Bombay Army

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military organization presidency army

The Bombay Army was one of the three presidency armies of British India, recruited and maintained by the Bombay Presidency until its forces were merged into the unified British Indian Army in the late 19th century.

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Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military organization → presidency army →
allegiance	British Crown → East India Company →
conflict	First Anglo-Afghan War → Indian Rebellion of 1857 → Second Anglo-Afghan War → Third Anglo-Maratha War →
continent	Asia →
country	British India → United Kingdom →
dissolvedIn	late 19th century →
followedBy	British Indian Army →
garrison	Bombay →
governingBody	Government of Bombay Presidency → Government of India →
historicalRegion	Bombay Presidency → British Raj →
location	Bombay Presidency →
mergedInto	British Indian Army →
militaryBranch	artillery → cavalry → infantry →
notableFor	being one of the three presidency armies of British India → participation in Afghan campaigns → participation in Anglo-Maratha Wars →
operatedBy	Bombay Presidency →
partOf	Armies of the British East India Company → British Indian armed forces → Presidency armies of British India →
recruitedFrom	Bombay Presidency → Western India →
role	colonial army → defence of Bombay Presidency → expeditionary force →
sisterUnit	Bengal Army → Madras Army →
subsequentOrganization	Bombay Command → Western Command (British Indian Army) →
timePeriod	18th century → 19th century →
usedLanguage	English → Gujarati → Hindustani → Marathi →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British Indian Army ("Bombay Army (post-1858 reorganization)") →	hasPart
Battle of Koregaon ("Bombay Native Infantry") →	hasParticipant
British Indian Army →	precededBy
East India Company Military Seminary, Addiscombe →	serviceBranch
Madras Army →	siblingOrganization