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The '''Ordnance Department''' was the part of the military responsible for the supply of weapons and ammunition. It appearsthat, that at least in [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]], it was also responsible for the Stud Department.
==External links==
*This [http://books.google.com/books?id=n1ABAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA164 Google Books link] gives details of the Ordnance Department factories etc c 1864. pages 164-167 from ''Strength, Organisation and Composition of the Army of Great Britain'' by Martin Petrie. It indicates that in Bengal, the Stud Department was part of the Ordnance Department.
*''"The Origin of "the Pusa Experiment" : The East India Company and Horse-Breeding in Bengal, 1793-1808'' " by Garry John Adler. , ''Bengal Past & Present'', 98 (1979), 10-32. Publisher: Calcutta Historical Society. ISSN 00058807. Also refer [[Veterinary Surgeon]] for details of William Moorcroft who was the first English Veterinary Surgeon at Pusa.
[[Category:Military Terms]]
