COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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British soldiers
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Indian soldiers in British armies
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African soldiers
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African soldiers in British armies
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sepoys were Indian soldiers recruited from the native population of India by the European colonial powers. The sepoys were trained and armed in the European manner, and were organised into battalions led by European officers. The units were called “native sepoys” up till 1885, after which the term “native” was dropped.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sepoy is the lowest rank in Indian army.
Detailed explanation-3: -The men of the British Indian Army The term “Sepoy” was derived from the Persian word sepāhī, meaning “infantry soldier", and came into use in the forces of the British East India Company in the eighteenth century.
Detailed explanation-4: -In its most common application, sepoy was the term used in the British Indian Army and, earlier, in the army of the British East India Company, for an infantry private. A cavalry trooper was a sowar.