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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 Bengal Army]]'s 1810-1812 [[Mauritius Campaign|Mauritius Expedition]] - that coordinated the supply of all troops from the three [[Presidencies]], and those from the Cape of Good Hope. <br> In the early years the role comprised:<brref>*'''Supplying''':<br>
The victualing of troops (food and drink).<br>
Animal feed for elephants, camels, bullocks and horses (cavalry and artillery horses).<br>
[[Category:Military Terms]]
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[http://www.google.com/books?id=GR2URX7SRQkC&pg=PA180&dq=thomas+M+weguelin&as_brr=1&cd=1#v=onepage&q=thomas%20M%20weguelin&f=false] East India Calendar Vol 1 p182-184
