| − | # A native soldier of the [[East Indies]], employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the [[British India]] army (first under the British chartered [[East India Company]], later in the [[crown colony]]), but also France and Portugal. | + | # A native soldier of the [[East Indies]], employed in the service of a [[European]] [[colonial]] power, notably the [[British]] [[India]] army (first under the British-chartered {{w|East India Company}}, later in the [[crown colony]]), but also France and Portugal. |
