Madras Army

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military formation presidency army

The Madras Army was one of the three presidency armies of British India, composed mainly of South Indian troops and playing a key role in British military campaigns in India and Southeast Asia before being merged into the unified British Indian Army.

Aliases (4)

Madras Army (post-1858 reorganization) ×1
Madras Army units ×1
Madras Artillery ×1
Madras Infantry ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military formation → presidency army →
activeIn	18th century → 19th century →
allegiance	British Empire → United Kingdom →
commandLanguage	English →
composedPrimarilyOf	South Indian troops →
country	British India →
disestablished	1895 →
engagedIn	Anglo-Burmese Wars → Anglo-French conflicts in India → Carnatic Wars → Indian Rebellion of 1857 → Maratha Wars → Mysore Wars →
garrisonLocation	Madras →
hadHeadquarters	Fort St. George →
includedBranch	Madras Artillery → Madras Cavalry → Madras Infantry →
mergedInto	British Indian Army →
mergerDate	1895 →
notableFor	comparative loyalty during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 → expeditions to Ceylon → operations in Burma → supporting British expansion in South India →
oneOf	three presidency armies →
operatedBy	Madras Presidency →
partOf	British Indian Army → East India Company forces →
precededBy	Madras European Regiment →
presentDayLocation	Chennai →
primaryTheatre	South India → Southeast Asia →
recruitmentRegion	Kannada-speaking areas → Madras Presidency → Malayalam-speaking areas → Tamil-speaking areas → Telugu-speaking areas →
reorganizedUnder	British Crown after 1858 →
role	land warfare →
siblingOrganization	Bengal Army → Bombay Army →
type	colonial army →
usedBy	British Crown → British East India Company →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Madras Army ("Madras Infantry") → Madras Army ("Madras Artillery") →	includedBranch
British Indian Army ("Madras Army (post-1858 reorganization)") →	hasPart
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army →	militaryBranch
Battle of Assaye ("Madras Army units") →	participant
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army →	partOf
British Indian Army →	precededBy
East India Company Military Seminary, Addiscombe →	serviceBranch
Bombay Army →	sisterUnit