| Bengal Army | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1756–1895 (as the Bengal Army) 1895–1908 (as the Bengal Command of the British Indian Army) |
| Type | Command |
| Size | 105,000 (1876)[1] |
| Part of | Presidency armies |
| Garrison/HQ | Nainital, Nainital district (1895–1908)[2] |
The Bengal Army was the army of the Bengal Presidency, one of the three presidencies of British India within the British Empire.
The presidency armies, like the presidencies themselves, belonged to the East India Company (EIC) until the Government of India Act 1858 directly under Crown, passed in the House of Commons aftermath of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, transferred all three presidencies to the direct authority of the British Crown.
In 1895 all three presidency armies were merged into the British Indian Army.