Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c56.s6.4

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The strength and organisation of De Boigne’s corps in 1793 have been described in Chapter 41, § 7. The condition of Sindhia’s European-trained army in 1802 is thus described by Perron:—“The force which I commanded in the service of Sindhia consisted of four brigades, each of eight battalions. Each battalion had eight companies, each company being 65 infantry in strength. There was a small body of cavalry, from 2,500 to 3,000 horse, [forming the General’s guard.] Each brigade ought to have been commanded by a Colonel, a Major, eight captains and 16 lieutenants. But the difficulty of getting reliable Europeans led to the corps of officers being rarely complete. The cavalry was commanded by a captain and a lieutenant.