Armies of the East India Company - National Army Museum
WEBFormed in 1600, the East India Company traded in Asian textiles, spices, porcelain and tea. As it grew, it needed to secure its Indian settlements from European rivals and hostile locals. It purchased land from Indian rulers and recruited troops to …
Uniforms of East India Company Officers - World Militaria Forum
WEBAug 6, 2021 · A thread to share portraits of HEIC officers in uniform or photos of actual uniforms or pieces from those officers, in hopes to aid other researchers or future collectors.
The Armies of the East India Company - World History …
WEBOct 3, 2022 · The East India Company (EIC) had its own army, small navy, and it hired out regiments of the regular British Army. The EIC had the largest army in South Asia. What was the East India Company's army known as?
East India Company Madras Uniforms - World History …
WEBSep 29, 2022 · A c. 1830 illustration by Yellapah of Vellore showing six Sepoy uniforms of the East India Company Madras army. From left to right: Madras Horse Artillery. Madras Light Cavalry.
Armies of the East India Company 1750–1850 - Osprey Publishing
WEBThe development of their uniforms, which combined traditional Indian and British dress, is illustrated in detail in this colourful account of the private band of adventurers that successfully captured the jewel of the British Empire. Read an extract of Armies of the East India Company 1750–1850.
Global Trade on One Soldier’s Back – FA&M
WEBThis uniform represents a remarkable and transformative time in history when the British East India Company was a force to be reckoned with and the most powerful corporation in the world. With its own standing armies, its size eclipsed that even of the mother country of Great Britain and was instrumental in enforcing colonial rule not just in ...
Madras Army - FIBIwiki - Families in British India Society
WEBThe Madras Army was one of the East India Company Armies. Its origins lie in the raising of the first troops at Fort St George which was constructed in 1640 to defend Madras.
Sepoy in Uniform (Illustration) - World History Encyclopedia
WEBNov 15, 2022 · A mid-19th-century illustration showing the typical uniform of a sepoy in the East India Company army - red jacket, shorts, and a variation on the traditional turban.
Armies of the East India Company 1750–1850 - Google Books
WEBAug 18, 2009 · The exotic uniforms combining traditional Indian and British dress are illustrated in detail and make for a wonderfully colorful account of a private band of adventurers that successfully...
Armies of the East India Company 1750–1850 - Google Books
WEBJan 20, 2012 · The development of their uniforms, which combined traditional Indian and British dress, is illustrated in detail in this colourful account of the private band of adventurers that successfully...