Reform of the Army in India.

(1) pp. iii-vi, List of Contents. (2) pp. vii-x, List prepared by (?) W. Cabell 4th April 1795 of Papers dealing with Indian Army Reform, submitted to John Bruce for confirmation. (3) pp. 1-90, Henry Dundas to Lord Cornwallis 1st Sept. 1794, Asks his sentiments upon the proposed arrangements for the India Army. (4) pp. 93-175, Cornwallis to H. Dundas 7th Nov. 1794, Plan for reorganisation of the Indian Army; pp. 172-92, Index to above; pp. 193-4, Memorandum on transference of Europeans from the Company's to the King's Service; pp. 417-24, Cornwallis' Queries to the Officers of the British Army in India, with, pp. 431-75, Printed copy of same with answers. (5) pp. 195-220, Francis Russell's Report on the Plan 8th March 1794, with, pp. 221-53, Extracts from legal authorities as to the Powers of the Crown and of Parliament relative to the Army. (6) pp. 261-2, Dundas' Circular Letter to Sir John Shore, Lord Hobart, Jonathan Duncan and Sir Robert Abercromby, no date, asking their opinions on the Plan. (7) pp. 265-70, Establishment of Cavalry and Infantry in India, Estimate of increased cost under the Plan. (8) pp. 273-91, Queries to Lord Cornwallis on his plan, partly by D. Scott. (9) pp. 295A-295E, Court's Resolution on the Plan 23rd Jan. 1795. (10) pp. 295-365, Sir Francis Baring's Correspondence with the Court and Lord Cornwallis on the Plan 12th to 16th Feb. 1795 (partly Original). (11) Opinions on the Plan. pp. 369-81, Lord Hobart to Dundas 21st March 1794 (Original); pp. 385-90, Memorandum by Col. Sydenham; pp. 397-8, Do. by Gen. Richard Smith 16th Feb. 1795 (Original); pp. 401-16, Letter from Colonel [Mark] Wood; pp. 481-555, Letter from Sir H. A. M. Cosby 21st Jan. 1795 (Original). (12) p. 557A, Letter from M. Lewis (War Office) 28th Oct. 1794, with, pp. 557E to 629, Papers relative to Company's Officers with Brevet Rank.

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