Mss Eur F699/1/3/8/1

Series of papers on Army reform, relating to the merger of the Indian and European armies. Papers were originally part of the Military Secretary: Papers on Miscellaneous Subjects sequence (Mss Eur F699/1/3/7). Original numbers appear in the index to Miscellaneous Papers (Mss Eur F699/1/3/7/1).

772. Printed copy of despatch from the Secretary of State for India Sir Charles Wood no. 8671, dated 8 Jul 1861, intimating that arrangements are under consideration for determining an average rate to be paid in England... on account of Troops serving in India.

773. Printed copies of despatches to the Secretary of State for India Sir Charles Wood no. 65 dated 4 May 1861 and 92 dated 3 Jun 1861, with printed covering letter 44A regarding an error recommending Officers should be capable of receiving employment in other Presidencies.

774. Copy of letter no. 471, India Office, 10 Dec 1861, on the subject of the Artillery Force to be maintained in India.

775. Copy of table showing proposed reduction in Batteries of men to be formed from the old Indian Artillery into the New Royal Artillery [1861] and extract of the Governor General's order no. 332, 10 Apr 1861, regarding reorganisation of the brigades of Artillery.

776. Extract of letter from the Secretary of State for India no. 115, 18 Mar 1861, relative to the reduced strength of the Cavalry Regiments.

778. Printed 'Memorandum on the Future Organisation and Constitution of the Native Army', by Lieutenant Colonel H. Bruce, Calcutta, 26 Sep 1861.

779. Copy of Questions and Answers regarding the Command, Select Committee, and Staff of the Royal Artillery in India, by Sir Hugh Rose [1861?].

782. Printed letter of the Military Finance Commission no. 645, 15 Sep 1860, communicating the views of the Commander in Chief of the Army 'on the subject of Moveable Columns in the three Presidencies, and on Carriage, Ammunition, and Transport for the sick'.

783. Comparative statement of Military Forces in the Bengal Presidency, comparing 1 May 1856 to 1 Apr 1861. Received from Sir George Clerk, 15 May 1861.

784. Printed Memorandum by Lieutenant General Sir Patrick Grant regarding the strength and disposition of the Military Force which should be maintained for the Bengal Presidency, Madras, 18 Apr 1860.

785. Printed 'Memorandum for the information and guidance of the Committee as to the views and wishes of the Meeting of Indian Artillery Officers assembled in Calcutta on 6th April 1861,' and 'Proceedings of a Meeting of Officers of the Indian Artillery Regiments, held...at the Bengal Club...6th April 1861'.

787. Printed Observations by the Secretary of State for India in Council on Answers given by the Government in India to Questions connected with the late Changes in the Indian Army. Also Second Set of Observations, and Third Set of Observations [1861].

788. Observations by the Governor General. memorandum on the Native Army required for India [1861].

789. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel H.W. Norman, 1 Mar 1862, forwarding papers relating to the reduction of the Madras Army, formerly numbered 598, 599, 600, and 601, together with despatch no. 17 of 1862 to Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State for India, Feb 1862.

790. Covering note only. 'To Sir Charles Wood, relative to the amalgamation of the General Staff of the British and Indian Forces and the withdrawal of the Batteries dated 24 Feb 1862'.