V. Military: Appendix to the Report From the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Affairs of the East-India Company, 16th August 1832, and Minutes of Evidence (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Committee On East-India Company

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0260122548 ISBN 13: 9780260122544

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2020

Synopsis

Detailed official synopsis of the Indian Army, based on evidence before the East-India Committee

This book compiles witness testimony and analysis on the Indian Army’s spirit, discipline, and efficiency, its size and costs, and how it is organized and equipped across the Presidencies.

Framed as a comprehensive reference, the work covers the two services—His Majesty’s forces and the Company’s army—and the three armies they form part of. It also explains the distribution, clothing, and pay, along with courts-martial and oversight from home authorities. Readers will find assessments of Bengal army discipline, comparisons to the British army, and discussions on command, rank structure, and provincial differences.

• Discipline, efficiency, and the spirit of the Indian Army as reported by multiple witnesses
• Numbers, organization, clothing, and equipment across presidencies
• Pay, allowances, and the financial arrangement between Company and Crown
• Administration, courts-martial, and home authority oversight

Ideal for readers of military history, governance in colonial India, and scholars seeking primary-source context on 19th‑century army organization.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0260122548
• ISBN 13: 9780260122544
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 664