British East India Company forces

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European colonial army in Asia colonial military force company army

The British East India Company forces were colonial military units deployed by the Company to expand and maintain its control over territories in the Indian subcontinent during the 17th to 19th centuries.

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All labels observed (19)

Label Occurrences
British East India Company forces canonical 19
British East India Company army 9
East India Company forces 6

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf European colonial army in Asia ⓘ
colonial military force ⓘ
company army ⓘ
activeFrom 17th century ⓘ
activeUntil 19th century ⓘ
associatedWithEvent transfer of power to the British Crown in 1858 ⓘ
commandStructure presidency-based armies ⓘ
component Bengal Army ⓘ
Bombay Army ⓘ
European regiments ⓘ
Madras Army ⓘ
sepoy regiments ⓘ
country British Empire ⓘ
disestablished 1858 ⓘ
engagedIn Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ
Anglo-Mughal conflicts ⓘ
Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ
Battle of Buxar ⓘ
Battle of Plassey ⓘ
Carnatic Wars ⓘ
Anglo-Sikh Wars ⓘ
surface form: First Anglo-Sikh War

Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Second Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ
Seven Years' War in India ⓘ
fundedBy British East India Company revenues ⓘ
taxation in controlled territories ⓘ
garrisoned fortified trading posts ⓘ
frontier stations ⓘ
presidency towns ⓘ
governedBy Company military regulations ⓘ
influenced formation of the British Indian Army ⓘ
legalSuccessor British Indian Army ⓘ
notableCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
surface form: Arthur Wellesley

Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Sir Hugh Gough ⓘ
surface form: Hugh Gough

Robert Clive ⓘ
operatedBy British East India Company ⓘ
primaryRole maintenance of colonial control ⓘ
territorial expansion in India ⓘ
primaryTheaterOfOperations South Asia ⓘ
surface form: Indian subcontinent
recruitedFrom British Isles ⓘ
local Indian populations ⓘ
other European countries ⓘ
stationedIn Bengal Presidency ⓘ
Bombay Presidency ⓘ
Madras Presidency ⓘ
subordinateTo Company directors in London ⓘ
Viceroy of India ⓘ
surface form: Governor-General of India
used artillery ⓘ
cavalry units ⓘ
muskets ⓘ
usedLanguageOfCommand English ⓘ

Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Jhansi → combatantSide2 → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Anandamath → depictsConflictBetween → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British colonial forces
Battle of Gwalior → combatant → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company forces
Fort St. George → garrisonedBy → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company army
Anglo-Nepalese War → combatantStrength → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company forces including Indian sepoys
East India Company Military Seminary, Addiscombe → serviceBranch → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company Army
Court of Directors → hasAuthorityOver → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company military forces
First Anglo-Mysore War → conflictInvolving → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company army
Battle of Arni → combatant1 → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Dinapore → usedBy → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company forces
John Nicholson → serviceEntry → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company army
Madras Army → partOf → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company forces
Jhansi Fort → capturedBy → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Siege and recapture of Jagdishpur in 1858 → combatant → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Central India Campaign → belligerent → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company forces
Hugh Wheeler → partOf → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British forces in India
Sannyasi Rebellion → opposedBy → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Siege of Arrah → garrisonComposition → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company officers
Archdale Wilson → partOf → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British forces in India
James Brooke → militaryBranch → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company army
Battle of Dubbo → combatant → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Hector Munro → militaryBranch → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company Army
Battle of Miani → combatant1 → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Battle of Nalapani → belligerent → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company army
Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket → usedBy → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company forces
Battle of Jaithak → attacker → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company troops
Battle of Makwanpur → opponent → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Colin Mackenzie → serviceBranch → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company Army
William Nott → partOf → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British forces in India
Battle of Malaun → hasParticipant → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Treaty of Madras → obligated → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company to assist Mysore if attacked
Siege of Arcot (1780) → combatant → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British forces in India
Battle of Porto Novo (1781) → combatant1 → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company army
Battle of Sholinghur (1781) → hasParticipant → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Battle of Sholinghur (1781) → involvedForce → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company army
Battle of Tanjore → participant → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company-aligned forces
Pohlmann → opponent → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Hyderabadi contingent allied to the British → alliedWith → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Battle of Kirkee → combatant → British East India Company forces ⓘ
William Lambton → militaryBranch → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company army
Battle of Sathyamangalam → hasParticipant → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Second Anglo-Sikh War → combatantStrength → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company and allies field army
Battle of Seedaseer → combatant → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Koregaon Bhima victory pillar → commemoratesSide → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Battle of Malavelly → belligerentAlliance → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: British East India Company, Nizam of Hyderabad, Maratha allies
Kotah-ki-Serai, near Gwalior → associatedWith → British East India Company forces ⓘ
subject surface form: Kotah-ki-Serai
Battle of Danubyu → combatant → British East India Company forces ⓘ
French East India Company forces → opposedBy → British East India Company forces ⓘ
Armies of the British East India Company → alsoKnownAs → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company armies
Presidency armies of British India → partOf → British East India Company forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company forces