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The recognized authority on the services of Officers of the Bengal Army, from its inception until 1834, was Major V.C.P. Hodson.<ref>'Officers of the Bengal Army, 1758-1834''” by Major V.C.P. Hodson, Published by Constable & Co. 4 Vols. between 1927 and 1947. </ref> His well-researched four-volume work gives a synopsis of the background, career and war services of almost every officer that served and is accepted as the cardinal reference on the subject. That his researches indicate no systematic list of the mutineers supports the hypothesis that such was probably destroyed. However, analysis of Hodson’s work provides the names of 82 officers, whom are recorded as ‘definitely’, ‘probably’ or ‘possibly’ having resigned during the Batta Mutiny. All but very few are reported as having been re-admitted, mostly within the six months before the end of 1766. Although the devious Sir Robert Fletcher was eventually exposed as the Mutiny’s chief instigator, and sent for Court Martial, even he was re-admitted!
==Recommended Reading==For those interested to read a detailed account of the Batta Mutiny, Strachey’s ‘Narrative’ is recommended. Further, a (See link to online edition in Historical Books section below) ==FIBIS Resources==*A detailed list of the 82 mutineers identified by Hodson, plus a list of officers sent to [[Bengal]] from [[Madras]], are both available on the [http://www.fibis.org/ web-site of the Families in British India Society, http://www.search.fibis.org:]**[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=394&s_id=0 Officers of the Bengal Army Serving at the time of the 'Batta Mutiny in May 1766]**[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=395&s_id=0 Officers Sent to Bengal from Madras during the 'Batta Mutiny of 1766']*[http://www.fibis.org/archives/167 FIBIS Podcast -The Batta Mutiny of 1766] Lecture given by FIBIS Chairman, Peter Bailey, at a FIBIS open meeting describing The Batta Mutiny of 1766 and how Alistair MacGowan’s ancestor, John McGowan, was given his first Commission in the Bengal Army.
== Historical books on-line ==
