East India Register and Army List for 1850, showing the Indian Army at the end of the Second Sikh War [1846-49]

The East India Register and Army List, for 1850  Compiled, by Permission of the East India Company from the Official Returns received at the East India House. By F. Clark of the Secretary’s Office, East India House. Wm, H. Allen [London] 1846  1st edition small 8vo.

civ, 371pp including 7pp casualties (Bengal), 159pp including 5pp casualties (Madras), 120pp including 3pp casualties (Bombay), pp 121-145 lists of Directors, Propietors, &c., [xii advertisements], 12pp Allen’s list. Contemprary polished calf gilt, unevenly faded and a piece of leather missing. Contemporary ownership name boldly written across the title page but the initials difficult to decipher Ouseley Ja 18/50. Fully indexed lists of all serving and retired officers in the three Presidency armies, together with lists of civil servants, Indian Navy officers (down to Midshipmen), government officials, etc. A feature of the Register is the list of annual casualties with date and place of death, etc. This volume, published when The Marquis of Dalhousie was Governor General and General Sir Charles James Napier c.-in-c. This volume lists the army as it was shortly before at the start of the First Sikh War in December 1846. The text block is very clean and fresh  jan17/1

Provenance: This copy belonged to an Ouseley and the binding is of the same type as several volues of this titel in my private reference library which belonged to Captain Henry Vibart Glegg, HEIC Recruiting Officer, Edinburgh which could suggest that the owner had some similar role.