The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c18.48

c18.48

The formidable force at the disposal of Chandragupta, by far the largest in India,⁴ was controlled and administered under the direction of a War Office organized on an elaborate system. A commission of thirty members was divided into six Boards, each with five members, to which departments were severally assigned as follows: Board No. I, in co-operation with the admiral—Admiralty; Board No. II—Transport, Commissariat, and Army service, including the provision of drummers, grooms, mechanics, and grass-cutters; Board No. III—Infantry; Board No. IV—Cavalry; Board No. V—War-chariots; Board No. VI—Elephants.