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| − | Meerut was an important military garrison | + | {{Locations_Infobox |
| + | |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
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| + | |coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28.99,77.7&z=15&t=h&hl=en 28.99°N 77.7°E] | ||
| + | |altitude= 225 m (737 ft) | ||
| + | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerut Meerut] | ||
| + | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh Uttar Pradesh] | ||
| + | |country= India | ||
| + | |transport= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Places of Interest|title=Meerut|name=Meerut |link=xxxxx}} | ||
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| + | '''Meerut''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_259.gif Meerut District] in the Meerut Division of United Provinces during the British period. It was the location of an important military garrison. | ||
== Military history == | == Military history == | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_269.gif Meerut City] Imperial Gazetteer<br> | ||
| + | *[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Meerut Meerut] Love to Know 1911<br> | ||
*[http://www.imagesofasia.com/html/india/army-barracks.html General View Royal Field Artillery (R.F.A.) Barracks, Meerut 1910] Postcard from Images of Asia | *[http://www.imagesofasia.com/html/india/army-barracks.html General View Royal Field Artillery (R.F.A.) Barracks, Meerut 1910] Postcard from Images of Asia | ||
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/4375250699/ Photograph of St John's Garrison Church - Meerut - 1822] taken in 2009 flickr.com | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/4375250699/ Photograph of St John's Garrison Church - Meerut - 1822] taken in 2009 flickr.com | ||
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/4375248339/in/set-72157624860712046/ Photograph of St Joseph's Church - Meerut – 1826] taken in 2009 flickr.com | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/4375248339/in/set-72157624860712046/ Photograph of St Joseph's Church - Meerut – 1826] taken in 2009 flickr.com | ||
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/4375995426/in/set-72157624860712046/ Photograph of St Paul's Methodist Church - Meerut – 1924] taken in 2009 flickr.com | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/4375995426/in/set-72157624860712046/ Photograph of St Paul's Methodist Church - Meerut – 1924] taken in 2009 flickr.com | ||
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| + | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 24 June 2012
| Meerut | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 28.99°N 77.7°E |
| Altitude: | 225 m (737 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Meerut |
| State/Province: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Meerut] |
Contents
THIS PAGE IS WAITING FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
Meerut was the headquarters of Meerut District in the Meerut Division of United Provinces during the British period. It was the location of an important military garrison.
Military history
Mutiny at Meerut May 1857
Cemeteries
BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia) cemetery publications are
- Meerut: The First Sixty Years (1815-1875) by Alan Harfield, 1992 MIs and burial registers. Also a complete listing of the British and Indian regiments there along with a history of the garrison.
- Meerut Part II (1876-1939) by Alan Harfield, 1999 MIs and Burial Registers of Cantonment Cemetery; also Race Course Cemetery and Military Memorials.
BACSA have put the indexes to these cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.
External links
- Meerut City Imperial Gazetteer
- Meerut Love to Know 1911
- General View Royal Field Artillery (R.F.A.) Barracks, Meerut 1910 Postcard from Images of Asia
- Photograph of St John's Garrison Church - Meerut - 1822 taken in 2009 flickr.com
- Photograph of St Joseph's Church - Meerut – 1826 taken in 2009 flickr.com
- Photograph of St Paul's Methodist Church - Meerut – 1924 taken in 2009 flickr.com
