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*"Memoir of Colonel Thomas Deane Pearse of the Bengal Artillery, containing numerous, and interesting extracts from his original correspondence, connected with some of the most important events in the Government of India" ''The British Indian Military Repository'', Volume 1, 1822, and Volume 2, 1823 He was appointed Major in 1768
:[http://www.google.com/books?id=-d0KAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1 Part 1], Volume 1, page 1, [http://www.google.com/books?id=-d0KAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA161-IA8, Part 2], Volume 1, page 153, [http://www.google.com/books?id=XN4KAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA7 Part 3], Volume 2, page 1, [http://www.google.com/books?id=XN4KAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA249-IA8 Part 4], Volume 2, page 249 Google Books
*[httphttps://travel-lettersarchive.org/kindersleydetails/lettersfromislan00kind_0/page/n8/mode/ The Travel Letters of Mrs. Kindersley], transcriptions from the book first published in 1777 2up ''Letters from the Island of Teneriffe, Brazil, the Cape of Good Hope, and the East Indies''] by Mrs. Kindersley 1777 Archive.org. The letters from India commence with [https://archive.org/details/lettersfromislan00kind_0/page/72/mode/2up Letter 18 ] in Pondicherry June 1765 and conclude with letter 67 from Calcutta in 1768. Note: Only the first page of the letter is displayed, click on the image for a full transcription. travel-letters.org. This book appears also to be available on "Eighteenth century collections online", for more details see [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories]]. :Jemima Kindersley, (1741-1809). Wife of Lieutenant Nathaniel Kindersley (1732–1769) of the Royal Artillery and later, from 27 July 1764, Captain in the East India Company's Bengal Artillery.:[http://travel-letters.org/kindersley/ The Travel Letters of Mrs. Kindersley], transcriptions from the book. travel-letters.org. Note: Only the first page of the letter is displayed, click on the image for a full transcription.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ihYUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA529 "Obituary: The late Major-General Thomas Hardwicke, H E I C Service"] died March 1835. Appointed Lieutenant Fire-Worker of Artillery, Bengal in 1778. Pages 529-530, ''The United Service Journal, Part 1 1835''. Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=NngIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 ''A narrative of the sufferings of James Bristow, ... during ten years captivity with Hyder Ally and Tippoo Saheb''] by James Bristow of the Bengal Artillery 1793 Google Books
:''Volume III''. published 1895, covers the period from the [[1st Afghan War]] to the [[Indian Mutiny]], with chapters on Organisation and Equipment. [http://panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=7029&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched=W3GX&sbtsro=1&viewall=1 Panjab Digital Library version]; [https://books.google.com.au/books/about/History_of_the_Organization_Equipment_an.html?id=W8BBAAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y Google Books version]. Probably Public Domain in USA and similar areas.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951d01108478j?urlappend=%3Bseq=11 ''List of officers who have served in the regiment of the Bengal Artillery : with tables of successive establishments, roll of the Victoria Cross, and stations of troops and companies : from its first formation down to its absorption into the Imperial list''] Compiled by Major-General F W Stubbs, Retired List Royal, late Bengal Artillery. 1892 HathiTrust Digital Library
*See the page [[Henry Lawrence]] who was an officer in the Bengal Artillery during the early years of his career.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/392165-annals-of-two-extinct-families-of-the-eighteenth-century-von-luders-and-light-with-some-account-of-their-vicisitudes-in-hamburg-bath-the-east-indies-british-guiana-and-canada?viewer=1&page=161 Page 129] (digital page 161) Chapter VIII ''Annals of two extinct families of the eighteenth century (Von Lüders and Light) : with some account of their vicisitudes in Hamburg, Bath, the East Indies, British Guiana, and Canada'' by John Alexander Temple 1910. FamilySearch Digital Library. Note, you must be signed in to [[FamilySearch]] to view this book. This chapter is about Alfred Light, Bengal Artillery, from 11 June 1842, and his part in the Indian Mutiny, and subsequent career to 1878, retiring as Major-General. Light is also mentioned, with a photograph, [https://archive.org/details/revoltinhindusta00wood/page/n39/mode/2up/ Page 15] of Sir Evelyn Wood's 1908 book, ''The Revolt in Hindustan, 1857-59'' Archive.org.
