Bombay Army

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
presidency army
allegiance British Crown
British East India Company
surface form: 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 Mumbai
surface form: Bombay
governingBody Government of Bombay Presidency
Government of India
historicalRegion Bombay Presidency
British India
surface form: 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 Army
surface form: 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 Western theatre of the Indian Army
surface form: Bombay Command

Western Command (British Indian Army)
timePeriod 18th century
19th century
usedLanguage English
Gujarati
Hindustani
Marathi

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British Indian Army precededBy Bombay Army
British Indian Army hasPart Bombay Army
this entity surface form: Bombay Army (post-1858 reorganization)
Battle of Koregaon hasParticipant Bombay Army
this entity surface form: Bombay Native Infantry
Madras Army siblingOrganization Bombay Army
Central India Campaign militaryFormationInvolved Bombay Army
this entity surface form: Bombay Army units
First Anglo-Afghan War involved Bombay Army
this entity surface form: Bombay Army of the East India Company