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====Historical books online====
====Historical books online====
*[http://www.archive.org/details/alphabeticallist00dodwuoft ''Alphabetical list of the officers of the Madras army''] by Edward Dodwell, 1838 (Archive.org)
*[http://www.archive.org/details/alphabeticallist00dodwuoft ''Alphabetical list of the officers of the Madras army''] by Edward Dodwell, 1838 (Archive.org)
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar00wilsgoog#page/n4/mode/1up ''History of the Madras Army Volume 2''] by  Lieutenant-Colonel William  John  Wilson 1882. Archive.org. Covers the period 1780-1799.  [http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar01wilsgoog#page/n4/mode/1up ''Volume 3''] 1883. Archive.org. Covers the period 1799-1817.  Volumes 1, 4 and 5 are available at the [[British Library]]
*''History of the Madras Army''  by  Lieutenant-Colonel William  John  Wilson  Archive.org [http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar00wilsgoog#page/n4/mode/1up ''Volume 2''] 1882  Covers the period 1780-1799.  [http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar01wilsgoog#page/n4/mode/1up ''Volume 3''] 1883. Covers the period 1799-1817.  Volumes 1, 4 and 5 are available at the [[British Library]]
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/presidentialarmi00carnrich#page/n5/mode/2up ''The Presidential Armies of India''] by Colonel S Rivett-Carnac 1890 Archive.org has chapters on the Madras Army
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/presidentialarmi00carnrich#page/n5/mode/2up ''The Presidential Armies of India''] by Colonel S Rivett-Carnac 1890 Archive.org has chapters on the Madras Army
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=5jNYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 ''‪Head Quarters, Choultry Plain, thirteenth July, MDCCXCVI [1796<nowiki>]</nowiki>. General Orders: by the Commander in Chief ‬[Madras Army''<nowiki>]</nowiki>] Google Books
*[https://archive.org/details/stringerlawrence00bidd  ''Stringer Lawrence, the Father of the Indian Army''] by Colonel J Biddulph 1901 Archive.org.  The subject arrived at Fort St David in January 1748, He had been earlier appointed Major of the Garrison at Fort St George , which had since been taken by the French. By 1752  he was Commander-in Chief of all the Company’s military forces in the East Indies.
*[https://archive.org/details/stringerlawrence00bidd  ''Stringer Lawrence, the Father of the Indian Army''] by Colonel J Biddulph 1901 Archive.org.  The subject arrived at Fort St David in January 1748, He had been earlier appointed Major of the Garrison at Fort St George , which had since been taken by the French. By 1752  he was Commander-in Chief of all the Company’s military forces in the East Indies.
*[https://archive.org/details/memoircorrespond00fras ''Memoir and correspondence of General James Stuart Fraser of the Madras Army''] by Colonel Hastings Fraser, 2nd edition 1885. Archive.org. General Fraser was in India 1799 to February 1853, the last fourteen years as Resident at Hyderabad
*[https://archive.org/details/memoircorrespond00fras ''Memoir and correspondence of General James Stuart Fraser of the Madras Army''] by Colonel Hastings Fraser, 2nd edition 1885. Archive.org. General Fraser was in India 1799 to February 1853, the last fourteen years as Resident at Hyderabad
*[https://archive.org/details/memoirofgeneralj00belliala ''Memoir of General John Briggs, of the Madras Army; with comments on some of his words and work''] by Major Evans Bell 1885 Archive.org. General Briggs joined the Madras Army July 1801, and left India in 1835.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=S6VWAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''Sketch of the Services of Major-General Briggs, of the Madras Army. [Drawn up by himself<nowiki>]</nowiki>]'' 1840 Google Books
:[https://archive.org/details/memoirofgeneralj00belliala ''Memoir of General John Briggs, of the Madras Army; with comments on some of his words and work''] by Major Evans Bell 1885 Archive.org. General Briggs joined the Madras Army July 1801, and left India in 1835.
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=wboRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9 ''Twelve years' military adventure in three quarters of the globe: or, Memoirs of an officer who served in the armies of His Majesty and of the East India Company, between the years 1802 and 1814 Volume 1''] by John Blakiston 1829.    [http://books.google.com/books?id=vyUoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume 2]. Google Books.  He joined the Madras Engineers in 1802.  Pages 1- 115 of Volume 2 cover the period  April 1811 to February 1812 , and mainly relate to the Expedition to Java.
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=wboRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9 ''Twelve years' military adventure in three quarters of the globe: or, Memoirs of an officer who served in the armies of His Majesty and of the East India Company, between the years 1802 and 1814 Volume 1''] by John Blakiston 1829.    [http://books.google.com/books?id=vyUoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume 2]. Google Books.  He joined the Madras Engineers in 1802.  Pages 1- 115 of Volume 2 cover the period  April 1811 to February 1812 , and mainly relate to the Expedition to Java.
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=pTlYyND7VkEC&pg=PP5 ''An account of the origin, progress, and consequences of the late discontents of the army on the Madras establishment''] 1810 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=pTlYyND7VkEC&pg=PP5 ''An account of the origin, progress, and consequences of the late discontents of the army on the Madras establishment''] 1810 Google Books
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*''Ten Years in India: or, The Life of a Young Officer'' by Albert Henry Andrew Hervey of the 40th Regiment Madras Infantry (1850), [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=mrlFAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume I], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ZnQIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume II], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oHQIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume III] Google Books.  A later edition was published in 1988 as ''A soldier of the Company: Life of an Indian Ensign, 1833-43''.
*''Ten Years in India: or, The Life of a Young Officer'' by Albert Henry Andrew Hervey of the 40th Regiment Madras Infantry (1850), [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=mrlFAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume I], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ZnQIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume II], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oHQIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume III] Google Books.  A later edition was published in 1988 as ''A soldier of the Company: Life of an Indian Ensign, 1833-43''.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=qDRYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP2 ''Revised Standing Orders, Sections II, III, IV, V and XI for the Native Infantry of the Madras Army''] 1866 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=qDRYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP2 ''Revised Standing Orders, Sections II, III, IV, V and XI for the Native Infantry of the Madras Army''] 1866 Google Books
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar00wilsgoog#page/n3/mode/2up ''History of the Madras Army Vol II''] by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar01wilsgoog#page/n3/mode/2up ''History of the Madras Army Vol III''] by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1883 (archive.org)
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=OG8FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP9 ‪''Report on the medical topography and statistics of the Presidency Division of the Madras Army‬: ‪including Fort St. George, and its dependencies, within the limits of the Supreme Court. Compiled from the records of the Medical Board Office‬ 1842''] ‪Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=OG8FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP9 ‪''Report on the medical topography and statistics of the Presidency Division of the Madras Army‬: ‪including Fort St. George, and its dependencies, within the limits of the Supreme Court. Compiled from the records of the Medical Board Office‬ 1842''] ‪Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA33 "Statistical Report on the Sickness and Mortality among the Troops serving in the Madras Presidency. Prepared from official documents printed by order of the Madras Government"] by T. Graham Balfour, M. D., Grenadier Guards page 33 ''Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68'' 1847
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA33 "Statistical Report on the Sickness and Mortality among the Troops serving in the Madras Presidency. Prepared from official documents printed by order of the Madras Government"] by T. Graham Balfour, M. D., Grenadier Guards page 33 ''Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68'' 1847
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=X5gIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Report Of The Sanitary Commissioner For Madras. 1869''] Includes statistics relating to the cantonments in the Madras Presidency and Burma, Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=X5gIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Report Of The Sanitary Commissioner For Madras. 1869''] Includes statistics relating to the cantonments in the Madras Presidency and Burma, Google Books
*''Madras Infantry 1748-1943'' by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams late 3rd Madras Regiment published 1943 is available to read  online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Two files are available, barcode 4990010018885 seems a more complete copy
*''Madras Infantry 1748-1943'' by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams late 3rd Madras Regiment published 1943 is available to read  online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Two files are available, barcode 4990010018885 seems a more complete copy
*[https://archive.org/details/MadrasSoldier ''The Madras Soldier 1746-1946''] by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org.  
*[https://archive.org/details/MadrasSoldier ''The Madras Soldier 1746-1946''] by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=iUFYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 ''Questions and answers on guard and sentry drill, selected from the general regulations of the Madras Army‬''] by Edward Thomas Fasken, Quarter Master and Interpreter 5th Battalion Artillery 1850 Google Books


