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THE INDIAN ARMY
669
Commands. British. Native.
Cavalry. Artillery. Royal
Engineers.		 Infantry. Total. Cavalry. Artillery. Sappers
and
Miners.		 Infantry. Reserves. Total.[1]
Punjab 1,881 3,619  91 14,460  20,051 9,411 3,725  585  39,775 10,908    53,496 
Bengal 1,881 4,522  95 17,550  24,048 7,018 1,393  708  24,072  5,435    33,191 
Madras (Division) 1,256 1,968  28  6,188  9,440 1,839   37 1,569  26,185 3,276[2]  29,630 
Bombay  627 4,178  46 11,358  16,209 6,673 1,575 1,398  25,197 5,223   34,843 
Burma (Division) —  290 —  4,132  4,422 —  680  170  5,931 —  6,781 
 Reserves — — — — — — — — — —  24,842 
 Auxiliary forces — — — —  32,000 — — — — —  44,500[3]
   Total 5,645 14,577 260 53,688 106,170 24,491 7,410 4,430 121,160 24,842  227,283 


British troops  74,170
Auxiliary forces (volunteers)  32,000
———— 106,170
Native troops 157,941
„reserves  24,482
Auxiliary forces   Imperial service troops  18,000
Militia  6,000
Military police  20,500
———— 227,283
Grand total 333,453
The 'levies' in the Punjab and Baluchistan, numbering about 4,000, are not included, as they are not officered by Europeans or enrolled as military bodies.
  1. ↑ Reserves not counted in Command total.
  2. ↑ Includes Burma
  3. ↑
    Imperial service troops18,000
    Militia corps 6,000
    Military police20,500
    Total44,500
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