East India Company forces

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/East_India_Company_forces
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activePeriod 1600-1858
gptkbp:commanded Company officers
gptkbp:composedOf Indian sepoys
European soldiers
gptkbp:disbanded 1858
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_William
gptkb:Fort_St._George
gptkb:Bombay_Castle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label East India Company forces
gptkbp:mainTheater Indian subcontinent
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:British_Crown_forces
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkb:Battle_of_Plassey
gptkb:Anglo-Maratha_Wars
gptkb:Anglo-Mysore_Wars
gptkb:Anglo-Sikh_Wars
gptkb:Battle_of_Buxar
gptkbp:notableEvent Mutiny of 1857
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Hector_Munro
gptkb:Robert_Clive
gptkb:Arthur_Wellesley
gptkb:Stringer_Lawrence
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:East_India_Company
gptkbp:role expand Company territory
enforce Company rule
protect Company interests
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkbp:uniform red coat (European regiments)
varied (sepoy regiments)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bengal_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7