Bengal Army

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colonial army military formation presidency army

The Bengal Army was the East India Company's principal military force in northern India, whose sepoy regiments played a central role in the outbreak and spread of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form Occurrences
Bengal Native Infantry 3
Bengal Native Cavalry 2
East India Company Army 2

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial army ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
presidency army ⓘ
allegiance British Crown after 1858 until reorganization ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ
surface form: East India Company
commandLanguage English ⓘ
composedOf European regiments ⓘ
Indian sepoy regiments ⓘ
controlledBy British East India Company ⓘ
surface form: East India Company
country British India ⓘ
disbanded 1862 ⓘ
disbandedAfter Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
established 18th century ⓘ
garrisonLocation Agra ⓘ
Allahabad ⓘ
Barrackpore ⓘ
Varanasi ⓘ
surface form: Benares

Delhi ⓘ
Dinapore ⓘ
Kanpur ⓘ
Lucknow ⓘ
Meerut ⓘ
governedBy Commander-in-Chief, Bengal ⓘ
headquarters Calcutta ⓘ
militaryBranch artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
notableEvent mutiny of sepoy regiments in 1857 ⓘ
notableFor central role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
notableUnitType Bengal European Regiment ⓘ
Bengal Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bengal Native Cavalry

Bengal Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bengal Native Infantry
operatedIn Bengal Presidency ⓘ
northern India ⓘ
participatedIn Anglo-Sikh Wars ⓘ
Anglo-Afghan Wars ⓘ
surface form: First Anglo-Afghan War

First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ
Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Second Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ
Second Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ
Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ
partOf Bengal Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: East India Company Army
reasonForReform widespread mutiny of sepoy units in 1857 ⓘ
recruitmentBase Brahmins ⓘ
Rajputs ⓘ
high-caste Hindus ⓘ
recruitmentRegion Bihar ⓘ
North-Western Provinces ⓘ
Oudh ⓘ
religiousComposition Hindu soldiers ⓘ
Muslim soldiers ⓘ
role principal military force of the East India Company in northern India ⓘ
subordinateTo Viceroy of India ⓘ
surface form: Governor-General of India
succeededBy Bengal Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bengal Command of the British Indian Army

British Indian Army ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
uniformFeature distinctive turbans for sepoy troops ⓘ
red coats for European troops ⓘ
usedLanguage English ⓘ
Hindustani ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

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

Siege of Delhi → combatant → Bengal Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bengal Army loyalist forces
Nawab of Bengal → controls → Bengal Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bengal army
this entity surface form: Bengal Native Infantry
this entity surface form: Bengal Native Cavalry
Dinapore → garrisonFor → Bengal Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bengal Army units
Commander-in-Chief, Bengal → governs → Bengal Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bengal Army officer corps
British Indian Army → hasPart → Bengal Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bengal Army (post-1858 reorganization)
Mangal Pandey → militaryBranch → Bengal Army ⓘ
Mangal → militaryBranch → Bengal Army ⓘ
subject surface form: Mangal Pandey
Bengal Presidency → militaryUnit → Bengal Army ⓘ
Bengal Presidency → militaryUnit → Bengal Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bengal Native Infantry
Bengal Presidency → militaryUnit → Bengal Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bengal Cavalry
Bengal Presidency → militaryUnit → Bengal Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bengal Artillery
Bengal Army → notableUnitType → Bengal Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bengal Native Infantry
Bengal Army → notableUnitType → Bengal Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bengal Native Cavalry
Bengal Army → partOf → Bengal Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company Army
Bengal European Regiment → partOf → Bengal Army ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, Bengal → partOf → Bengal Army ⓘ
British Indian Army → precededBy → Bengal Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: East India Company Army
British Indian Army → precededBy → Bengal Army ⓘ
Indian Rebellion of 1857 → relatedTo → Bengal Army ⓘ
Madras Army → siblingOrganization → Bengal Army ⓘ
Bombay Army → sisterUnit → Bengal Army ⓘ
Bengal Army → succeededBy → Bengal Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bengal Command of the British Indian Army