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{{Short description|Army of the Bengal Presidency of British India}} | {{Short description|Army of the Bengal Presidency of British India}} | ||
{{See also|Bengal Presidency Army Units}} | {{See also|Bengal Presidency Army Units}} | ||
{{Use British English|date=November | {{Use British English|date=November 2011}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=March | {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} | ||
{{Infobox military unit | {{Infobox military unit | ||
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===End of the separate Bengal Army=== | ===End of the separate Bengal Army=== | ||
In 1895 the three separate Presidency Armies began a process of unification which was not to be concluded until the Kitchener reforms of eight years later.<ref>{{cite book|first=John|last=Gaylor|page=2|title=Sons of John Company. The Indian & Pakistan Armies 1903–1991|year=1992|isbn=0-946771-98-7}}</ref> | In 1895 the three separate Presidency Armies began a process of unification which was not to be concluded until the Kitchener reforms of eight years later.<ref>{{cite book|first=John|last=Gaylor|page=2|title=Sons of John Company. The Indian & Pakistan Armies 1903–1991|year=1992|isbn=0-946771-98-7}}</ref> | ||
As an initial step the Army of India was divided into four commands, each commanded by a lieutenant-general. These comprised Bengal, Bombay (including Aden), Madras (including Burma) and Punjab (including the North West Frontier).<ref>{{cite web|title=Northern Command|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=rOVaZ1oDN4Y+6g+B7wVzFA==&ParentID=pR6rWvPTFCtsMyihEuBwFg==|access-date=5 July | As an initial step the Army of India was divided into four commands, each commanded by a lieutenant-general. These comprised Bengal, Bombay (including Aden), Madras (including Burma) and Punjab (including the North West Frontier).<ref>{{cite web|title=Northern Command|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=rOVaZ1oDN4Y+6g+B7wVzFA==&ParentID=pR6rWvPTFCtsMyihEuBwFg==|access-date=5 July 2013}}</ref> In 1903 the separately numbered regiments of the Bombay, Madras and Bengal Armies were unified in a single organisational sequence and the presidency affiliations disappeared.<ref>{{cite book|first=John|last=Gaylor|page=3|title=Sons of John Company. The Indian & Pakistan Armies 1903–1991|year=1992|isbn=0-946771-98-7}}</ref> | ||
The Bengal infantry units in existence at the end of the Presidency era continued as the senior regiments ([[1st Brahmans]] to 48th Pioneers) of the newly unified Indian Army.<ref>Carmen, pp. 225-226</ref> | The Bengal infantry units in existence at the end of the Presidency era continued as the senior regiments ([[1st Brahmans]] to 48th Pioneers) of the newly unified Indian Army.<ref>Carmen, pp. 225-226</ref> | ||