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The Indian Army during British rule, also referred to as the British Indian Army, [9] [10] was the main military force of India until national independence in 1947. [9] Formed in 1895 by uniting the three Presidency armies, [11] it was responsible for the defence of both British India and the princely states, which could also have their own armies.

There were twenty-one cavalry regiments in the British Indian Army at the commencement of the Second World War. The full list of the regiments can be found on the accompanying pdf document. https://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2020/09/The-Cavalry-Regiment-of-the-British-Indian-Army.pdf

the 20th Burma Rifles left the establishment of the Indian Army to become simply The Burma Rifles within the Burma Army. The 4 th Battalion was reconstituted as an operational battalion from being the Depot Battalion of the regiment.

Comparative military ranks of Korea; List of currently active United States military land vehicles; Heckler & Koch G3; Steyr AUG

As a result of the Indian Mutiny, regiments did not consist of soldiers from only one race or religion, so Punjabi Mussalman (Muslims) served in the Sikh Regiment and Sikhs served in the Punjab Regiments. The main task of the Indian Army was to police the Indian Empire.

Between 1903 and 1947 the Army of India consisted of two separate parts: the Indian Army and the British Army in India. The first consisted of Indian Army regiments from India, while the second were British Army regiments from the United Kingdom which were sent to India.

By 1903, the total strength of the Indian Army was 240,000 men. [2] They served in 39 cavalry regiments, 135 infantry battalions (including 17 Gurkha), [2] a joint cavalry-infantry unit the Corps of Guides, three sapper regiments and 12 mountain artillery batteries. [3]

Just as India, as part of the British Empire, was controlled by Great Britain, the Indian Army was part of the British Army, which had ultimate control. Indian Army regiments can be viewed here.