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*[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].
: ''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.  
: ''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''] 1882 Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek. [https://archive.org/details/historyofthemadrasarmyvol1_722_S/page/n3/mode/2up Volume 1, Archive.org]-poor quality file. 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://archive.org/details/historyofmadrasa04wils/page/n3/mode/2up Volume 4 Archive.org]. [https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/7BBFTUMSO5S5L2OKE6HCVI4TXSQDCFBN  ''Volume 5:  Maps'']  1889 Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek, [https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7699/mode/2up Volume 5 Archive.org].
*''History of the Madras Army''  by  Lieutenant-Colonel William  John  Wilson [https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/YI2HHUN2PHE6PZICICDLMLREI5RZ6OFY ''Volume 1''] 1882 Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=FocxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 Volume 1, Google Books]. 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://archive.org/details/historyofmadrasa04wils/page/n3/mode/2up Volume 4 Archive.org]. [https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/7BBFTUMSO5S5L2OKE6HCVI4TXSQDCFBN  ''Volume 5:  Maps'']  1889 Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek, [https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7699/mode/2up Volume 5 Archive.org].
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.280400/page/n265/mode/2up "Some Old Records of the Madras Army 1757-1759"] edited by the Rev. H Hosten, SJ  ''Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal''  New Series, Volume 12, 1916, pages 273-286. Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.109606/mode/2up ''Sepoy Recruitment in the Old Madras Army''] by H Dodwell,  Curator, Madras Record Office. 1922. Archive.org, Granth Sanjeevani Collection.  Part of the series ''Studies in Indian Records'' published by the Indian Historical Records Commission.
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.109606/mode/2up ''Sepoy Recruitment in the Old Madras Army''] by H Dodwell,  Curator, Madras Record Office. 1922. Archive.org, Granth Sanjeevani Collection.  Part of the series ''Studies in Indian Records'' published by the Indian Historical Records Commission.
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924024059259/page/n8/mode/2up ''Yusuf Khan : the Rebel Commandant. "The bravest and ablest of all the native soldiers that ever served the English in India"''] by  S C Hill, formerly Officer in charge of the records of the Government of India. 1914 Archive.org. He was executed 1764. Contains part of the same map in the link which follows, with a translation of the information, [https://archive.org/details/cu31924024059259/page/n285/mode/2up page 266].
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924024059259/page/n8/mode/2up ''Yusuf Khan : the Rebel Commandant. "The bravest and ablest of all the native soldiers that ever served the English in India"''] by  S C Hill, formerly Officer in charge of the records of the Government of India. 1914 Archive.org. He was executed 1764. Contains part of the same map in the link which follows, with a translation of the information, [https://archive.org/details/cu31924024059259/page/n285/mode/2up page 266].

Revision as of 06:55, 21 April 2021

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

Probably 1st October 1813 tamildigitallibrary.in; 1st April 1822 Google Books
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.
A plan of Madura, catalogued as Rajshahi Revolt against British Rule (1763-4). George III's collection of military maps, Royal Collection Trust.
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. Notes: Imperfect; wanting the titlepage and list of plates.
2nd edition, with corrections and large additions, 1829 Archive.org
The Madras Soldier 1746-1946 by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org.