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==Purpose and history==
"These were soldiers who had finished their term of duty with the regular battalions and who were retained in 'Veteran's Battalion' in case they were called upon to defend the Presidency for any reason. In this case, it was the Madras Presidency. At different times, they were called the 'Invalids Battalion' and did, indeed, include men who had been injured sufficiently to exclude them from normal regimental duties but not too severely"<ref> Bailey, Peter. [https://listsweb.rootswebarchive.comorg/web/20201002021728/hyperkittyhttps:/list/indiamlarchives.rootsweb.com/thread/4207088listindexes/ emails?searchemails=+Captain+George+Atwell+SMITH&listname=&searchsubject=on Captain George Atwell SMITH] (Scroll down) ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 23 April 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2018, now archived.</ref>
"The battalion was mainly involved in garrison work, that is, guarding the garrison of East India Company units to free up the young and fit men for active duty".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070807154127/http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/bull.htm Bull Family History in India] from Cathy Day’s archived website "Family History in India" </ref>
