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The Nizam's Contingent was formed through the plan of [[Governor-General of India|Governor-General]] [[Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley]] to rid British India of French influence. On arriving in India in 1798, he effected the disbandment of the Nizam of Hyderabad's Indian units that had been under the command of the Frenchman Monsieur Raymond and officered by non-British Europeans. |
The Nizam's Contingent was formed through the plan of [[Governor-General of India|Governor-General]] [[Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley]] to rid British India of French influence. On arriving in India in 1798, he effected the disbandment of the Nizam of Hyderabad's Indian units that had been under the command of the Frenchman Monsieur Raymond and officered by non-British Europeans. |
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The disbanded units would be formed into a British-officered army and would fight with the [[East India Company]] troops during the [[Mysore (1789–1791)|Mysore campaign]] (1790 - 1792) and their efforts at the [[Siege of Seringapatam (1799)|Siege of Seringapatam]] against [[Tipu Sultan]] in the final battle of the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]] would earn approbation of the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]], who recorded that they 'behaved well.'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1956-02-860-1 |title=Centrepiece of First or Royal Colour, 8th Regiment of Infantry, Nizam's Army, 1850 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2023-06-02 |website=collection.nam.ac.uk |publisher=National Army Museum |access-date=2023-06-02 |quote=}}</ref> |
The disbanded units would be formed into a British-officered army and would fight with the [[East India Company]] troops during the [[Mysore (1789–1791)|Mysore campaign]] (1790 - 1792) and their efforts at the [[Siege of Seringapatam (1799)|Siege of Seringapatam]] against [[Tipu Sultan]] in the final battle of the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]] would earn approbation of the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]], who recorded that they 'behaved well.'<ref name='regiment'>{{cite web |url=https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1956-02-860-1 |title=Centrepiece of First or Royal Colour, 8th Regiment of Infantry, Nizam's Army, 1850 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2023-06-02 |website=collection.nam.ac.uk |publisher=National Army Museum |access-date=2023-06-02 |quote=}}</ref> |
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The [[Madras Presidency]] would have no cause to raise Irregular troops as the services of the Nizam's forces could be relied upon for support.<ref |
The [[Madras Presidency]] would have no cause to raise Irregular troops as the services of the Nizam's forces could be relied upon for support.<ref name='regiment'/> |
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==Russell Brigade== |
==Russell Brigade== |
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