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The Bengal Army was the army of the Bengal Presidency, one of the three presidencies of British India within the British Empire. 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 … See more
Origins
The Bengal Army originated with the establishment of a European Regiment in 1756. While the East India Company had previously maintained a small force of Dutch and Eurasian … See moreCavalry
Regular regiments
• Governor General's Bodyguard
• 1st to 10th Bengal Light Cavalry … See more• Stubbs, Francis W. Major-General., History of the Organization, Equipment, And War Services of the Regiment of Bengal Artillery, Compiled … See more
The Bengal Army of the East India Company was mainly recruited from high castes living in Bengal, Bihar and the Awadh.
Writing in The Indian … See moreBecause the Bengal Army was the largest of the three Presidency Armies, its Commander-in-Chief was, from 1853 to 1895, also Commander-in-Chief, India. Commander-in … See more
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WebMost of the Bengal region lies in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, but there are highlands in its north, northeast and southeast.The Ganges Delta …
- Demonym: Bengali
- Area: 269,944 km² (104,226 sq mi)
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