The Private Company with an Army Bigger Than Britain's
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At the start of the 1700s, the East India Company only had a small, hodgepodge force of European mercenaries defending its trading enclaves. But as the century progressed, this private corporation built a professional standing army that grew to twice the size of the regular British Army! Integrated with state regiments and backed by the Royal Navy, this corporate paramilitary became an unstoppable global juggernaut. #EastIndia Company #BritishEmpire #HistoryShorts #CorporateHistory #MilitaryHistory #18thCentury #Paramilitary #ColonialHistory
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