The Indian Army
Poole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom: New Orchard Editions, 1986. Reprint edition, presumed first printing thus. Hardcover. Format is approximately 7.75 inches by 10 inches. 191, [1] pages. Illustrations (many in color). Glossary. Index of Indian Regimental Names. Bibliography. DJ has some wear, soiling, tears and chips. Boris Mollo was the Deputy Director and Keeper of Records at the National Army Museum, London. This book is primarily about the uniforms of the Indian Army. A Military Department was created within the Government of the East India Company at Kolkata in the year 1776. Its main function was to sift and record orders relating to the Army that were issued by various Departments of the East India Company for the territories under its control. With the Charter Act of 1833, the Secretariat of the Government of the East India Company was reorganized into four Departments, including a Military Department. The army in the Presidencies of Bengal, Bombay and Madras functioned as respective Presidency Armies until 1 April 1895 when they were unified into a single Indian Army. For administrative convenience, it was divided into four commands at that point, namely Punjab (including the North West Frontier), Bengal, Madras (including Burma) and Bombay (including Sind, Quetta and Aden). The British Indian Army was a critical force for the primacy of the British Empire both in India and across the world. Besides maintaining the internal security of the British Raj, the Army fought in many other theaters: the Anglo-Burmese Wars, First and Second Anglo-Sikh Wars, First, Second and Third Anglo-Afghan Wars, First and Second Opium Wars in China, Abyssinia, and the Boxer Rebellion in China. In the 20th century, the Indian Army was a crucial adjunct to the British forces in both world wars. 1.3 million Indian soldiers served in World War I (1914–1918) with the Allies, in which 74,187 Indian troops were killed or missing in action. In 1915 there was a mutiny by Indian soldiers in Singapore. Condition: Very good / Good.
Keywords: British Empire, British Raj, Indian Army, Sepoy, Great Mutiny, Kitchener, Uniforms, Accouterments, Insignia, Gurkha, Mounted, Infantry, Hyderabad, Madras, Bombay, Bengal
ISBN: 1850790450
[Book #76573]
Price: $37.50