In March, 1770, a fifth company of artillery was raised in Fort William, and in May the companies were formed into a battalion, to which an adjutant was allowed. In September the lascars were divided into 28 companies, of which seven (consisting of 2 serangs, 2 tindals, and 100 lascars each) were attached to each of the three companies, with the brigades, and to one of those in Fort William. The embodying the companies of artillery into one battalion must have increased the efficiency of the army, by introducing uniformity of system into their management, and a more effectual supervision than could have existed in their scattered state. The regiment at this time, supposing no change had occurred in the strength of companies, would have consisted of— ─────────────────────┬──────────────────────┬────────────────────── │ By calculation │By returns of 1772[13] ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── Lieut.-Col. Comm. │ 1│ 1 ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── Major. │ 1│ 1 ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── Adjutant. │ 1│ ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── Captains. │ 5│ 4 ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── 2nd Captains. │ 5│ 4 ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── 1st Lieutenants. │ 5│ 16 ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── 2nd Lieutenants. │ 5│ 16 ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── Fireworkers. │ 5│ 11[14] ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── Serjeants. │ 20│ 30 ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── Corporals. │ 20│ 20 ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── Drummers. │ 20│ 18 ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── Bombardiers. │ 40│ 340 ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── Gunners. │ 120│ 〃 ─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── Matrosses. │ 300│ ──────────┬──────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────── Lascars. │Serangs. │ 56│ 48