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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20040407134248/http://home.clara.net/nhpendall/fpdiary.htm The Diary of Frederick Pendall], a member of the Norfolk regiment who was in Belgaum from March 1917 to March 1918 (archived website) | ||
====Historical books on-line==== | ====Historical books on-line==== | ||
| − | [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924070623727#page/n5/mode/2up Belgaum] Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency Vol XXI 1884 | + | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924070623727#page/n5/mode/2up Belgaum] Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency Vol XXI 1884 |
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
Revision as of 06:02, 5 May 2012
| Belgaum | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bombay | |
| Coordinates: | 15.850362°N 74.504672°E |
| Altitude: | 762 m (2,500 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Belgaum |
| State/Province: | Karnataka |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Southern Mahratta Railway | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| Belgaum |
Belgaum was headquarters of the British administrative district of Belgaum. It came under the control of the British in 1818 at the end of the 3rd Maratha War when the Maratha empire was broken up.
Contents
Spelling variants
Modern name: Belgaum
Variants: Belgaon
Military history
Siege of Belgaum 1818
Churches
St Mary's Church, Belgaum Bombay Diocesan Trust
External links
- The Diary of Frederick Pendall, a member of the Norfolk regiment who was in Belgaum from March 1917 to March 1918 (archived website)
Historical books on-line
- Belgaum Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency Vol XXI 1884
