Memoir of the Services of the Bengal Artillery: From the Formation of the Corps to the Present Time, with Some Account of Its Internal OrganizationBuckle, E. (Edmond)
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Memoir of the Services of the Bengal Artillery: From the Formation of the Corps to the Present Time, with Some Account of Its Internal Organization
Buckle, E. (Edmond)
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947; India -- History, Military; India. Army. Bengal Artillery
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│per Troop.│ Total
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Captains. │ 1│ 3
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Capt.-Lieutenants.│ 1│ 3
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Lieutenant. │ 3│ 9
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Adjutant. │ │ 1
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Riding Master. │ │ 1
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Serj.-Major. │ │ 1
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R. R. Sergeant. │ │ 1
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Qr.-Master Serj. │ │ 1
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Serjeants. │ 6│ 18
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Corporals. │ 6│ 18
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Gunners. │ 10│ 30
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Matrosses. │ 80│ 240
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Trumpeters. │ 2│ 6
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Farriers. │ 1│ 3
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Native Farriers. │ 1│ 3
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Native Doctors. │ 1│ 3
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Serangs. │ 1│ 3
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Tindals. │ 2│ 6
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Lascars. │ 24│ 72
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Horses. │ 145│ 438
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Syces. │ 145│ 438
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Grass-cutters. │ 145│ 438
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The senior captain exercised the command over the whole, in addition to
the command of his own troop, subject to the orders of the commandant of
artillery.
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