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*[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
*[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/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.
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=wboRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9 ''Twelve years' military adventure in three quarters of the globe: or, Memoirs of an officer who served in the armies of His Majesty and of the East India Company, between the years 1802 and 1814 Volume 1''] by John Blakiston 1829.    [http://books.google.com/books?id=vyUoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume 2]. Google Books.  He joined the Madras Engineers in 1802.  Pages 1- 115 of Volume 2 cover the period  April 1811 to February 1812 , and mainly relate to the Expedition to Java.
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=wboRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9 ''Twelve years' military adventure in three quarters of the globe: or, Memoirs of an officer who served in the armies of His Majesty and of the East India Company, between the years 1802 and 1814 Volume 1''] by John Blakiston 1829.    [http://books.google.com/books?id=vyUoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume 2]. Google Books.  He joined the Madras Engineers in 1802.  Pages 1- 115 of Volume 2 cover the period  April 1811 to February 1812 , and mainly relate to the Expedition to Java.
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=pTlYyND7VkEC&pg=PP5 ''An account of the origin, progress, and consequences of the late discontents of the army on the Madras establishment''] 1810 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=pTlYyND7VkEC&pg=PP5 ''An account of the origin, progress, and consequences of the late discontents of the army on the Madras establishment''] 1810 Google Books

Revision as of 05:59, 1 November 2014

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