblies 5977: 5906:States and union territories 5615:Biogeographic classification 4789:Farrington, Anthony (1982). 4722:The Journal of Asian Studies 4472:The World War One Sourcebook 3680:War Medals and Their History 3650:British Battles & Medals 3263:Johnson, Stanley C. (1918). 2939:Morton-Jack, George (2015). 2822:Morton-Jack, George (2018). 2683:Johnson, Stanley C. (1918). 2255: 2044:No. 1 Kohat Mountain Battery 1898:, who surrendered after the 1846:Distinguished Service Orders 1419:Sinai and Palestine Campaign 1349:Sinai and Palestine Campaign 1293:Indian Expeditionary Force A 562:: Bengal, Madras (including 7: 7412:Water supply and sanitation 6395: 6177:Border Security Force (BSF) 5922:National monuments of India 5044: 4889:Advice to Officers in India 4858:(1st ed.). Routledge. 4677:. New York: Galahad Books. 4536:Mazumder, Rajit K. (2003). 4531:. London: Guild Publishing. 4195:. Vol. XI. New Delhi: 3968:"The Indian Army 1914 v. 1" 3294:Horne, Erie Arthur (1922). 3190:"Warfare 1914-1918 (India)" 2869:"Warfare 1914-1918 (India)" 2555: 2387:(Cavalry) equivalents to a 2363:(Cavalry) equivalents to a 2208:) which by 1922 had become 1760:Second Battle of El Alamein 1273:9th (Secunderabad) Division 1185:Indian National Army Trials 1141:, whose post was held by a 1071:was formed by the Group of 950:Redesignating the regiments 935:52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force) 881:9th (Secunderabad) Division 632:30th Bombay Native Infantry 367:Indian Expeditionary Forces 316:Imperial Gazetteer of India 198:British expedition to Tibet 10: 7650: 7614:History of the Indian Army 6465:Central Statistical Office 6071:State legislative councils 6046:Union Council of Ministers 4941:(London: Greenhill, 2002), 4763:The Empire and the century 4635:Spilsbury, Julian (2007). 4394:Barthorp, Michael (2002). 4099:. Blandford. p. 162. 3377:Roy, Kaushik, ed. (2011). 3224:Raghavan, Srinath (2016). 3045:"History of South Command" 2947:Cambridge University Press 2900:Raghavan, Srinath (2016). 2752:"History of South Command" 2222: 2156:RML 7-pounder mountain gun 2058:Hindus and Muslims in the 1755:First Battle of El Alamein 1508: 1198: 1145:. To provide training for 1139:Chief of the General Staff 953: 620:3rd Madras Native Infantry 438: 285:, also referred to as the 29: 7599:Military of British India 7435: 7345:Medical colleges in India 7300: 7296: 7276: 7195: 7164: 6900: 6769: 6709: 6661: 6613: 6543: 6495:Foreign exchange reserves 6490:Foreign direct investment 6460:Economic Advisory Council 6430: 6407: 6403: 6390: 6314: 6286: 6220: 6207:Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) 6169: 6160: 6105: 6096: 5989: 5985: 5972: 5914: 5866: 5804: 5693: 5605: 5587:Sacred mountains of India 5569: 5541: 5537: 5524: 5485: 5414: 5309: 5276: 5233: 5212: 5159:Indus Valley Civilisation 5144: 5056: 5052: 5039: 4977:The Indian Army 1900–1939 4919:: Setu Prakashani, 2014 ( 4909:Black Peepers who charged 4836:Heathcote, T. A. (1995). 4734:10.1017/s0021911800092779 4713:10.1080/03086539708583000 4656:The Indian Army 1914-1947 4596:Roger, Alexander (2003). 4568:Raugh, Harold E. (2004). 4518:Jackson, Donovan (1940). 4479:Heathcote, T. A. (1974). 4417:. Westport, CT: Praegar. 4284:Steven Wilkinson (2015). 4210:Steven Wilkinson (2015). 4132:China, Rana T.S. (2014). 3626:. pp. 209, 239–240. 3624:Bloomsbury Publishing USA 3103:Stanford University Press 2563:Commander-in-Chief, India 2305:(Cavalry) equivalents to 2172:Governor-General of India 2168:Commander-in-Chief, India 1882:about to go on patrol in 1257:2nd Rajput Light Infantry 1105:In 1903 the title of the 1013:Irregular Forces and the 868:, which consisted of the 848:, which consisted of the 826:2nd (Rawalpindi) Division 820:, which consisted of the 704:Commander-in-Chief, India 684:Bombay Sappers and Miners 402:Army of the Indian Empire 358:, particularly after the 233: 228: 177: 167: 157: 125: 115: 98: 78: 70: 50: 45: 6631:Multi Commodity Exchange 6250:Intelligence Bureau (IB) 4474:. Arms and Armour Press. 4432:Chandler, David (2002). 