The statements were prepared annually by the Bengal Military Auditor-General and were submitted by him to the Governor-General for transmission to the Court of Directors. The main item in each volume is a detailed statement of all expenses incurred during the year in all branches of the Military ...
They are basically similar to the Bengal Statements, especially after 1800 - Madras GO of 6 June 1800 esstablished uniformity between the military books of the two Presidencies. The costs of the Madras Establishment, however, are calculated in star pagodas until 1819 and subsequently in Madras ru...
The statements follow the pattern for Bengal and Madras, apart from the absence of a covering letter to the Governor-General. The costs are calculated in Bombay rupees. The volumes include the following separate returns: list of officers 1791-1853; HM troops on the Bombay Establishment 1791-1840;...
The East India Company recruiting in Great Britain was confined to private soldiers for its artillery and infantry units apart from a short period during the Mutiny, when special European cavalry regiments were raised. The enlistment, training and embarkation of these recruits are covered in thre...
Officer cadets were appointed to the East India Company's armies by the patronage of members of the Court of Directors and the Board of Control. Each patron had a fixed quota of nominations for each season, and cadets were 'recommended' to him by a friend or acquaintance. After nomination the cad...
By the end of the eighteenth century the East India Company had recognised that cadets for the technical branches of its armies needed a better training than that received under the 'direct' system, and from 1798, a number of artillery and engineer cadets were educated at the Royal Military Acade...