Bombay Army

Bombay Army

[
havildar of Bombay Presidency Army Artillery, 1882] The Bombay Army was the army of the Bombay Presidency, one of the three presidencies of the Empire of India within the British Empire.

The presidency armies, like the presidencies themselves, belonged to the East India Company until the Indian Rebellion of 1857, when the British Crown took over all three presidencies.

In 1903 all three presidency armies were merged into the Indian Army.

The Bombay Army was heavily involved in the defeat of Tipu Sultan of Mysore and also took part in later campaigns such as the First Anglo-Afghan War.

Prestigious units of the Bombay Army include the Bombay Grenadiers (now called the Grenadiers) raised in 1784 from grenadier companies of existing regiments, and the Maratha Light Infantry.

ee also

* Presidency armies
* Bengal Army
* Madras Army


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