bombay to england 6 months by ship ;later 6 days by flight

                                    

BOMBAY-1867--SCREW STEAMER 'EUPHRATES' CARRYING BRITISH TROOPS TO INDIA

1878-ARRIVAL OF INDIAN TROOPS UNDER BRITISH IN MALTA -BY STEAM SHIP FROM BOMBAY

In 1878, the British controlled Indian government dispatched 7000 native Indian troops to the island of Malta. This was the first time the Indian Army was deployed outside the British Indian Empire, and questions regarding its constitutionality were raised in the British parliament. The move was seen as a signal, during the height of the Great Eastern Crisis, that Britain was ready to supplement its own forces with troops from India to counter any Russian threats to Turkey, or future wars in Europe.

TROOP SHIP"SERAPIS" TO INDIA 1867

LAUNCH OF THE SHIP "MEANEE" AT BOMBAY 1849

1866--LAUNCH OF TROOP SHIP -JUMNA-