4379:10.1177/0022009406062071 3724:Mussell, John W. (ed.). 2626: 2421:In the aftermath of the 2154:) Mountain Battery with 2143:to quell the rebellion. 1977:Victory Parade in London 1447:Indian Territorial Force 1341:Battle of Neuve Chapelle 1222:Royal Garrison Artillery 1102:, dated 2 October 1903. 467:Indian Rebellion of 1857 455:6th Madras Light Cavalry 360:Indian Rebellion of 1857 74:1 April 1895–15 Aug 1947 27:1895–1947 military force 6475:Enforcement Directorate 5936:Indian-origin religions 5927:National parks of India 5736:Highest point by states 5498:Economic liberalisation 4770:Duckers, Peter (2003). 4758:"The Indian Army"  4747:(subscription required) 4675:World War II Small Arms 4527:Lapping, Brian (1985). 4413:Barua, Pradeep (2003). 4259:Daniel Marston (2014). 4161:Australian War Memorial 3996:. The National Archives 3727:The Medal Yearbook 2014 3616:Preston, Diana (2000). 3302:Oxford University Press 2974:"Indian Army personnel" 2394:Soldier ranks included 2341:Company Havildar Majors 1923:South East Asia Command 1787:Battle of Monte Cassino 1550:At the outbreak of the 1546:, Burma, 29 March 1945. 1495:Indian Military Academy 1467:Auxiliary Force (India) 1451:Auxiliary Force (India) 1425:Interbellum (1918–1939) 1375:Imperial Service Troops 1189:"Indian Army Act, 1950" 822:1st (Peshawar) Division 668:International Legations 7445:Arts and entertainment 7080:Science and technology 7016:Information technology 6696:Government initiatives 5592:Sacred rivers of India 5582:Sacred groves of India 5136:Science and technology 4899:Omissi, David (1994). 4873:Mason, Philip (1974). 4577:Robson, Brian (2007). 4522:. London: Sampson Low. 4060:, Memorial Gates Trust 3756:www.onlinemedals.co.uk 3752:"China War Medal 1900" 2945:. South Asia Edition. 2609:Royal Indian Air Force 2593:Order of British India 2546:Second Anglo-Sikh Wars 2345:Company Sergeant Major 2332: 2273: 2163: 2051: 1980: 1953: 1945: 1887: 1833: 1772:Syria-Lebanon campaign 1735:North African campaign 1722: 1547: 1540:9th Royal Deccan Horse 1528: 1443:Third Anglo-Afghan War 1343:, participated in the 1264: 1241: 1229: 1210: 1065:Royal Indian Artillery 1049: 1046:1914 Winter Operations 1033: 1030:3rd Sappers and Miners 946: 914: 874:8th (Lucknow) Division 750: 691: 547: 462: 383:won the Victoria Cross 186:First Mohmand Campaign 182:Third Anglo-Afghan War 7402:Socio-economic issues 7350:Law colleges in India 7340:Universities in India 6588:Reserve Bank of India 5391:Independence movement 5189:Indo-Parthian Kingdom 4996:24 March 2023 at the 4954:Omissi, David E. ed. 4451:Gaylor, John (1996). 4197:All India Radio (AIR) 4095:Mollo, Boris (2009). 4042:vol. 1, p. 31, note 4 3865:on 20 September 2024. 3346:Roy, Kaushik (2009). 3315:Keegan, John (1983). 3188:Morton-Jack, George. 2982:. n.d. Archived from 2979:The National Archives 2867:Morton-Jack, George. 2583:Indian Order of Merit 2385:Acting Lance-Daffadar 2323: 2263: 2246:Sir Claude Auchinleck 2217:1922 New Year Honours 2206:1906 Birthday Honours 2192:British Army in India 2149: 2062:, which consisted of 2042: 1974: 1966:India's new democracy 1951: 1936: 1929:Post Second World War 1877: 1831: 1730:East African campaign 1721:, Italy, 26 July 1944 1709: 1534: 1522: 1515:India in World War II 1357:Mesopotamian Campaign 1310:First Battle of Ypres 1247: 1235: 1216: 1208: 1160:With no intermediate 1131:Quartermaster-General 1039: 1027: 932: 905: 870:7th (Meerut) Division 850:4th (Quetta) Division 830:3rd (Lahore) Division 740: 712:Punjab Frontier Force 682:No. 2 Company of the 681: 566:), Bombay (including 537: 498:Commission of Enquiry 447:A painting showing a 446: 418:British Army in India 295:national independence 256:Sir Claude Auchinleck 6676:Economic development 6520:Voluntary guidelines 6515:Industrial licensing 5645:Environmental issues 5427:Non-Aligned Movement 5204:Seleucid–Mauryan war 4903:. London: Macmillan. 4673:Weeks, John (1979). 4654:Sumner, Ian (2001). 4373:(2). Sage: 325–355. 