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From the mid-eighteenth century, the [[East India Company]] began to maintain armies at each of its three main stations, or ‘[[Presidencies]]’, in [[India]] at [[Calcutta]] ([[Bengal]]), [[Madras]] and [[Bombay]]. The [[BengalArmy]], [[MadrasArmy]], and [[Bombay Armies Army]] were quite distinct, each with its own list of regiments [[Regiments]] and cadre of European officers. All three armies contained both European regiments in which both the officers and men were Europeans, and a larger number of ‘Native’ regiments in which the officers were Europeans and the rank and file were Indians. They included [[Artillery]], [[Cavalry]] and [[Infantry]] regiments, so you will come across references to the Bengal/Madras/Bombay Artillery/Cavalry/Infantry (the latter often termed ‘[[Native Infantry]]’ or ‘N.I.’).