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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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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
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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.

Spelling variants

Modern name: Belgaum
Variants: Belgaon

Military history

Siege of Belgaum 1818

Interior St Mary's Church, Belgaum

Churches

St Mary's Church, Belgaum Bombay Diocesan Trust

External links

Historical books on-line

  • Belgaum Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency Vol XXI 1884