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*[http://hdl.handle.net/2381/8425 ''The Civil and Military Patronage of the East India Company, 1784-1858''] by John Michael Bourne 1977 PhD thesis, University of Leicester.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2381/8425 ''The Civil and Military Patronage of the East India Company, 1784-1858''] by John Michael Bourne 1977 PhD thesis, University of Leicester.
====Historical books online====
====Historical books online====
*[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/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://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951d01881613d?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 ''A List of the Officers who have served in the Madras Artillery, from its formation in 1748 down to 1861, in which year it was amalgamated with the Royal Artillery : giving the dates of their appointment, promotion, retirement, death, etc.'']  compiled by Major John Henry Leslie, Royal Artillery (Retired List) 1900 Hathi Trust Digital Library.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951d01881613d?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 ''A List of the Officers who have served in the Madras Artillery, from its formation in 1748 down to 1861, in which year it was amalgamated with the Royal Artillery : giving the dates of their appointment, promotion, retirement, death, etc.'']  compiled by Major John Henry Leslie, Royal Artillery (Retired List) 1900 Hathi Trust Digital Library.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=uEMIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 ''A List of the Officers of the Army, Ordnance and Medical Departments, serving under the Presidency of Fort St. George. 1st April 1822''] Google Books
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=uEMIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 ''A List of the Officers of the Army, Ordnance and Medical Departments, serving under the Presidency of Fort St. George. 1st April 1822''] Google Books
*[https://archive.org/details/indianarmyunifor00carm/page/n7 ''Indian Army Uniforms under the British from the 18th century to 1947: Cavalry''] by W Y  Carman 1961. Archive.org Lending Library. Includes a [https://archive.org/details/indianarmyunifor00carm/page/232 Regimental index, page 232].
*[https://archive.org/details/indianarmyunifor00carm/page/n7 ''Indian Army Uniforms under the British from the 18th century to 1947: Cavalry''] by W Y  Carman 1961. Archive.org Lending Library. Includes a [https://archive.org/details/indianarmyunifor00carm/page/232 Regimental index, page 232].
:[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/131698 ''Indian Army Uniforms''] by W Y  Carman 1969. Full title: ''Indian Army Uniforms under the British from the 18th century to 1947 : Artillery, Engineers and Infantry''. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.  [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.131698  Archive.org version]. Note: Original colour plates are in black and white and most illustrations are of poor quality.  
: ''Indian Army Uniforms'' by W Y  Carman 1969. Full title: ''Indian Army Uniforms under the British from the 18th century to 1947 : Artillery, Engineers and Infantry''.  [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.131698  Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India. Note: Original colour plates are in black and white and most illustrations are of poor quality.  
*''History of the Madras Army''  by  Lieutenant-Colonel William  John  Wilson [https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/YI2HHUN2PHE6PZICICDLMLREI5RZ6OFY ''Volume1''] Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek . Covers the period 1746-1780. [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. Archive.org. [https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/DSPN4VV76IA5LESNB77VDGHFZ73WE4LO  ''Volume  4: From 1746-1826 : with an account of the European artillery, engineers, and infantry up to their amalgamation with the Royal Army in 1861, and of the native cavalry and infantry up to 1887''] 1888, [https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/7BBFTUMSO5S5L2OKE6HCVI4TXSQDCFBN  ''Volume 5:  Maps'']  1889 Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek.
*''History of the Madras Army''  by  Lieutenant-Colonel William  John  Wilson [https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/YI2HHUN2PHE6PZICICDLMLREI5RZ6OFY ''Volume1''] Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek . Covers the period 1746-1780. [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. Archive.org. [https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/DSPN4VV76IA5LESNB77VDGHFZ73WE4LO  ''Volume  4: From 1746-1826 : with an account of the European artillery, engineers, and infantry up to their amalgamation with the Royal Army in 1861, and of the native cavalry and infantry up to 1887''] 1888, [https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/7BBFTUMSO5S5L2OKE6HCVI4TXSQDCFBN  ''Volume 5:  Maps'']  1889 Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek.
*[https://archive.org/details/SepoyRecruitment ''Sepoy Recruitment In The Old Madras Army''] by H Dodwell,  Curator, Madras Record Office. 1922. Archive.org.  Part of the series ''Studies in Indian Records'' published by the Indian Historical Records Commission.
*[https://archive.org/details/SepoyRecruitment ''Sepoy Recruitment In The Old Madras Army''] by H Dodwell,  Curator, Madras Record Office. 1922. Archive.org.  Part of the series ''Studies in Indian Records'' published by the Indian Historical Records Commission.
*[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. A restructure of the Regiments.
*[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. A restructure of the Regiments.
*[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.
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**[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/534/mode/2up "Remarks on the Climate of Stations. Madras Presidency"] page 535. Does not include details of the stations in Burma, which  are classified as part of the [[Bengal Army| Bengal Presidency]].  
**[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/534/mode/2up "Remarks on the Climate of Stations. Madras Presidency"] page 535. Does not include details of the stations in Burma, which  are classified as part of the [[Bengal Army| Bengal Presidency]].  
*[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
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/281893 ''Routes In Maddras District'' 1922] Title as catalogued. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.281893 Archive.org version]. Publications about ''Routes'' were generally published by the Quartermaster General's Department.
* ''Routes In Maddras District'' 1922. Title as catalogued. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.281893 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India. Publications about ''Routes'' were generally published by the Quartermaster General's Department.
*''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: [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/511741 Pdf download], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.511741  Archive.org version].
*''Madras Infantry 1748-1943'' by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams late 3rd Madras Regiment published 1943. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.511741  Archive.org version]. mirror from Digital Library of India.
:[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.
*[https://archive.org/details/decisivebattleso00mallrich ''The Decisive Battles of India : from 1746 to 1849 inclusive''] by Colonel GB Malleson Fourth Edition, New, 1914, first published 1883. With maps. [https://archive.org/details/decisivebattleso00malluoft 2nd edition 1885] Darker text, but lacks some maps. Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/decisivebattleso00mallrich ''The Decisive Battles of India : from 1746 to 1849 inclusive''] by Colonel GB Malleson Fourth Edition, New, 1914, first published 1883. With maps. [https://archive.org/details/decisivebattleso00malluoft 2nd edition 1885] Darker text, but lacks some maps. Archive.org.

