'The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier of Sind.' [‎424] (454/481)

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INDEX.
organisation, 87; supply of sol
diers how regulated, 89; in
ducements and rewards to be
adopted, 90; the Ironsides of
Cromwell an English silidar
corps, 91 ; source of their ex
cellence, 91 ; present military
system, and its operation, 92;
chief evil a special code, 92;
working of the military code,
93; natural qualities of British
soldiers, 93; what their military
education has done for them,
93; present system must be
abandoned, 94; base for new
arrangements, 94.
Armies, recruits and recruiting for,
91, 101, 123, 342, 417.
Arming a free people, remarks
on, 87; a large standing army
unnecessary, 87 ; legitimate ob
ject how to be attained, 87;
the English people of old really
warlike, 88; might again be
made so, 88 ; description of Go
vernment necessary for such a
people, 88 ; system dangerous
to despotisms, 89; supply of
soldiers how regulated, 89;
lesson from the manufacturer,
89; application of it, 90; prin
ciples to be adopted in organis
ing an army, 90; Cromwell's
soldiers, 91 ; how to improve
present material, 91 ; no special
laws necessary, 92.
Arms, training in the use of, 88 ;
of irregular cavalry, 138; the
sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. 's musket, 201 ; cavalry
swords, 202; rifles, 206, 211,
255.
Army, native, of India: remarks
on its state and efficiency, and
the means of remedying its ex
isting defects, 114 ; the subject
long ago discussed, 115; de
fects of the present system, 115;
principle of discipline the sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
best understands, 116; want of
power in regimental command
ers one enormous evil, 116;
ttnselected European officers
another, 116 ; influence of
English officers with sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. ,
117, 396; imitation of Euro
pean follies unwise, 118, 184 ;
its effects on efficiency, 119;
example of the "regular" sys
tem, 119; common-sense re
commended, 119 ; principles to
be regarded in the appointment
of European officers, 120; Sir
John Malcolm's proposition,
120, 124 ; plan proposed for
the Bombay army, 120; how
its principles might be better
followed out, 122; result of
such arrangements, 122; the
Mussulmans of Hindoostan the
best men for the army, 123,
194 ; example of their qualities,
123 ; the Indian army might be
employed abroad, 124; re-con
sideration of Sir J. Malcolm's
proposition, 124; vices of the
seniority system of promotion,
191 ; scheme for reorganisation,
391, 397.
Army, of Bengal: its defects and
indiscipline manifold andglaring,
94 ; motives for exposing them,
95 ; the most serious faults, 95;
first fault, conduct of English
officers in dealing with Asia
tics, 96; principal cause, 96;
another cause, 97; remedy, 97 ;
second, third, and fourth evils,
position of commanding officers,
system of payment, and conduct
of messes, 99 ; remedy in the
hands of Government, 100;
fifth evil, absence of confidence
between officers and sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. ,
100; sixth evil, the caste system,
101 ; its working and effects,
101; the Bombay system, 102;
one great excellence of the Bom
bay sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. , 103; comparison of
the Bengal and Bombay sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. ,
103; remedy for the defect,
104 ; seventh evil, the bad sys
tem of promotion, 104; its
effects on the private soldier,
104 ; equally baneful with the