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* The QVO Corps of Guides Memorial Arch, also known as 'Cavagnari's Arch' after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Louis_Napoleon_Cavagnari Sir Louis Cavagnari] | * The QVO Corps of Guides Memorial Arch, also known as 'Cavagnari's Arch' after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Louis_Napoleon_Cavagnari Sir Louis Cavagnari] | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardan Mardan] Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016) | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardan Mardan] Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016) | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_Guides_(India) The Corps of Guides] Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016) | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_Guides_(India) The Corps of Guides] Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016) | ||
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_212.gif Mardan Town] Imperial Gazetteer | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_212.gif Mardan Town] Imperial Gazetteer | ||
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=181 "Mardan"] page 159 ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1 ''by Miles Irving (1910) Hathi Trust Digital Library | *[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=181 "Mardan"] page 159 ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1 ''by Miles Irving (1910) Hathi Trust Digital Library | ||
| + | *[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b4522143?urlappend=%3Bseq=357 "Mardan"] page 285, ''History of the Guides, 1846-1922'', published 1938. HathiTrust Digital Library. Possibly not viewable in USA etc. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:04, 7 October 2018
| Mardan | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 34.1898222°N 71.9670561°E |
| Altitude: | 283 metres (928 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Mardan |
| State/Province: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, old NWFP |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
Mardan was a cantonment near Nowshera in Peshawar District in North West Frontier Province during the British period. It was the headquarters of the Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force.
Contents
Churches and Missions
- Corps of Guides Chapel
- Brief History of the Lutheran Church Mardan St Paul’s built 1939 was burnt down by a mob in September 2012.
Cemeteries
- Guides Cemetery - for some inscriptions see Images of graves in Mardan Cemetery .
Memorials
- The QVO Corps of Guides Memorial Arch, also known as 'Cavagnari's Arch' after Sir Louis Cavagnari
External links
- Mardan Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016)
- The Corps of Guides Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016)
Historical books online
- Mardan Town Imperial Gazetteer
- "Mardan" page 159 A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1 by Miles Irving (1910) Hathi Trust Digital Library
- "Mardan" page 285, History of the Guides, 1846-1922, published 1938. HathiTrust Digital Library. Possibly not viewable in USA etc.