Revision as of 11:56, 14 April 2019

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

The links for the following catalogue references are National Archives Discovery links. For British Library equivalent links, search directly in the British Library’s "Search our Catalogue Archives and Manuscripts".

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. They are the recommended records to look at initially for men serving from 1831. 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.
FamilySearch (LDS (Mormons)) have filmed many of these records, most of which are now available as digitised microfilm. Search the FamilySearch catalogue by entering keywords such as Madras Army. In particular, “Registers of Madras Army European soldiers, 1786-1860” (catalogue entry) and “Madras army muster, quarterly, annual and casualty rolls, 1762-1907” (catalogue entry) are available.
Note: Microfilm ordering services ceased September 2017, however selected microfilms have been digitised and are currently available for viewing on a FamilySearch computer at a FamilySearch Centre or FamilySearch Affiliate Library. Locate these records through the FamilySearch catalogue. It is expected that in time all microfilms will be similarly available in this format. See FamilySearch Centres for viewing details.
  • Military Department Library: Madras Army IOR/L/MIL/17/3 1787-1904 includes
    • Madras Army List IOR/L/MIL/17/3/1-329 1810-1895
    • Madras Army General and Regimental Histories, Biographical Compilations IOR/L/MIL/17/3/511-520 1852-1943.
  • Soldiers’ and Officers’ Wills IOR/L/AG/34/30 1825-1881 (varies according to Presidency and whether a soldier or an officer). These records are available on findmypast

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

Indian Army Uniforms by W Y Carman 1969. Full title: Indian Army Uniforms under the British from the 18th century to 1947 : Artillery, Engineers and Infantry. Archive.org version, mirror from Digital Library of India. Note: Original colour plates are in black and white and most illustrations are of poor quality.
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.
Plans and Views illustrating the Journals of the Sieges of the Madras Army, etc by Edward Lake, 1825. British Library Digital. British Library itemViewer. Note for the latter link (for at least some browsers) the full screen option only seems to display adequately in the one page option, and even then, the right side of some maps may not display. Notes: Imperfect; wanting the titlepage and list of plates.
The Madras Soldier 1746-1946 by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org.