Madras Army
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The Madras Army was the army of the Presidency of Madras, one of the three presidencies of British India within the British Empire.
Left to right, the Madras Horse Artillery, the Madras Light Cavalry, the Madras Rifle Corps, the Madras Pioneers, the Madras Native Infantry, and the Madras Foot Artillery, c. 1830
A painting showing a sowar (cavalry equivalent of sepoy), 6th Madras Light Cavalry c. 1845.
The 1st Madras Pioneers, c. 1890
The Queen's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, 1896
Madras Presidency
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The Madras Presidency or Madras Province, officially called the Presidency of Fort St. George until 1937, was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India and later the Dominion of India. At its greatest extent, the presidency included most of southern India, including all of present-day Andhra Pradesh, almost all of Tamil Nadu and parts of Kerala, Karnataka, Odisha and Telangana in the modern day. The city of Madras was the winter capital of the presidency and Ooty was the summer capital.
Annie Besant in 1922
The Indian National Congress came to power for the first time in 1937 with Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (pictured at a rally) as its Chief Minister
Madras province (North), 1909
Madras province (South), 1909