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The Ordnance Department was part of the | The '''Ordnance Department''' was the part of the military responsible for the supply of weapons and ammunition. It appears, that at least in [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]], it was also responsible for the Stud Department. | ||
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*''The East India Company's Arsenals & Manufactories'' by Brig-Gen Henry A. Young, Director of Ordnance Factories in India 1917-1920, first published in 1937 and re-published by [http://www.naval-military-press.com/east-india-company-s-arsenals-and-manufactories.html Naval & Military Press] in 2005 gives historical background of munitions factories etc. The original edition is available at the [[British Library]] | *''The East India Company's Arsenals & Manufactories'' by Brig-Gen Henry A. Young, Director of Ordnance Factories in India 1917-1920, first published in 1937 and re-published by [http://www.naval-military-press.com/east-india-company-s-arsenals-and-manufactories.html Naval & Military Press] in 2005 gives historical background of munitions factories etc. The original edition is available at the [[British Library]] | ||
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*''The Origin of "the Pusa Experiment" : The East India Company and Horse-Breeding in Bengal, 1793-1808'' by Garry John Adler. Bengal Past & Present, 98 (1979), 10-32. Publisher: Calcutta Historical Society. ISSN 00058807 | *''The Origin of "the Pusa Experiment" : The East India Company and Horse-Breeding in Bengal, 1793-1808'' by Garry John Adler. Bengal Past & Present, 98 (1979), 10-32. Publisher: Calcutta Historical Society. ISSN 00058807 | ||
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Revision as of 15:55, 11 October 2009
The Ordnance Department was the part of the military responsible for the supply of weapons and ammunition. It appears, that at least in Bengal, it was also responsible for the Stud Department.
External links
- The East India Company's Arsenals & Manufactories by Brig-Gen Henry A. Young, Director of Ordnance Factories in India 1917-1920, first published in 1937 and re-published by Naval & Military Press in 2005 gives historical background of munitions factories etc. The original edition is available at the British Library
- This Google Books link gives details of the Ordnance Department factories etc c 1864. pages 164-167 from Strength, Organisation and Composition of the Army of Great Britain by Martin Petrie. It indicates that in Bengal, the Stud Department was part of the Ordnance Department.
- The Origin of "the Pusa Experiment" : The East India Company and Horse-Breeding in Bengal, 1793-1808 by Garry John Adler. Bengal Past & Present, 98 (1979), 10-32. Publisher: Calcutta Historical Society. ISSN 00058807