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**[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/dd87a554-48cb-4242-ba47-664312e0eb6a?src=6&sk=%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23114'''IOR/L/MIL/10/122-129''' Registers of Bengal Army European Soldiers 1788-1860] Please note that these records were commenced in 1831 and only contain men still serving in the Army at that date. If a man left the Army prior to 1831 for any reason, including death, he will not appear in these records. The Muster records are an alternative source of information.
**The Muster Rolls commence [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/43dfa08e-aa5e-4a1e-b974-52796aaa98aa?src=6&sk=%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23115 '''IOR/L/MIL/10/130-185''']
:The [[LDS]] (Mormons) have filmed many of these records. [https://familysearch.org/catalog/search Search the Microfilm catalogue] by entering keywords such as Bengal Army. In particular, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/695515?availability=Family%20History%20Library “Registers of Bengal Army European soldiers, 1788-1860” ] and [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/644896?availability=Family%20History%20Library “Bengal Army muster rolls and casualty returns, 1716-1860” ] are available.([[FamilySearch Centres#Ordering microfilms|Ordering microfilms]])
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/6676bb2e-0366-44b1-8068-b31d156396d2?src=6&sk=%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23176 Military Department Library: Bengal Army '''IOR/L/MIL/17/2'''] 1791-1903 includes
**[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/4302b8c4-c799-4370-bbc0-6cf4721e4b68?src=7&sk=%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23438 Bengal Army List '''IOR/L/MIL/17/2/1-267'''] 1819-1889
