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Bengal Native Infantry and Indian Rebellion of 1857

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Difference between Bengal Native Infantry and Indian Rebellion of 1857

Bengal Native Infantry vs. Indian Rebellion of 1857

The regiments of Bengal Native Infantry, alongside the regiments of Bengal European Infantry, were the regular infantry components of the East India Company's Bengal Army from the raising of the first Native battalion in 1757 to the passing into law of the Government of India Act 1858 (as a direct result of the Indian Mutiny). The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India between 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.

Similarities between Bengal Native Infantry and Indian Rebellion of 1857

Bengal Native Infantry and Indian Rebellion of 1857 have 44 things in common (in Unionpedia): Adjutant, Agra, Allahabad, Ambala, Anglo-Nepalese War, Awadh, Barrackpore mutiny of 1824, Battle of Plassey, Bengal Army, Bengal Presidency, Blowing from a gun, British Indian Army, British Raj, Bulandshahr, Company rule in India, Delhi, Dhaka, East India Company, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, Firozpur, First Anglo-Sikh War, Government of India Act 1858, Gurkha, Havildar, India, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Jalandhar, Jemadar, Jhansi, Jhelum, ..., John Nicholson (East India Company officer), Kanpur, Lahore, Lucknow, Mangal Pandey, Meerut, Peshawar, Punjab, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Second Anglo-Sikh War, Sepoy, Sialkot, Varanasi, 45th Rattray's Sikhs. Expand index (14 more) »

Adjutant

Adjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration.

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Agra

Agra is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Allahabad

Prayag, or Allahabad is a large metropolitan city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Allahabad District, the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India, and the Allahabad Division.

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Ambala

Ambala, is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border with the Indian state of Punjab and in proximity to both states capital Chandigarh.

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Anglo-Nepalese War

The Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–16), also known as the Gurkha War, was fought between the Kingdom of Gorkha (present-day Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal) and the East India Company as a result of border disputes and ambitious expansionism of both the belligerent parties.

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Awadh

Awadh (Hindi: अवध, اوَدھ),, known in British historical texts as Avadh or Oudh, is a region in the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh) and a small area of Nepal's Province No. 5.

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Barrackpore mutiny of 1824

The Barrackpore mutiny was a rising of native Indian sepoys against their British officers in Barrackpore in November 1824.

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Battle of Plassey

The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757.

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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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Bengal Presidency

The Bengal Presidency was once the largest subdivision (presidency) of British India, with its seat in Calcutta (now Kolkata).

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Blowing from a gun

Blowing from a gun was a method of execution in which the victim was typically tied to the mouth of a cannon which was then fired.

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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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British Raj

The British Raj (from rāj, literally, "rule" in Hindustani) was the rule by the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947.

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Bulandshahr

Bulandshahr is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Company rule in India

Company rule in India (sometimes, Company Raj, "raj, lit. "rule" in Hindi) refers to the rule or dominion of the British East India Company over parts of the Indian subcontinent.

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Delhi

Delhi (Dilli), officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a city and a union territory of India.

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Dhaka

Dhaka (or; ঢাকা); formerly known as Dacca is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh.

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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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Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh

Fatehpur is a city and a municipal board in Fatehpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Firozpur

Firozpur, also known as Ferozepur, is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in Firozpur District, Punjab, India.

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First Anglo-Sikh War

The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company between 1845 and 1846.

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Government of India Act 1858

The Government of India Act 1858 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (21 & 22 Vict. c. 106) passed on August 2, 1858.

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Gurkha

The Gurkhas or Gorkhas with endonym Gorkhali (गोरखाली) are the soldiers of Nepalese nationality and ethnic Indian Gorkhas recruited in the British Army, Nepalese Army, Indian Army, Gurkha Contingent Singapore, Gurkha Reserve Unit Brunei, UN Peace Keeping force, and war zones around the world.

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Havildar

A havildar or havaldar (हविलदार (Devanagari) (Perso-Arabic)) is a rank in the Indian and Pakistani armies, equivalent to a sergeant.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India between 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.

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Jalandhar

Jalandhar, formerly known as Jullundur in British India, is a city in the Doaba region of the northwestern Indian state of Punjab.

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Jemadar

Jemadar or jamadar is a title used for various military and other official in the Indian subcontinent.

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Jhansi

Jhansi is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Jhelum

Jhelum (جِہلم) is a city on the right bank of the Jhelum River, in the district of the same name in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan.

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John Nicholson (East India Company officer)

Brigadier-General John Nicholson (11 December 1821 – 23 September 1857) was a Victorian era military officer known for his role in British India.

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Kanpur

Kanpur (formerly Cawnpore) is the 12th most populous city in India and the second largest city in the state of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow.

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Lahore

Lahore (لاہور, لہور) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Punjab, and is the country’s second-most populous city after Karachi.

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Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is also the administrative headquarters of the eponymous District and Division.

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Mangal Pandey

Mangal Pandey was an Indian soldier who played a key part in events immediately preceding the outbreak of the Indian rebellion of 1857.

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Meerut

Meerut (IAST: Meraṭha), is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Peshawar

Peshawar (پېښور; پشاور; پشور) is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Punjab

The Punjab, also spelled Panjab (land of "five rivers"; Punjabi: پنجاب (Shahmukhi); ਪੰਜਾਬ (Gurumukhi); Πενταποταμία, Pentapotamia) is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northern India.

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Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

Sagar (Saugor), is a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India.

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Second Anglo-Sikh War

The Second Anglo-Sikh War was a military conflict between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company that took place in 1848 and 1849.

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Sepoy

A sepoy was formerly the designation given to an Indian soldier.

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Sialkot

Sialkot (سيالكوٹ and سيالكوٹ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan.

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Varanasi

Varanasi, also known as Benares, Banaras (Banāras), or Kashi (Kāśī), is a city on the banks of the Ganges in the Uttar Pradesh state of North India, south-east of the state capital, Lucknow, and east of Allahabad.

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45th Rattray's Sikhs

The 45th Rattray's Sikhs was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.

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Bengal Native Infantry and Indian Rebellion of 1857 Comparison

Bengal Native Infantry has 146 relations, while Indian Rebellion of 1857 has 377. As they have in common 44, the Jaccard index is 8.41% = 44 / (146 + 377).

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