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| − | # | + | The '''Madras Army''' was one of the three [[Presidency Armies]] of the [[East India Company]]. In 1859, following the [[Indian Mutiny]], the armies were restructured when India was brought under the control of the British Government. The Madras Army ceased to exist when the official [[Indian Army]] was formed in 1895. |
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| + | A list of Madras Army regiments can either be found in the [[:Category:Madras Army|Madras Army Category]] or alphabetically, by type, in [[Madras Army Regiments]]. | ||
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| + | ==Divisions== | ||
| + | *[[Madras Artillery]] | ||
| + | *[[:Category:Madras Cavalry Regiments|Madras Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
| + | *[[:Category:Madras Infantry Regiments|Madras Infantry Regiments]] | ||
| + | *[[Madras Sappers and Miners]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HvE_Pa_ZlfsC&pg=PA268&lpg=PA216&dq=Madras%20Army&source=bl&ots=8BC29vkD0x&sig=ONYPQAN3-W8X9y785PowrLFzUq8&hl=en&ei=DsDASfCbB-TGjAe0icEo&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA216,M1 Madras Army] Victorians at War (Google books) | ||
| + | *''Alphabetical list of the officers of the Madras army : with the dates of their respective promotion, retirement, resignation or death, whether in India or in Europe; from the year 1760, to the year 1834 inclusive, corrected to September 30, 1837'' – by Edward Dodwell, 1838 [http://www.archive.org/details/alphabeticallist00dodwuoft Archive.org] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Madras Army| ]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Armies]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Madras Presidency]] | ||
| + | [[Category:East India Company Armies]] | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 31 August 2009
The Madras Army was one of the three Presidency Armies of the East India Company. In 1859, following the Indian Mutiny, the armies were restructured when India was brought under the control of the British Government. The Madras Army ceased to exist when the official Indian Army was formed in 1895.
A list of Madras Army regiments can either be found in the Madras Army Category or alphabetically, by type, in Madras Army Regiments.
Divisions
External links
- Madras Army Victorians at War (Google books)
- Alphabetical list of the officers of the Madras army : with the dates of their respective promotion, retirement, resignation or death, whether in India or in Europe; from the year 1760, to the year 1834 inclusive, corrected to September 30, 1837 – by Edward Dodwell, 1838 Archive.org
