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German soldiers from Dutch East India Company Regiments were recruited into the [[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers#Historical books online|1st Madras (European) Fusiliers]]
==Records==
Some Catalogue entries for the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]] are:
*Deputation of Lieutenant John Owen to the Cape of Good Hope to enlist German, Austrian and Polish recruits for the Company's European Regiments [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-f4_1&cid=1-1-3-3#1-1-3-3 '''IOR/F/4/3/634'''] Nov 1787-Sep 1796
*Additional allowance granted to Lieutenant John Owen for enlisting German, Austrian and Polish recruits at the Cape of Good Hope in 1796-97. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-f4_1&cid=1-1-74-2#1-1-74-2 '''IOR/F/4/74/1609'''] Aug 1795-Aug 1799
*Question of the pensions and allowances to be granted to the officers of the Swiss Regiment De Meuron (includes lists of officers of the regiment and a copy of the Capitulation of 25 September 1798) [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-f4_1&cid=1-1-78-5#1-1-78-5 IOR/F/4/78/1728] Sep 1798-Apr 1800
*Six months' advance of pay is made to Captain N.J. De Bergeon and Captain Francois Louis Lenn, two officers of the Regiment De Meuron who remained behind in India when the regiment left for Europe. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-f4_3&cid=1-1-51-4#1-1-51-4 IOR/F/4/234/5396] Jul-Oct 1806
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