Vintage Book 1938 – History of The Bombay Army
Title- History of The Bombay Army 1938
Author – Sir Patrick Cadell
Publishers – Longmans, Green And Co
Year – 1938
Edition – First
Pages – 362, with two colour plates and maps
Dimension – 8¾ x 5¾ inch
The Bombay Army was formed in 1668 and governed by the East India Company. The army covered the whole of the Bombay Presidency, which was one of the three presidencies. The preface of this vintage book was written by Lord Willingdon in 1937, who was the Viceroy of India at the time. He was the Governor of Bombay from 1913 to 1918. The other two presidencies were Madras (formed in 1640) and Bengal Presidency (formed in 1690).
All the presidencies were under the rule of the East India Company. Each Presidency had their own army. But in the aftermath of the Indian rebellion of 1857, the presidencies came under the direct rule of the British Crown. By 1895, the three armies amalgamated into a single army which came to be known as the Indian Army. It was reorganized into four commands each managed by a lieutenant-general. The commands comprised of Madras (including Burma), Punjab (including the Northwest Frontier), Bombay (including Aden), and Bengal.
Also read Bombay Presidency Army.
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