Question

9. Describe the changes that occurred in the composition
of the Company's army.
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Answer 1

Explanation:

The following changes occurred in the composition of the Company's army: (i) The Company started recruiting professional soldiers in place of sawars and paidal (foot) soldiers. (ii) The soldiers of the Company were now armed with muskets and matchlocks. (iii) The British began to develop a uniform military culture.

Answer 2

• The company began recruitment for its own army , which came to know as the sepoy army.
• As the warfare technology changed from the 1820s, the cavalry recruitments of the company's army declined.
• The soldiers of the company's army had to keep pace with changing military requirements and it's infantry regiments now became more important.

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