Belgaum
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| Belgaum | |
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| 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 |
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Belgaum came under the control of the British in 1818 at the end of the 3rd Maratha War when the Maratha empire was broken up. It was the headquarters of Belgaum District in the Southern division of Bombay Presidency during the British period.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Belgaum
Variants: Belgaon
Military history
Siege of Belgaum 1818
Churches
St Mary's Church, Belgaum Bombay Diocesan Trust
External links
- Belgaum Love to Know 1911
- Belgaum Town Imperial Gazetteer
- 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
