Indian Army
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The Indian Army during British rule, also referred to as the British Indian Army, was the main military force of the British Indian Empire until national independence in 1947. Formed in 1895 by uniting the three Presidency armies, it was responsible for the defence of both the British Raj and the princely states, which could also have their own armies. As stated in the Imperial Gazetteer of India, the "British Government has undertaken to protect the dominions of the Native princes from invasion and even from rebellion within: its army is organized for the defence not merely of British India, but of all possessions under the suzerainty of the King-Emperor." The Indian Army was a vital part of the British Empire's military forces, especially in World War I and World War II.
117th Mahrattas at a fort in the North West Frontier, India, 1909
Bombay Sappers Uniform
King Emperor's Message to the British Troops from India.
The Queen's Indian troops (Sikhs) on guard at the summer palace near Peking, China
No. 4 (Hazara) Mountain Battery with RML7 pounder "Steel Gun" Mountain Gun in Review Order. Left to right Naick, Havildar, Subadar (Sikhs) and Gunner (Punjabi Musalman) circa 1895.
Sikh Soldiers India
Indian troops embark for Kilwa, October 1917.
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Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck inspects members of the Women's Auxiliary Corps (India), c. 1947.
An Indian soldier guards the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem during World War I.- Gunga Din - poem by Rudyard Kipling, English, 1892, online
- Ideology and Muslim militancy in India: Selected case studies of the 1857 Indian rebellion - 2015 doctoral thesis by Sabbaq Ahmed at Victoria University of Wellington, Q1860
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