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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 [[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.
Established 1 Feb 1810 in Bengal,<ref>[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] p187-189</ref> following the success of the Commissariat for the [[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.
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==Further reading==
*"The Mirzapore Distillery and the Company's Trade in Rum (1796-1808)" by Nikhil Sur, ''Calcutta Historical Journal'', 4:1 (1979), 51-61. Publisher: University of Calcutta.
 
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==External links==
*[http://www.indiapicks.com/stamps/Forces/1521_ASC.htm Army Service Corps 1760-1992] Indiapicks.com
[http://www.indiapicks.com/stamps/Forces/1521_ASC.htm Army Service Corps 1760-1992] Indiapicks.com
[[Category:Military Terms]]
==Notes==<references />[http[Category://www.google.com/books?id=GR2URX7SRQkC&pg=PA180&dq=thomas+M+weguelin&as_brr=1&cd=1#v=onepage&q=thomas%20M%20weguelin&f=falseMilitary departments]] East India Calendar Vol 1 p187-189

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