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*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6wbmMHtf-FwC&pg=PP11 ‪''Memorials of Service in India‬: ‪from the correspondence of the late Major Samuel Charters Macpherson‬ Political Agent at Gwalior during the Mutiny, and formerly employed in the suppression of human sacrifices in Orissa''].1865 Google Books. [https://archive.org/details/memorialsofservi00macprich Archive.org] (has better maps) He initially joined the Madras Army in 1827. In 1831 he was appointed assistant surveyor-general and was engaged in both military and survey work. In 1841 he was appointed as Assistant to the Agent at Ganjam, Political Agent at Bhopal in 1853, and Political Agent at Gwalior in 1854.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6wbmMHtf-FwC&pg=PP11 ‪''Memorials of Service in India‬: ‪from the correspondence of the late Major Samuel Charters Macpherson‬ Political Agent at Gwalior during the Mutiny, and formerly employed in the suppression of human sacrifices in Orissa''].1865 Google Books. [https://archive.org/details/memorialsofservi00macprich Archive.org] (has better maps) He initially joined the Madras Army in 1827. In 1831 he was appointed assistant surveyor-general and was engaged in both military and survey work. In 1841 he was appointed as Assistant to the Agent at Ganjam, Political Agent at Bhopal in 1853, and Political Agent at Gwalior in 1854.
*''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''.
*General Douglas Hamilton, Madras Army 1837-1871. His Army career is detailed in the [https://archive.org/stream/RecordssportSou00Hami#page/viii/mode/2up Preface] page ix ''Records of sport in Southern India : chiefly on the Annamullay, Nielgherry and Pulney mountains, also including notes on Singapore, Java and Labuan, from journals written between 1844 and 1870'' by the late General Douglas Hamilton, Madras Army 1892 Archive.org. With many illustrations.
*[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://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

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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.