Sub-series
Bengal Army Muster Rolls and Casualty Returns
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/MIL/10/130-185
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This record is about the Bengal Army Muster Rolls and Casualty Returns dating from 1716-1861.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/L/MIL/10/130-185
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bengal Army Muster Rolls and Casualty Returns
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1716-1861
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series consists of brief nominal rolls (NRs) - up to 1769 - and detailed muster rolls (MRs) and casualty returns (CRs) - arranged alphabetically after 1769 - and of the NCOs and privates of the various European companies and regiments of the Bengal Army. Officers are included in some of the rolls up to 1818. After 1819 each muster roll is usually accompanied by a casualty roll and an account of deceased soldiers' estates. The rolls were compiled by an officer of the company or regiment in question and then forwarded to East India House, but between 1794 and 1815 this method was replaced by a single alphabetical roll of the whole European army, compiled in the Town Major's Office at Fort William.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also IOR: L/F/10/1 for a nominal roll of the military at Fort William 30 Nov 1706.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 56 volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/661b5801-7fca-4552-b398-409efa3aa8ab/
Series information
IOR/L/MIL/10
Bengal Army Records
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/L/MIL
Records of the Military Department
Within the series: IOR/L/MIL/10
Bengal Army Records
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Bengal Army Muster Rolls and Casualty Returns