4027:Haythornthwaite 1992 3859:National Army Museum 3855:collection.nam.ac.uk 3762:on 22 September 2021 3705:on 18 September 2024 3473:National Army Museum 3323:Macmillan Publishers 3273:. pp. 115–118. 3011:Imperial War Museums 2794:National Army Museum 2729:on 16 September 2024 2723:National Army Museum 2719:collection.nam.ac.uk 2693:. pp. 115–118. 1993:Dominion of Pakistan 1865:Indian National Army 1459:Indian Defence Force 1359:, and campaigned in 1301:Indian Cavalry Corps 1151:Indian Staff College 1100:India Army Order 181 971:infantry of the line 858:6th (Poona) Division 716:Hyderabad Contingent 660:China War Medal 1900 636:24th Punjab Infantry 550:Two years later the 506:Supply and Transport 406:Imperial Indian Army 287:British Indian Army, 248:Sir William Birdwood 6438:Ministry of Finance 5442:Indo-Pakistani wars 5386:Partition of Bengal 4983:5 July 2019 at the 4927:). pp. 181–96. 4753:Collen, Edwin H. H. 4324:J. Murray, 1901, 7. 4192:The Indian Listener 4167:on 14 January 2008. 3974:on 9 September 2009 3956:, pp. 327–333. 3783:, pp. 142–143. 3500:, pp. 173–179. 3479:on 7 September 2024 3095:"Faithful Fighters" 3059:on 16 December 2010 3018:on 27 February 2024 2800:on 7 September 2024 2766:on 16 December 2010 2648:The commands were: 2414:were used by other 2351:, equivalents to a 1983:As a result of the 1944:at Singapore, 1945. 1942:17th Dogra Regiment 1880:7th Rajput Regiment 1869:Subhas Chandra Bose 1806:Battle of Singapore 1796:Battle of Hong Kong 1745:Operation Battleaxe 1582:. Furthermore, the 1576:Indian XXXIII Corps 1399:Bikaner Camel Corps 1345:Battle of Gallipoli 1322:39th Garhwal Rifles 1170:Supporting services 911:North West Frontier 854:5th (Mhow) Division 723:North-West Frontier 640:1st Madras Pioneers 513:Lieutenant-Governor 379:Gallipoli peninsula 313:. As stated in the 222:North-West Frontier 18:British Indian army 7407:Standard of living 7097:Telecommunications 6614:Financial services 6535:Atmanirbhar Bharat 6455:Finance Commission 5620:Biosphere reserves 5376:Bengal Renaissance 5364:Commander-in-Chief 5329:East India Company 4949:Bugles and a Tiger 4622:. London: Muller. 4398:. London: Cassel. 4249:, pp. 79, 82. 3699:www.legends.com.tw 3602:Indian Information 3093:Imy, Kate (2019). 2427:East India Company 2333: 2274: 2164: 2052: 1985:Partition of India 1981: 1954: 1946: 1917:and the ending of 1888: 1844:). 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3909: 3902:, p. 57. 3901: 3896: 3890:, p. 20. 3889: 3884: 3877: 3872: 3864: 3860: 3856: 3852: 3846: 3840:, p. 10. 3839: 3834: 3827: 3822: 3816:, p. 31. 3815: 3810: 3808: 3806: 3804: 3802: 3794: 3793:Barthorp 2002 3789: 3782: 3781:Barthorp 2002 3777: 3761: 3757: 3753: 3747: 3739: 3733: 3729: 3728: 3720: 3704: 3700: 3696: 3690: 3682: 3681: 3673: 3671: 3662: 3656: 3652: 3651: 3643: 3635: 3629: 3625: 3621: 3620: 3612: 3604: 3603: 3596: 3589: 3584: 3582: 3580: 3573:, p. 30. 3572: 3567: 3565: 3557: 3552: 3550: 3548: 3546: 3538: 3533: 3531: 3523: 3518: 3512:, p. 55. 3511: 3506: 3499: 3494: 3478: 3474: 3470: 3469:www.nam.ac.uk 3466: 3460: 3444: 3437: 3431: 3415: 3411: 3404: 3396: 3390: 3386: 3382: 3381: 3373: 3365: 3361: 3357: 3353: 3349: 3342: 3334: 3328: 3324: 3320: 3319: 3311: 3304:. p. 36. 3303: 3299: 3298: 3290: 3282: 3276: 3272: 3268: 3267: 3259: 3251: 3247: 3243: 3237: 3234:. p. 1. 3233: 3229: 3228: 3220: 3218: 3201: 3197: 3196: 3191: 3184: 3182: 3165: 3161: 3157: 3151: 3135: 3131: 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Index

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Indian Army
Pakistan Army

Union Flag
King's Color
India
United Kingdom
British Empire
Army
World War I
World War II
GHQ India
Lee–Enfield
Third Anglo-Afghan War
First Mohmand Campaign
Boxer Rebellion
Tirah campaign
British expedition to Tibet
Mahdist War
First World War
Waziristan campaign (1919–1920)
Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)
Second World War
North-West Frontier
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Sir William Birdwood
Sir William Slim
Sir Claude Auchinleck

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