Madras Army
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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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madras Army canonical | 16 |
| Madras Army units | 2 |
| British East India Company army of Madras Presidency | 1 |
| Madras Army (post-1858 reorganization) | 1 |
| Madras Artillery | 1 |
| Madras Infantry | 1 |
| Madras Presidency forces | 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 ⓘ Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha Wars
Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore Wars
|
| garrisonLocation |
Chennai
ⓘ
surface form:
Madras
|
| hadHeadquarters | Fort St. George ⓘ |
| includedBranch |
Madras Army
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Madras Artillery
Madras Cavalry ⓘ Madras Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
British East India Company forces ⓘ
surface form:
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 (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Madras Army (post-1858 reorganization)
this entity surface form:
Madras Army units
this entity surface form:
Madras Infantry
this entity surface form:
Madras Artillery
this entity surface form:
Madras Army units
subject surface form:
Harry Prendergast
this entity surface form:
Madras Presidency forces
this entity surface form:
British East India Company army of Madras Presidency