British East India Company Army

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_East_India_Company_Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd	1858
gptkbp:activeYearsStart	1757
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Company_Army
gptkbp:commandStructure	gptkb:Commander-in-Chief,_India
gptkbp:composedOf	gptkb:Bengal_Army gptkb:Bombay_Army gptkb:Madras_Army
gptkbp:country	gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:disbanded	gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1858 1858
gptkbp:established	1757
gptkbp:foughtIn	gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857 gptkb:First_Opium_War gptkb:Anglo-Maratha_Wars gptkb:Anglo-Mysore_Wars gptkb:Anglo-Sikh_Wars
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Fort_William gptkb:Fort_St._George gptkb:Bombay_Castle
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Bombay gptkb:Calcutta gptkb:Madras
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British East India Company Army
gptkbp:languageOfName	gptkb:Hindustani English
gptkbp:legacy	foundation of British Indian Army
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Colin_Campbell gptkb:Robert_Clive gptkb:Arthur_Wellesley gptkb:Hugh_Gough
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkbp:notableUnit	Artillery units European regiments Native cavalry Sepoy regiments
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:primaryMission	expand Company territory protect Company interests in India
gptkbp:recruitedFrom	Indian soldiers European officers
gptkbp:role	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:type	colonial army
gptkbp:uniform	red coat
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sir_Henry_Rawlinson gptkb:Abraham_Roberts gptkb:Alexander_Burnes
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6