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The East India Company Military Seminary was a British military academy at Addiscombe, Surrey, in what is now the London Borough of Croydon. It opened in 1809 and closed in 1861. Its purpose was to train young officers to serve in the East India Company 's own army in India .
Addiscombe was founded to equip the technical branches of the East India Company's army with a regular supply of trained officers. In the middle years of the eighteenth century the Company required a comparatively limited number of such men. All cadets were appointed 'The name was changed from "Military Seminary" to "Military College" in 1856.
The East India Company Military Seminary was a British military academy at Addiscombe, Surrey, in what is now the London Borough of Croydon. It was opened in 1809 and closed in 1861. Its purpose was to train young officers to serve in the East India Company’s private army in India.
Addiscombe Military Seminary Description: By the end of the eighteenth century the East India Company had recognised that cadets for the technical branches of its armies needed a better...
Addiscombe Military Seminary was the the seminary established by the East India Company near to Croydon in England for its army cadets. It opened in 1808 and closed in 1859.
Fourth Term, East India Company's Military Seminary, Addiscombe, June 1857. Photograph, 1857. Intended to train the Company's military cadets, Addiscombe (in Surrey) was opened in 1809. It cost about £300 to put a young gentleman through the course.
Pages in category "Graduates of Addiscombe Military Seminary" The following 81 pages are in this category, out of 81 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
