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5th Light Infantry and Indian Army during World War I

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Difference between 5th Light Infantry and Indian Army during World War I

5th Light Infantry vs. Indian Army during World War I

The 5th Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the Bengal Army and later of the raj-period British Indian Army. The Indian Army during World War I contributed a large number of divisions and independent brigades to the European, Mediterranean and the Middle East theatres of war in World War I. Over one million Indian troops served overseas, of whom 62,000 died and another 67,000 were wounded.

Similarities between 5th Light Infantry and Indian Army during World War I

5th Light Infantry and Indian Army during World War I have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Bengal, Bengal Army, British Indian Army, East India Company, World War I, 1915 Singapore Mutiny.

Bengal

Bengal (Bānglā/Bôngô /) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in Asia, which is located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal.

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Bengal Army

The Bengal Army was the army of the Bengal Presidency, one of the three presidencies of British India within the British Empire.

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British Indian Army

The Indian Army (IA), often known since 1947 (but rarely during its existence) as the British Indian Army to distinguish it from the current Indian Army, was the principal military of the British Indian Empire before its decommissioning in 1947.

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East India Company

The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company, formed to trade with the East Indies (in present-day terms, Maritime Southeast Asia), but ended up trading mainly with Qing China and seizing control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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1915 Singapore Mutiny

The 1915 Singapore Mutiny, also known as the 1915 Sepoy Mutiny or the Mutiny of the 5th Light Infantry, was a mutiny involving up to half of a regiment of 850 sepoys (Indian soldiers) against the British in Singapore during the First World War, linked with the 1915 Ghadar Conspiracy.

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5th Light Infantry and Indian Army during World War I Comparison

5th Light Infantry has 20 relations, while Indian Army during World War I has 256. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 2.17% = 6 / (20 + 256).

References

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