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*[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.
*''A List of the Officers of the Army, Ordnance and Medical Departments, serving under the Presidency of Fort St. George''
*''A List of the Officers of the Army, Ordnance and Medical Departments, serving under the Presidency of Fort St. George''
:[https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail.php?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZpdkZQ7 Probably ''1st October 1813''] tamildigitallibrary.in; [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=uEMIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 ''1st April 1822''] Google Books
: [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=uEMIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7  ''1st April 1822''] Google Books
:Tamil Digital Library (using the [https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/tva-search Search]) has six volumes catalogued as ''A List of the Officers of the Army'', five of  which appear to be this publication. However at 2021/05/04 the online book reader could not increase the size of the text sufficiently to clearly read the date of the publication. Download appears possible. [https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZpdkZY8&tag=A%20list%20of%20the%20officers%20of%20the%20army,%20ordnance%20and%20medical%20departments%20serving%20under%20the%20prefidency%20of%20fort%20st.%20George%20with%20an%20index#book1/ A, possibly 1 June 1807], [https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZp8kZMd&tag=A%20list%20of%20the%20officers%20of%20the%20Army%20Ordnance%20and%20Medical%20Departments%20serving%20under%20the%20Presidency%20of%20Fort%20St%20George%20with%20an%20index#book1/ B, possibly 1 March 1812], [https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZpdkZQ7&tag=A%20list%20of%20the%20officers%20of%20the%20army%20ordnance%20and%20medical%20department#book1/ C, possibly 1 October 1813], [https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZpdlJM1&tag=A%20list%20of%20the%20officers%20of%20the%20army#book1/ ''1 September 1817''], [https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZt9jul7&tag=A%20list%20of%20the%20officers%20of%20the%20army%20ordnance%20and%20medical%20departments#book1/ E possibly 1 August 1819].
*[https://archive.org/details/britishofficerh00stocgoog/page/n6  ''The British Officer: his Position, Duties, Emoluments and Privileges…''] by J H Stocqueler 1851 Archive.org. Includes "Part VI The East India Company’s Service", from page 260.  [https://archive.org/details/britishofficerh00stocgoog/page/n18/mode/1up Contents, Part VI].
*[https://archive.org/details/britishofficerh00stocgoog/page/n6  ''The British Officer: his Position, Duties, Emoluments and Privileges…''] by J H Stocqueler 1851 Archive.org. Includes "Part VI The East India Company’s Service", from page 260.  [https://archive.org/details/britishofficerh00stocgoog/page/n18/mode/1up Contents, Part VI].
*[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].
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*[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
*[http://tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail.php?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZM9luQy&tag=#book1/ ''The Chief Secretary: Madras Diaries of Alexander Falconar 1790-1809''] Edited by N S Ramaswami 1983. Tamil Digital Library. Also contains a Notebook/Diary of  Artillery Lieutenant Matthew Campbell 1821-1830 from page 67. Includes on page 77 a list of Campbell's clothes, and also other items  relating to military technical matters. Based on diaries found in India.  
*[https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZM9luQy&tag=The%20Chief%20secretary%20Madras%20diaries%20of%20Alexander%20Falconar%201790-1809#book1/ ''The Chief Secretary: Madras Diaries of Alexander Falconar 1790-1809''] Edited by N S Ramaswami 1983. Tamil Digital Library. Also contains a Notebook/Diary of  Artillery Lieutenant Matthew Campbell 1821-1830 from page 67. Includes on page 77 a list of Campbell's clothes, and also other items  relating to military technical matters. Based on diaries found in India. [https://archive.org/details/dli.jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZM9luQy Archive.org mirror version].
*[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
*[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.
:[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.

Revision as of 03:33, 4 May 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

1st April 1822 Google Books
Tamil Digital Library (using the Search) has six volumes catalogued as A List of the Officers of the Army, five of which appear to be this publication. However at 2021/05/04 the online book reader could not increase the size of the text sufficiently to clearly read the date of the publication. Download appears possible. A, possibly 1 June 1807, B, possibly 1 March 1812, C, possibly 1 October 1813, 1 September 1817, E possibly 1 August 1819.
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.