Memorial from the Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons of the Bengal Medical Establishment regarding the retirement of Members of the Medical Board and Head Surgeons of General Hospitals.
The Bengal Army is assembled in the Upper Provinces for service against the Marathas - a corps of Irregular Cavalry is raised under the command of Major Richard Frith - Captain Thomas Wood is appointed to command the Pioneer Corps.
A Sibbendy (Revenue) Corps is raised for service in the Cawnpore District - additional soldiers recruited for the Sibbendy Corps in Districts Etawah, Moradabad, Allahabad and Gorakhpur.