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**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_5-5_2&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1  '''L/MIL/10/75-102''' Bengal Services], 1860-1893
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_5-5_2&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1  '''L/MIL/10/75-102''' Bengal Services], 1860-1893
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_5-6&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 '''L/MIL/10/103-326  various subcategories, see within''']
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_5-6&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 '''L/MIL/10/103-326  various subcategories, see within''']
*** Please note that the records [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_5-6&cid=1-1-3#1-1-3 '''IOR/L/MIL/10/122-129''' Registers of Bengal Army European Soldiers  1788-1860] were 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 as listed in this LDS Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C02C0&keyword=Bengal+Army+records&prekeyword=Bengal+Army+records catalogue entry], after a keyword search for Bengal Army Records
:The [[LDS]] (Mormons) have filmed many of these records as listed in this LDS Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C02C0&keyword=Bengal+Army+records&prekeyword=Bengal+Army+records catalogue entry], after a keyword search for Bengal Army Records
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_2&cid=1-1-1-31#1-1-1-31 Bengal Army: General and Regimental Histories, Biographical Compilations, Indian Mutiny  '''IOR/L/MIL/17/2/474-505''']  1845-1927
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_2&cid=1-1-1-31#1-1-1-31 Bengal Army: General and Regimental Histories, Biographical Compilations, Indian Mutiny  '''IOR/L/MIL/17/2/474-505''']  1845-1927

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East India Company Army

The Bengal Army was one of the three Presidency Armies of the East India Company.

A list of Bengal Army regiments can either be found in the Bengal Army Category or alphabetically, by type, in Bengal Army Regiments.

Divisions

Records

Main article: East India Company Army

British Library

Records available in the British Library India Office holdings include:

The LDS (Mormons) have filmed many of these records as listed in this LDS Library catalogue entry, after a keyword search for Bengal Army Records

Books

List of the Officers of the Bengal Army, 1758-1834 by V. C .P. Hodson, 4 vols. (London, 1927-47) Note that the dates refer to the date of joining the Army. Alphabetically arranged and annotated with biographical and genealogical notices, giving details of: (1) rank and brief career history (2) family information (3) service records: regiments or battalions in which the officer served (4) references to wills if they exist, to monumental inscriptions, or to mentions in publications. The British Library shelfmark is OIR.355.332.

FIBIS has transcribed the indexes of these books, which are available on FIBIS Search. The FIBIS Online Shop sells a 6 volume reprint by Naval and Military Press.

The LDS (Mormon) Family History Library has filmed the above books (Library Catalogue entry). This India List thread recommends that all three LDS films be ordered, as there is a lot of cross referencing.

External Links

Historical books online