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*[https://archive.org/details/stringerlawrence00bidd ''Stringer Lawrence, the Father of the Indian Army''] by Colonel J Biddulph 1901 Archive.org. The subject arrived at Fort St David in January 1748, He had been earlier appointed Major of the Garrison at Fort St George , which had since been taken by the French. By 1752 he was Commander-in Chief of all the Company’s military forces in the East Indies.
*[https://archive.org/details/memoircorrespond00fras ''Memoir and correspondence of General James Stuart Fraser of the Madras Army''] by Colonel Hastings Fraser, 2nd edition 1885. Archive.org. General Fraser was in India 1799 to February 1853, the last fourteen years as Resident at Hyderabad
*[http://tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail.php?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZM9luQy&tag=#book1/ ''The Chief Secretary: Madras Diaries of Alexander Falconar 1790-1809''] Edited by N S Ramaswami 1983. Tamil Digital Library. Also contains a Notebook/Diary of Artillery Lieutenant Matthew Campbell 1821-1830 from page 67. Includes on page 77 a list of Campbell's clothes, and also other items relating to military technical matters. Based on diaries found in India.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=S6VWAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''Sketch of the Services of Major-General Briggs, of the Madras Army. [Drawn up by himself<nowiki>]</nowiki>]'' 1840 Google Books
:[https://archive.org/details/memoirofgeneralj00belliala ''Memoir of General John Briggs, of the Madras Army; with comments on some of his words and work''] by Major Evans Bell 1885 Archive.org. General Briggs joined the Madras Army July 1801, and left India in 1835.
