The Military in British India

Name: The Military in British India
Rating: 3.6 (21 reviews)

by T. A. “Tony” Heathcote

First published 1995

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The Military in British India traces the development of British land power in South Asia from the first armed trading settlements of the East India Company to independence in 1947. Tony Heathcote explains how small commercial garrisons became the armies that defeated European rivals and Indian states, expanded Company rule and were later reorganised into the military establishment of the British Raj.

The book treats the army as a political institution as well as a fighting force. It examines relations between civil governors and commanders, the recruitment and organisation of Indian troops, the effects of conquest and rebellion, and the ways service in India influenced the British Army itself. The result is a broad study of how military structures both created and sustained British power on the subcontinent.