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Revision as of 12:30, 5 November 2014

The Madras Army was one of the East India Company Armies. Its origins lie in the raising of the first troops at Fort St George which was constructed in 1640 to defend Madras.

Divisions

Madras Regiments

A list of Madras Army regiments, alphabetically by type, can be found in the main article Madras Army Regiments.

Records

British Library

Other records available in the British Library India Office holdings include:
Please note that the Registers of Madras Army European Soldiers IOR/L/MIL/11/101-108 1786-1860 commenced in 1831 and only contain men still serving in the Army at that date. If a man left the Army prior to 1831 for any reason, including death, he will not appear in these records. The Muster records are an alternative source of information.
The LDS (Mormons) have filmed many of these records. Search the Microfilm catalogue by entering keywords such as Madras Army. In particular, “Registers of Madras Army European soldiers, 1786-1860” and “Madras army muster, quarterly, annual and casualty rolls, 1762-1907” are available. (Ordering microfilms).

Fibis Database

Other sources

The National Army Museum holds a card index detailing officer's services. This index is unpublished and not available elsewhere. See the NAM article for details.

Recommended reading

  • When the Tiger Fought the Thistle – The Tragedy of Colonel William Baillie of the Madras Army by Alan Tritton 2013. Review by Peter Bailey in FIBIS Journal Number 31 (Spring 2014), page 55. For access, see FIBIS Journals
Events in the 2nd Mysore War

External links

Historical books online

Memoir of General John Briggs, of the Madras Army; with comments on some of his words and work by Major Evans Bell 1885 Archive.org. General Briggs joined the Madras Army July 1801, and left India in 1835.