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Refer Main article: [[ East India Company Army]] ===British Library===Records available in the [[British Library]] India Office holdings include:*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_5-5_2&cid=1-1&kw=IOR/L/MIL/10#1-1 Bengal Army Records '''IOR/L/MIL/10'''] 1716-1907 with subcategories**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_5-1_2-1&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 '''L/MIL/10/1-19''' Bengal Army Lists], 1781-1849.**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_5-5_1&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 '''L/MIL/10/20-69''' Bengal Service Army Lists], 1759-1858**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_5-5_1&cid=1-1-2#1-1-2 '''L/MIL/10/70-74''' Bengal Service Army Lists – Medical], c1765-1858**[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''']*** 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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_2&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 Military Department Library: Bengal Army '''IOR/L/MIL/17/2'''] 1791-1903 includes**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_2&cid=1-1-1-1#1-1-1-1 Bengal Army List '''IOR/L/MIL/17/2/1-267'''] 1819-1889**[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-iorlag_4&cid=1-64#1-64 Soldiers’ and Officers’ Wills '''IOR/L/AG/34/30'''] 1825-1881 (varies according to Presidency and whether a soldier or an officer)=====Individuals=====*Catalogue entry [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-f4_17&cid=1-1-67-2#1-1-67-2 IOR/F/4/1454/57020 Apr 1831-Dec 1832] Trial, in the Calcutta Supreme Court, of Anne Louisa Ramsay, for the attempted murder, at Delhi Cantonments on 9 Apr 1831, of Lieutenant George Richard Talbot of the 8th Bengal Native Infantry - her husband, Allan Ramsay, formerly a Lieutenant in the 8th Bengal Native Infantry is charged with aiding and abetting the attempted murder - both parties are acquitted (includes a transcript of the proceedings of the original Court of Enquiry, depositions of witnesses, etc). 

*''List Lives 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. :A description of the fascinating information contained in the appendices is explained in [http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/untoldlives/2012/03/bengal-army-officers-names-nationalities-fatalities-and-a-phantom.html Bengal army officers names nationalities fatalities and a phantom]Untold Lives blog of the British Library.  :FIBIS has transcribed the indexes of these books, which are available on the [http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=152&s_id=39 FIBIS database].

FIBIS have transcribed :The [[LDS]] (Mormon) Family History Library has filmed the indexes of these above books, which are available on ([http://www.search.fibisfamilysearch.org/frontiseng/binlibrary/aps_browse_sourcesfhlcatalog/supermainframeset.phpasp?modedisplay=browse_componentstitledetails&idtitleno=152&s_id281774 Library Catalogue entry]). This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2000-09/0968665831 thread] recommends that all three LDS films be ordered, as there is a lot of cross referencing.*[http://www.savannahpublications.com/info.php?itemid=39 99 Savannah Publications], London has reprinted ''Ubique: War Services of Officers of the Bengal Army'' by T.C. Anderson, originally published 1863. Index data from this book is available on the FIBIS Searchdatabase, refer [[Bengal Army#Fibis resources|above]]. The *[http://shopwww.fibissavannahpublications.org FIBIS Online Shopcom/info.php?itemid=155 Savannah Publications] sells a 6 volume reprint , London has published ''Officer Casualties of the Indian Armies 1803-1946'' by Naval and Military PressAnthony J.Farrington. The author was Director of the India Office Records collection at the British Library

The ==FIBIS resources==*FIBIS database: [http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=679&s_id=137 Soldiers’ and Widows’ Pension details -1896] IOR/ L/MIL/14/214 & 215. Includes previous members of the Bengal,[[Madras Army|Madras]] and [[Bombay Army|Bombay Armies]], including men from the [[LDSUnattached List]] (Mormon) Family History Library has filmed . May also include a few members of the above books ([http[Indian Army]] which officially was formed in 1895. These records are available on LDS microfilm 2029979 Items 1-2 with [https://www.familysearch.org/engsearch/librarycatalog/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.aspshow?displayuri=titledetails&titleno=281774 Library Catalogue http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F774116 catalogue entry]), however the FIBIS database record contains all the information available in the microfilm. This <ref>India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/indiaINDIA/20002012-0903/0968665831 thread1332239460 post] recommends that by Peter Bailey dated 20 March 2012</ref>*FIBIS database:[http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=494&s_id=186 Applications for Cadetships in EIC Armies 1789-1860] includes Bengal Army. These are records for officers.*FIBIS database: [http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=378&s_id=14 War Services of Officers of the Bengal Army 1863]. Transcriptions from the book ''Ubique : War Services of all three LDS films be ordered, as there is the Officers of HM's Bengal Army'' by Thomas C Anderson 1863*Also see Books above.*"Edward Squibb-Letters from a lot Bengal Cadet" by Charles Gordon Clark ''FIBIS Journal Number 28 (Autumn 2012)'' pages 15-24. Edward Squibb arrived in 1820. See [[FIBIS Journals]] for details of cross referencinghow to access this article*"The Clark Brothers - Life in the Bengal Army" by Charles Gordon Clark ''FIBIS Journal Number 29 (Spring 2013)'' pages 3-14. Gordon Wyatt Clark arrived in 1842 age 20.See [[FIBIS Journals]] for details of how to access this article*"Captain Hunter: researching a memorial in Durham Cathedral" by Geoffrey Fox ''FIBIS Journal Number 31 (Spring 2014)'' pages 36-48. For access, see [[FIBIS Journals]]. Captain Hunter of the [[73rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]] was killed in action 21 December 1845 at the [[Battle of Ferozeshah]]

*[http://bookswww.googlearchive.comorg/books?id=n33UAAAAMAAJ stream/historyriseandp00broogoog#page/n8/mode/2up ''History of the Rise and Progress of the Bengal Army, Volume 1''] by Arthur Broome 1850 (Google Bookswww.archive.org)*[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 Bengal Army