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====Historical books online====
====Historical books online====
*[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)
*''History of the Madras Army''  by  Lieutenant-Colonel William  John  Wilson  Archive.org [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.  Volumes 1, 4 and 5 are available at the [[British Library]]
*''History of the Madras Army''  by  Lieutenant-Colonel William  John  Wilson [http://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/werkansicht/?PPN=PPN666077231&PHYSID=PHYS_0005 ''Volume 1''] 1882 Staatsbibliothek-berlin. 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. Volumes 4 and 5 are available at the [[British Library]]
*[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/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
*[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

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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.