Introduction
The British East India company emerged victorious in the Battle of Plassey and Buxar which won them the Diwani of rights in areas of Bengal, the Anglo-mysore wars and Anglo-maratha wars not because they had the largest army or were far better equipped but because of the following reasons enumerated below.
Armies of the British East India Company- mostly Indian soldiers- win consistently because:
1. To begin with, the British East India Company created the European Regiments. In the 1740s, the Company’s army consisted mostly of small garrisons – one or two companies strong – at a smattering of key installations like Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay. During the mid-18th century wars with the French and their Indian allies, these garrisons were enlarged to form battalion and eventually brigade-strength British forces.
Case of Indian Sepoys of British Army Indian sepoys frequently mentioned that even if princes might offer them twice as much pay, no one would treat them better than the Company. With the Company, sepoys had a job for life… and so, probably, did their sons and grandsons, their cousins, nephews, etc. The whole family was invited to join in. |