In a message dated 16/03/2008 23:53:58 GMT Standard Time, wulguru.wantok@gmail.com writes: G'day folks, Anyone with an answer, please direct it to "Edward" with a copy to The Raj , of course. Begin forwarded message: From: "edwardplayfair" <edwardplayfair@yahoo.com> Date: 17 March 2008 5:51:06 AM To: SAGongs@yahoogroups.com Subject: [SAGongs] Did Germans (Hanoverians?) serve in the HEIC forces in early 19th century Reply-To: SAGongs@yahoogroups.com I've been doing some research into Dum Dum and the Bengal Artillery in the 1820s and 1830s and have come across a Cooper Sergeant William Zeiter (who enlisted in London) and a Sergeant-Major J. Otto. Neither sound like your average British NCO, but can anyone confirm that Germans (would they be likely to be Hanoverians?) regularly served in the HEIC forces of the late Georgian period? Many thanks, Edward Playfair Yes, I have sent Edward an attachment concerning the 15th Hanovarian Regiment which landed in Madras in 1782 with the 78th Seaforth Highland Foot Regiment. I will be happy to send the same attachment to anyone else, if they contact me directly. Joan Brown