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IOR/H/84
Title
Military Papers.
Date
1760-1787
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(1) pp. 5-6, Petitions of Capts. Carstairs, Muir, Campbell, Scottney and Flaction, who resigned on being superseded by Capt. Govin, for restoration 1760. (2) pp. 9-10, Sir Robert Fletcher's charges against Mr. Dupré 1763. (3) pp. 13-5, Recall of Capt.-Lieut. Ross and other Engineer Officers from the Company's service 1770. (4) pp. 17-9, Memorandum of Services of Capt. Archibald Campbell 1768-73. (5) pp. 21-33, Reports upon the state of the Army in Bombay in 1773 and 1774. For Account of the Bombay Army, see Three Years' Gleanings in the East India United Service Journal 1838. (6) pp. 37-50, Establishment of a Board of Ordnance in Bengal 1775. (7) pp. 53-70, Extracts from Minutes of the Secret Committee relative to applications to the Government for naval and military assistance 1776-77. (8) pp. 73-89, Observations on the Instructions to the Governor-General and Council of Bengal of 29th March 1774. (9) pp. 91-135, Correspondence regarding the Army Bullocks 1778-79. (10) pp. 138-45, Power of the Bengal Government to send home persons dismissed by Court Martial. (11) pp. 149-51, Letter from Major-General John Burgoyne, Rio de Janeiro, 24th May 1782 reporting much sickness due to overcrowding in the fleet. Original. (12) pp. 153-200, Proceedings relative to Sir Eyre Coote's Protest against Military arrangements made in Bengal in 1781. (13) pp. 203-20, State of Troops in Coromandel in 1783 and proposals to reduce number of King's officers in India. (14) pp. 223-9, Admiral Edward Hughes to Select Committee, Bombay 27th Jan. 1784. Necessity of Bombay being strongly protected for the safety of all the English possessions. (15) pp. 231-41, Regulations for reduction and economising in the Military 4th May 1784. (16) pp. 243-52, State of and Estimates for troops in Coromandel 1784. (17) pp. 255-441, Col. William Fullarton to Select Committee, Madras. Pondicherry January 1783. Report of the southern campaign against Tippoo Sultan. Original. Printed in Fullarton's View of the English Interests in India, p. 77, &c. (18) pp. 443-84, State of and Estimate of troops in Bengal 1784. (19) pp. 487-98, George Yonge to William Boughton Rouse 25th April 1785 with Col. A. Gordon's letter dated Calcutta 9th Dec. 1784, and Col. Thomas Maitland's letter dated Bussorah 5th Feb. 1785 to Sir George Yonge, Secretary at War, regarding enlistment of King's troops in the Company's service. Originals. (20) pp. 501-24, Differences between the Civil and Military Authorities in India 1785. Letter from Sir George Yonge 6th May 1785. Original. (21) pp. 529-31, Article of War, Section VIII. Suttling 1785. (22) pp. 533-80, Correspondence, &c. with General Sloper regarding the Health of the Troops 1784. (23) pp. 583-5, General R. Sloper to Lord Sydney, Calcutta 29th July 1785, Court Martial on Sir John Burgoyne. (24) pp. 587-93, Promotion of Col. Matthew Horne to be Brigadier-General 1785. (25) pp. 595-7, Mr. Iver's [Jover's] invention of a new Firelock or Pistol 1785. (26) pp. 603-13, Europeans engaging in the service of the Country Powers. Letters signed ''Miles.'' Originals. (27) pp. 615-91, Despatches from Sir John Burgoyne to the Commander-in-Chief regarding the state of discipline in the British Regiments in Madras and questions of promotion 1785. (28) pp. 693-706, Reductions of Staff appointments, allowances, &c., 1785. (29) pp. 709-16, State of His Majesty's Troops in the East Indies November 1785. (30) pp. 717-22, Major-General Archibald Campbell's ''Ideas respecting the Indian Army.'' (31) pp. 725-83, Hospitals for the Troops in India. Minute of the Commander-in-Chief (Sir John Dalling) 22nd Nov. 1785. (32) p. 785, Extracts of Acts relating to the Recruiting Service; pp. 787-93, Bill for the more effectually raising a Military Force for the Protection of the Settlements and Possessions of the East India Company 1771. Printed. (33) pp. 795, 796, Letter from the Paymaster of the Southern Army to the Government of Madras 4th Aug. 1786. Troubles due to varieties of coinage used. (34) pp. 797-807, Economies to be effected by enlisting Hanoverians 1785. (35) pp. 811-908, Company's dues to the Treasury on account of King's forces serving in India 1787. (36) pp. 911-23, Capt. Agnew's account of Col. Fullarton's management of the Department of Military Hircarah Intelligence 1787. (37) pp. 925-7, Establishment of Europeans for the several settlements in India. (38) pp. 930-59, A private account of the State of the Carnatic in 1782, and of Eyre Coote's Order of March and Hyder Ali's military system, with a coloured plan of --. By an officer who was serving on board Admiral Hughes' squadron, and became later a Member of Parliament.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Former department reference
IOR/A/1/70 and IOR/A/1/71
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 volume
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