The British Indian Army 1860 1914

Author : Peter Duckers
Publisher : Shire Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780747805502
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The British-Indian Army 1860-1914 written by Peter Duckers and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a glimpse into the complex, multi-layered and evolving institution and offers an introduction to the uniforms, arms and services of the Indian Army at the height of the Raj.

Author : Kaushik Roy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199093679
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Army and the First World War written by Kaushik Roy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-29 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accustomed to conducting low-intensity warfare before 1914, the Indian Army learnt to engage in high-intensity conventional warfare during the course of World War I, thereby exhibiting a steep learning curve. Being the bulwark of the British Empire in South Asia, the ‘brown warriors’ of the Raj functioned as an imperial fire brigade during the war. Studying the Indian Army as an institution during the war, Kaushik Roy delineates its social, cultural, and organizational aspects to understand its role in the scheme of British imperial projects. Focusing not just on ‘history from above’ but also ‘history from below’, Roy analyses the experiences of common soldiers and not just those of the high command. Moreover, since society, along with the army, was mobilized to provide military and non-military support, this volume sheds light on the repercussions of this mass mobilization on the structure of British rule in South Asia. Using rare archival materials, published autobiographies, and diaries, Roy’s work offers a holistic analysis of the military performance of the Indian Army in major theatres during the war.

Author : T. A. Heathcote
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Indian Army written by T. A. Heathcote and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Holmes
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007370342
Total Pages : 856 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sahib: The British Soldier in India 1750–1914 written by Richard Holmes and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sahib is a magnificent history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of Empire, making full use of personal accounts from the soldiers who served in the jewel in Britain’s Imperial Crown.

Author : Agha H Amin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781091628472
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Consequences of First World War on British Indian Armys Class Composition and Myths about Class Composition written by Agha H Amin and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short book deals with political consequences of soldiers from various ethnicities on the recruitment policy of the British in India.This scribe is of the view that political loyalty was the ultimate factor in British recruitment policy in India starting from 1858.This book deals with First World War in particular.We will start by examining each infantry unit of the British Army in 1914 and post first world war.Firstly there are nonsense myths that have been repeated and persist.Major General Fazal Muqeem Khan of Pakistan Army fallaciously claimed that there were no all Muslim units in British Indian Army.This was totally false. There were many all Muslim units between 1890 and 1914 and some till 1947.What Fazal Muqeem was trying to imply was that Muslims were regarded as most dangerous and untrustworthy by the British.Interestingly the opposite is true. For example Sikhs dominated fighting arms like infantry as late as end of first world war but were reduced after 1918 as they exhibited politically defiant anti British behavior in some units in first world war.On the other hand Punjabi Muslim were most loyal in first world war and thus Punjabi Muslims quota in infantry was increased and exceeded Sikh quota only after first world war ended.This was not due to any fighting qualities but pure political loyalty.Such was British mistrust of Sikhs that all Sikh units were mixed with Punjabi Muslim companies.Two Pakistani origin authors are in lead in holding Guinness book records of making false claims .Thus Major General Shaukat Riza on page-101 of Pakistan Army-1947-1949 published in 1989 makes an absolutely false and unsubstantiated claim that "In 1939 about 70 % of the rank and file of Indian Army was from Muslim tribes" . Shuja Nawaz on page-3 of his book "Crossed Swords" falsely claims that Punjabi Muslims dominated British Indian Army.Thus makes the factually false claim that "Punjabi Mussulmans dominated recruitment during British period".The correct position was from 1757 till 1885 the British Indian Army was Hindustani majority.From 1885 till 1921 Sikhs were in the highest numbers in infantry, the main fighting arm of the British Indian Army.Kaushik Roy in an article in Journal of Military History of USA makes a false and unsubstantiated assertion that Muslims were 45 % of the Bengal Army that rebelled in 1857.

