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*[https://archive.org/details/myserviceinindi00vauggoog ''My service in the Indian Army – and after''] by General Sir John Luther Vaughan 1904 Archive.org. He joined the Bengal Army in 1841 and had to retire c 1870 as there was no position for him. At the start of the [[2nd Afghan War]] he became special military correspondent for the war for ''The Times''
*[https://archive.org/details/incidentsinindia00pittiala ''Incidents in India and Memories of the Mutiny, with some records of Alexander's Horse and the 1st Bengal Cavalry''] Edited by F W Pitt 1896 Archive.org. The subject of the book is General W R E Alexander, a Commander of the 1st Bengal Cavalry. He took part in the [[2nd Sikh War]], the [[2nd Burma War]] and the [[Indian Mutiny]], and retired in 1876.
*[https://archive.org/details/memoirsgeminige01wilkgoog ''The Memoirs of the Gemini Generals; Personal Anecdotes, Sporting Adventures, and Sketches of Distinguished Officers''] by Major-Generals Osborn Wilkinson and Johnson Wilkinson. 1896 Archive.org. Twin brothers Osborn and Johnson Wilkinson were born 1822. The former joined the Bengal Cavalry in 1844, and served initially in the 10th Light Bengal Cavalry, and subsequently the 2nd Bengal Cavalry, (and perhaps other cavalry regiments); the latter HM 15th Regiment of Foot, which went to Ceylon in 1845, with a period at Poona.
*[https://archive.org/details/chinajiminciden00harrgoog '''China Jim', Incidents and Adventures in the Life of an Indian Mutiny Veteran''] by Major General J T Harris 1912 Archive.org. He joined the Bengal Army in 1849. He probably retired c late 1870s. He took part in the [[2nd Burma War]], the [[Indian Mutiny]] and the [[2nd China War]].
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/173458 ''A Postscript To The Records Of The Indian Mutiny''] Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Full title: ''A Postscript to the Records of the Indian Mutiny. An Attempt to Trace the Subsequent Careers and Fate of the Rebel Bengal Regiments, 1857-1858'' by Lieutenant-Colonel G H D Gimlette 1927. “Gimlette lists all of the units of the Bengal Army and gives a short annotation of each one discussing their eventual fate”<ref>
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