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Bengal Army Lists

Catalogue reference: IOR/L/MIL/10/1-19

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This record is about the Bengal Army Lists dating from 1781-1849.

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Reference
IOR/L/MIL/10/1-19
Title
Bengal Army Lists
Date
1781-1849
Description

The series consists of lists of officers, forwarded to East India House from the Adjutant-General's Department in Bengal. Between 1718 and 1721 some officers also appear in the Muster Rolls (IOR/L/MIL/10/130-43). A quarterly Bengal Army List was published in India from 1819 to 1889 (continued in the Indian Army List), and after 1849 the published version only was returned to London.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
19 volumes
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Publication note(s)
A quarterly Bengal Army List was published in India from 1819 to 1889 (continued in the Indian Army List), and after 1849 the published version only was returned to London.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/516ae1e3-24cf-4d02-ad50-c912953d53dc/

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IOR/L/MIL/10

Bengal Army Records

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