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title: East India Company Madras Uniforms
author: Yellapah of Vellore
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16459/east-india-company-madras-uniforms/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-09-29
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# East India Company Madras Uniforms

_Authored by Yellapah of Vellore_

## Image File

[![East India Company Madras Uniforms](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16459.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16459.png)

## Image Caption

A c. 1830 illustration by Yellapah of Vellore showing six [Sepoy](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sepoy/) uniforms of the [East India Company](https://www.worldhistory.org/East_India_Company/) Madras army.

From left to right:

- Madras Horse Artillery
- Madras Light Cavalry
- Madras Rifle Corps
- Madras Pioneers
- Madras Native Infantry
- Foot Artillery.

(Victoria and Albert Museum, London)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Vellore, Y. o. (2022, September 29). East India Company Madras Uniforms. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16459/east-india-company-madras-uniforms/>
### Chicago
Vellore, Yellapah of. "East India Company Madras Uniforms." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 29, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16459/east-india-company-madras-uniforms/>.
### MLA
Vellore, Yellapah of. "East India Company Madras Uniforms." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Sep 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16459/east-india-company-madras-uniforms/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Painting_of_six_figures_depicting_military_uniforms.jpg) by [**Yellapah of Vellore**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Painting_of_six_figures_depicting_military_uniforms.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 29 September 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

