The British East India Company instituted separate dress uniforms and combat uniforms for each of the three presidencies. The sepoy (sipahi) soldiers who served the British were put into uniforms ...

The East India Company’s royal charter gave it the ability to “wage war,” and initially it used military force to protect itself and fight rival traders. In 1757, however, it seized control ...

Yet, for the better part of 70 years, the British Honourable East India Company, as well as regular army troops that served in India, retained their scarlet uniforms.

At the height of its power, the East India Company controlled large parts of India with its own armed forces. But it was disbanded after soldiers of the company's own army rose in revolt against ...

W hen the British East India Company set sail to explore—and exploit—the riches of the world in the 1600s, it was based out of an unpretentious London house. How it grew from that to toppling ...

The East India Company was founded on New Year's Eve in 1600, ... Its private army of 260,000 men also meant it gained control over an entire subcontinent.

At the height of its power, the East India Company controlled large parts of India with its own armed forces. But it was disbanded after soldiers of the company's own army rose in revolt against ...