Imperial Service Troops
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Imperial Service Troops were elite, semi-autonomous military units raised by the princely states of British India to serve alongside the British Indian Army, particularly in overseas and frontier campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial Service Troops canonical | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial auxiliary force
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
advised by British officers
ⓘ
officered by princely state officers ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dissolved | after Indian independence ⓘ |
| endTime | 1947 ⓘ |
| followedDoctrineOf | British Army ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Indian princely rulers ⓘ |
| garrison | various princely states in India ⓘ |
| hasRole |
elite auxiliary troops
ⓘ
expeditionary force ⓘ frontier warfare ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand |
English
ⓘ
Hindustani ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Boxer Rebellion
ⓘ
East African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
East African campaign (World War I)
World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Mesopotamian campaign (World War I) ⓘ
surface form:
Mesopotamian campaign
North-West Frontier campaigns ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Frontier operations
Second Boer War ⓘ Sinai and Palestine campaign ⓘ Tirah campaign of 1897–1898 ⓘ
surface form:
Tirah Campaign
|
| operatedBy | princely states of British India ⓘ |
| organizedUnder | Imperial Service Scheme ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Indian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Army (British Indian Army)
|
| primaryFunction | provide military support to the British Empire ⓘ |
| raisedFrom |
Alwar State
ⓘ
Bharatpur State ⓘ Bikaner State ⓘ Cooch Behar ⓘ
surface form:
Cooch Behar State
Gwalior State ⓘ Hyderabad State ⓘ Idar State ⓘ Jaipur State ⓘ Jind State ⓘ Jodhpur State ⓘ Princely State of Kapurthala ⓘ
surface form:
Kapurthala State
Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
surface form:
Kashmir State
Karnataka ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore State
Nabha State ⓘ Nawanagar State ⓘ Patiala State ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | subjects of Indian princely states ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction | enhance prestige of princely rulers ⓘ |
| startTime | 1888 ⓘ |
| status | semi-autonomous ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
auxiliary troops
ⓘ
colonial troops ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Commander‑in‑Chief, India
ⓘ
surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India
Government of British India ⓘ
surface form:
Government of India (British Raj)
|
| trainingStandard | British regular army standards ⓘ |
| uniformStyle | similar to British Indian Army uniforms ⓘ |
| usedEquipmentOf | British Indian Army ⓘ |
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