Stuart Reid worked as a librarian and a professional soldier. His main focus of interest lies in the 18th and 19th centuries and he has ancestors who served in the British Army and the East India Company. He has written numerous books, including several works for Osprey.Gerry Embleton has been a leading illustrator and researcher of historical costume since the 1970s. He is an internationally respected authority on 15th and 18th century costumes in particular.

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• Origins – defence companies raised for trading stationsThe reforms of Stringer Lawrence and Robert Clive 1740s–50sCampaigns: Against Dupleix 1751–54 – Suraja Dowla and the ‘Black Hole of Calcutta’ 1756 – battle of Plassey, 1757 · The Mysore Wars 1766–69, 1780–83, 1789–92 · First Maratha War 1779–82 · Fourth Mysore War, 1799 – Tippoo Shaib and Arthur Wellesley at Seringapatum · Second Maratha War 1803–05 · Hindustan & Gurkha Wars 1804–16 · Third Maratha War 1817–18 · Burma War 1823–26 · First Afghan War 1839–42 · Sind 1843 · First and Second Sikh Wars 1848–49Evolution of uniforms and equipment

Stuart Reid worked as a librarian and a professional soldier. His main focus of interest lies in the 18th and 19th centuries and he has ancestors who served in the British Army and the East India Company. He has written numerous books, including several works for Osprey.Gerry Embleton has been a leading illustrator and researcher of historical costume since the 1970s. He is an internationally respected authority on 15th and 18th century costumes in particular.

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• Origins – defence companies raised for trading stationsThe reforms of Stringer Lawrence and Robert Clive 1740s–50sCampaigns: Against Dupleix 1751–54 – Suraja Dowla and the ‘Black Hole of Calcutta’ 1756 – battle of Plassey, 1757 · The Mysore Wars 1766–69, 1780–83, 1789–92 · First Maratha War 1779–82 · Fourth Mysore War, 1799 – Tippoo Shaib and Arthur Wellesley at Seringapatum · Second Maratha War 1803–05 · Hindustan & Gurkha Wars 1804–16 · Third Maratha War 1817–18 · Burma War 1823–26 · First Afghan War 1839–42 · Sind 1843 · First and Second Sikh Wars 1848–49Evolution of uniforms and equipment

Stuart Reid worked as a librarian and a professional soldier. His main focus of interest lies in the 18th and 19th centuries and he has ancestors who served in the British Army and the East India Company. He has written numerous books, including several works for Osprey.Gerry Embleton has been a leading illustrator and researcher of historical costume since the 1970s. He is an internationally respected authority on 15th and 18th century costumes in particular.

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• Origins – defence companies raised for trading stationsThe reforms of Stringer Lawrence and Robert Clive 1740s–50sCampaigns: Against Dupleix 1751–54 – Suraja Dowla and the ‘Black Hole of Calcutta’ 1756 – battle of Plassey, 1757 · The Mysore Wars 1766–69, 1780–83, 1789–92 · First Maratha War 1779–82 · Fourth Mysore War, 1799 – Tippoo Shaib and Arthur Wellesley at Seringapatum · Second Maratha War 1803–05 · Hindustan & Gurkha Wars 1804–16 · Third Maratha War 1817–18 · Burma War 1823–26 · First Afghan War 1839–42 · Sind 1843 · First and Second Sikh Wars 1848–49Evolution of uniforms and equipment