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===Books===
*''List 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. These volumes are now available online, refer below. 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 [https://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=152&s_id=39 FIBIS database].
*:The [[LDS]] (Mormon) Family History Library filmed the above books ([https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/281774 catalogue entry]), which currently (2018/09) are only partially available as digitised microfilm. It had been recommended that all three LDS films be viewed, as there is a lot of cross referencing. <ref>Murphy , Sylvia [https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india@rootsweb.com/thread/12901327/ ''Author - Major VCP Hodson'' ] Scroll down. ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 11 Sept 2000. Retrieved 6 September 2018.</ref> See [[FamilySearch Centres]] for access information. However, while ever online versions of the volumes are available, it is unlikely the microfilms will need to be consulted.
*''Ubique: War Services of Officers of the Bengal Army'' by T.C. Anderson, originally published 1863, is available in reprint editions.<ref>[http://www.naval-military-press.com/ubique-war-services-of-all-the-officers-of-h.m.s-bengal-army-1863.html Naval and Military Press], [http://www.savannahpublications.com/info.php?itemid=99 Savannah Publications], London. </ref> Data from this book is available on the FIBIS database, refer [[Bengal Army#Fibis resources|above]].
*[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
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/alphabeticallist00dodwrich#page/n7/mode/2up ''Alphabetical List of the Officers of the Bengal Army from 1760 to 1834''] compiled by Dodwell and Miles, 1838. Archive.org. [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kMOEAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books edition]
*''List of the Officers of the Bengal Army, 1758-1834'' by V. C .P. Hodson, in 4 volumes. (London, 1927-47)
:[http://cslrepository.nvli.in//handle/123456789/3624 Part I], [http://cslrepository.nvli.in//handle/123456789/3669 Part II], [http://cslrepository.nvli.in//handle/123456789/3562 Part III], [http://cslrepository.nvli.in//handle/123456789/3492 Part IV]. Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository.
:Alternative files [http://cslrepository.nvli.in//handle/123456789/6471 All parts I-IV], [http://cslrepository.nvli.in//handle/123456789/6933 Part I], [http://cslrepository.nvli.in//handle/123456789/5476 Part 2], [http://cslrepository.nvli.in//handle/123456789/8673 Part IV] All Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository.
*[http://cslrepository.nvli.in//handle/123456789/5499 ''A Sketch of the Services of the Bengal Native Army to the year 1895''] by F G Cardew 1903. Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012155345 Hathi Trust Digital Library version] available to those in areas such as USA etc.
*[https://archive.org/details/indianarmyunifor00carm/page/n7 ''Indian Army Uniforms under the British from the 18th century to 1947: Cavalry''] by W Y Carman 1961. Archive.org Lending Library. Includes a [https://archive.org/details/indianarmyunifor00carm/page/232 Regimental index, page 232].
: ''Indian Army Uniforms'' by W Y Carman 1969. Full title: ''Indian Army Uniforms under the British from the 18th century to 1947 : Artillery, Engineers and Infantry''. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.131698 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India. Note: Original colour plates are in black and white and most illustrations are of poor quality.
