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The '''Commissariat''' was responsible for Army Supply. This did not include weapons and ammunition, which were the responsibility of the [[Ordnance]] Department. Heading this department was the [[Commissariat General]].<br>Established 1 Feb 1810 in Bengal, following the success of the Commissariat for the [[Mauritaus Campaign]] - that coordinated the supply of all troops from the three [[Presidencies]], and the Cape of Good Hope. In the early years the role comprised:<br>*'''Supplying''':<br>The victualing of troops (food and drink).<br>Animal feed for elephants, camels, bullocks and horses (cavalry and artillery horses).<br>Military stores, and timber for magazines and arsenals.<br>Wrought materials for gun carriages.<br>Infantry accoutrements.<br>Harness,and saddles.<br>*'''Camp equipage''':<br> Bedding and Quilts for barracks.<br>Diet, clothing and necessaries for European and General Hospitals.<br>*'''Logistics''':<br>Boats for transportation.<br>Hiring of camels and bullocks for transport(for grain and ordnance).<br>Carriers for the sick.<br>Supplying the islands.<br>
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