Spending on British ... 195 hats were bought, costing £148,891 at an average of £763.54. A year later, the Tories swept to power and announced sweeping defence cuts, slashing the Army by 20,000 ...

2. Using Indian Army in WWII The British colonial regime in India was heavily dependent on the Indian Army. The Indian Army that had been used by Britain during World War II fought in Ethiopia against ...

THE INDIAN army plans to abolish the colonial system of batmen or personal orderlies it inherited from the British military at independence 65 years ago. Once implemented – sometime later this ...

An Army headquarters official said, "While doing away with the British colonial legacy, it is essential to move away from the archaic and ineffective practices." He said the Indian Army also needs ...

Roy’s The Army in British India is an excellent overview of the history and character of the Indian Army, stripped of much of the colonial fiction. Note: The Army in British India is also available in ...

The Lee-Enfield .303 rifle was the main firearm of British colonial military forces In this photo taken on February 7, 2012, Uttar Pradesh police personnel check their Lee-Enfield .303 rifles as ...