describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the company's Army
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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. Soldiers were increasingly subjected to European- style training, drill and discipline that regulated their life for more than before.
The East India Company developed the "Sepoy Army". It increased its infantry and reduced the cavalry. The soldiers were prepared in Sword-fight and archery. The company employed a large number of armed peasants alike the Mughal states. They were trained as professional fighters. In the early phase of the 19th century, the Company began to form a uniform military culture. These soldiers were subject to European-style training, discipline and drill.