BOMBAY-MUMBAI-1700 SHOWING CHURCH AND DAILY LIFE-'CARRYING AN UMBRELLA WAS A STATUS SYMBOL
I JUST NOW NOTICED A GROUP OF(7)WITH TALL TURKISH TYPE CAPS AND WHITE TUNICS- ARMED?CARRYING ON SHOULDER?NOT UMBRELLAS -LOOKS LIKE SOME SORT OF WEAPON
The Bombay Army was the army of the Bombay Presidency, one of the three presidencies of British India.
It was established in 1668 and governed by the East India Company
ALFRED CROWDY LOVETT (1862 - 1919)
TYPES OF THE BOMBAY ARMY AND NAVY, NO. VII, 1888
Prior to the cessation of Company rule in 1861, the Bombay Army played a substantial role in campaigns against the Bani Bu Ali in 1821, in North-Western India, notably the 1st Afghan War of 1838–1842, the Sind War of 1843, the 2nd Sikh War of 1848–49 and the Persian War of 1856-57. The Bombay Army had acquired responsibility for garrisoning Aden, and The 1st Bombay European Regiment, The Bombay Marine Battalion and the 24th Bombay Native Infantry all saw service there in 1839.[9]
As of 1 January 1842 the Bombay Army's disposition was as follows:[10]
- The Bombay Garrison
