The Bombay Army was the army of the Bombay Presidency, one of the three Presidencies of British India.
The Presidency armies, like the presidencies themselves, belonged to the East India Company until the Government of India Act 1858 (passed in the 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 Indian Army.
The Bombay Army was heavily involved in the defeat of Tipu Sultan of Mysore and also took part in later campaigns such as the First Anglo-Afghan War.
Prestigious units of the Bombay Army include the Bombay Grenadiers (now called the Grenadiers) raised in 1784 from grenadier companies of existing regiments, and the Maratha Light Infantry.
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