ABSTRACT
The army of the Indian Native states was generally trained by the European officers and commanded by them. The armies of the private warlords were either available on hire or their services were obtained by agreements in lieu of certain concessions by the authorities. It is necessary to understand the structure of the army, its organization and the prevalent terminology in the year 1857, before starting the narrative. The army of East India Company had units such as the Bengal Army, the Madras Army and the Bombay Army. The history of the 1857 war has been mainly based on the reports of commanding officers for whom the use of military jargon was natural and essential. The infantry, cavalry, and artillery had different organization, for their units according to the five different employers. The infantry consisted of two types of regiments namely the European Regiments and the Bengal Native Infantry Regiments.
