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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 1947. It was responsible for the defence of both British India and the princely states, which could also have their own armies.
El Ejército del Raj británico, o también llamado el Ejército Indio Británico (en inglés British Indian Army), fue el ejército de la India en la época del Raj británico (1858-1947). Sirvió como una fuerza de seguridad en la propia India y en otros escenarios de guerra, sobre todo durante las Guerras Mundiales.
- 1858-1947
- 1948
- Ejército de tierra
In the 20th century, the Indian Army was a crucial adjunct to the forces of the British Empire in both world wars. 1.3 million Indian soldiers served in World War I (1914–1918) with the Allies, in which 74,187 Indian troops were killed or missing in action.
- 26 January 1950; 73 years ago (as current service), 1 April 1895; 128 years ago (as Indian Army)
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 1947. It was responsible for the defence of both British India and the princely states, which could also have their own armies.
The Indian Army during World War II, a British force also referred to as the British Indian Army, began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200,000 men. By the end of the war, it had become the largest volunteer army in history, rising to over 2.5 million men in August 1945.
- 2.5 million men
Independence and Partition, 1947. The birth of India and Pakistan as independent states in 1947 was a key moment in the history of Britain’s empire and its army. But the process of partition was attended by mass migration and ethnic violence that has left a bitter legacy to this day.
14 de feb. de 2021 · 14 February 2021. World War Two. View of the Garrison Hill battlefield with the British and Japanese positions shown. Garrison Hill was the key to the British defences at Kohima. By Anbarasan...
