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**The regiments were renumbered in 1785, following a general renumbering of the Hanoverian Infantry, from 15 and 16 to 14 and 15 [http://books.google.com/books?id=Xj4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA153 page 153]
**Departure in 1792 [http://books.google.com/books?id=Xj4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA167 page 167]
**Actions, including [[Battle of Cuddalore1783|Cuddalore]], [[Capture of Cannanore|Cannanore ]] and Polygautcherry (Palghatcherri) are summarised [http://books.google.com/books?id=Xj4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA168 page 168] with details for [http://books.google.com/books?id=Xj4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA139 Cuddalore, page 139], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Xj4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA149 Polygautschery, page 149], and [http://books.google.com/books?id=Xj4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA151 Cananore, page 151]
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=Xj4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA182 List of Officers, page 182]
*"Die kurhannoverschen Truppen in Ostindien 1782–92", by Victor Von Diebitsch in ''Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter, (1898)'',pages 67–8, 74–5, 82–3, 90–2, 98–9, 106–8, 114–16, 128; (possibly available at the [[British Library]], where the title is in the catalogue, but it is not known if 1898 is held)
*Article "German Voices from India : Officers of the Hanoverian Regiments in East India Company Service" by Chen Tzoref-Ashkenazi, in ''South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, Volume 32, Issue 2 August 2009'' , pages 189 - 211.[http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a913070236 Details]. Available at the [[British Library]]
*''Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research: Volumes 3-4 1924'' page 206 (unclear which volume) .Available at the [[British Library]]
:Google Books snippet view extract “189. Hanoverian Troops in the East Indies(Madras) 1782-1787. Colonel Sir Lonsdale Hale, speaking at the Royal United Service Institution on 29 October 1913 (''Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, Volume 63'', page 315) said:-
:I find that in 1782, the 15th and 16th Hanoverian Regiments are mentioned (i.e. in Madras Presidency Orders) .Then there comes in later a 14th Hanoverian Regiment." He also quoted a Madras order of 17 July, 1787, as follows : — " Col. Wangenheim will receive certain allowances the day after his arrival at Madras, being the day he assumes the command of the Electoral Troops. ...”