Author : Michael Barthorp
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780850453072
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Infantry Regiments 1860–1914 written by Michael Barthorp and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1979-07-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indian Army underwent significant changes in command, organization and composition from the time of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-59, to the outbreak of World War I. Prior to the Mutiny, the government of British India was exercised by the East India Company, who divided the country into three Presidencies, each with its own army under its own commander-in-chief. When Lord Kitchener was appointed Commander-in-Chief India in 1902, he undertook a major reorganization of the entire army. This book examines the infantry regiments of the Indian Army, at a time when it saw extensive action in campaigns throughout China, Egypt, the Sudan, Burma and Tibet.

Author : S. D. Pradhan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Army in East Africa, 1914-1918 written by S. D. Pradhan and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of excellence of military elements including strategy, troop morale, topography and leadership. It is thorough investigation of the role of Indian Soldiers in East-Africa during the worldwar I makes fascinating reading.

Author : Baudouin Ourari
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911628958
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Regiments of the Indian Army 1895-1947 written by Baudouin Ourari and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-19 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short history of each regiment, including 22 Cavalry, 21 Infantry & 10 Gurkhas Regiments.

Author : George Morton-Jack
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1408707721
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Indian Empire At War written by George Morton-Jack and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Essential to a proper understanding of the war and of our world of today' Michael Morpurgo 1.5 million Indians fought with the British in the First World War - from Flanders to the African bush and the deserts of the Islamic world, they saved the Allies from defeat in 1914 and were vital to global victory in 1918. Using previously unpublished veteran interviews, this is their story, told as never before.

Author : Amarinder Singh
Publisher : Roli Books
ISBN 13 : 9788174369888
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Honour and Fidelity written by Amarinder Singh and published by Roli Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First World War is tremendously significant to India's history. Largely considered a European war, it actually involved the participation of more than a hundred countries, allowing for it to be also known as, The Great War. In 1914, it was thought by Indian political leaders, that offering support to the British would further the cause of India's independence. Accordingly, Indian soldiers were sent to fight alongside the British in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), Egypt, Palestine, France, Aden, Belgium, East Africa, Gallipoli and Salonika. About twenty-five princely states contributed over 26,000 combatants. The Dalai Lama offered his support through Tibetan troops, and Gurkhas were deployed from Nepal as well. They accompanied Britain's soldiers in the artillery, cavalry, infantry, engineers, signals service, sappers, and miners, arms of the army. Indian services to Britain extended to the Royal Navy as well as the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. Indian troops who fought in Europe, had stepped outside their homeland, across the kala pani, for the first time. The sophistication of the artillery used abroad, required remarkable adaptation on the part of the soldiers. The drastically different landscape and colder weather was a shock as well. Socially too, they felt displaced among the Europeans, with their vastly different cultures and mannerisms. This was a very new scenario for Indian men; to fight side-by-side the people who were their colonizers back home. Though the Indian combatants received care matching their British counterparts, a close eye was kept on their outings, making them feel trapped. The entire experience of fighting overseas was culturally alienating for many Indians, as mentioned in their letters home, which were also often subject to military censorship. Though mentally ill equipped to deal with an emotional and physical relocation as vast as this, Indian soldiers fought valiantly. Inder Singh, in a letter back home from the Somme in September 1916, wrote, 'It is quite impossible that I should return alive. [But] don't be grieved at my death, because I shall die arms in hand, wearing the warrior's clothes. This is the most happy death that anyone can die'. By the end of the war, about 60,000 troops from India had fought for Britain. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded and over 13,000 gallantry medals were earned. Despite India backing it s efforts during the Great War, Britain s denial to grant India independence, created conflict and unrest among Indians, leading to the beginning of the uprising for independence. The author, Captain Amarinder Singh is himself a product of the Indian army. He served as ADC to the GOC-in-C, Western Command, during the 1965 war with Pakistan. A published military historian, he painstakingly retraces the footsteps of the Indian battalions during the First World War, using official battle details, war diaries, and maps.