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This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/1998-09/0904716348 post] advises that '''Subathu''', together with [[Kasauli]] and [[Dagshai]], were hill depots created by the British Army in the mid-19th c for the families and some of the troops to escape to in the hot weather which was so unhealthy in the plains. They are on the ridges of wooded hills about 20 kms into the Himalayas on the road between Chandigarh and Simla. [[Kasauli]] is the major town in the area.
'''Subathu''' was a hill cantonment in Simla District, [[Punjab]]. Together with [[Kasauli]] and [[Dagshai]], it was created by the British Army in the mid-19th century for the families and some of the troops to escape to in the hot weather which was so unhealthy in the plains. They are on the ridges of wooded hills about 20 kms into the Himalayas on the road between Chandigarh and Simla.<ref>Kennedy, David.  [https://web.archive.org/web/20200927000524/https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=india&thread=15659804  Re: HURST] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 2 September 1998, now archived.</ref> [[Kasauli]] is the major town in the area.


A photograph of a plaque in a link below advises that Subathu was established as a Military Garrison (6th Native Infantry) in 1815 to oppose the forces of General Amar Singh Thapa located at Maulan Fort.  In the olden days the route to [[Simla]] was via Subathu
A photograph of a plaque <ref>From  a webpage no longer accessible</ref> advises that Subathu was established as a Military Garrison (6th Native Infantry) in 1815 to oppose the forces of General Amar Singh Thapa located at Maulan Fort.  In the olden days the route to [[Simla]] was via Subathu.
 
Subathu is close to [[Kasauli]], but at a considerably lower level. Subathu lay in the ‘malarial belt’ and the disease in 1841 claimed the life the Letitia, the daughter of Sir Henry Lawrence (of Indian Mutiny fame). After this tragedy, Lawrence’s wife, Honoria, could not bear to live in the place any longer. By that time the Kasauli hill had also been surveyed and they decided to move to its healthier climate. The Lawrences built ‘Sunnyside’, the first European residence on the hill [at Kasauli] and Lawrence’s wife Honoria wrote in a letter, "From our house we can see the burial ground at Subathoo where the mortal remains of our little angel lie. It is on a solitary hill above Subathoo, ten miles from Kussowlie."<ref>[http://www.travelintelligence.com/travel-writing/kasauli-of-bun-samosas-and-rissoles "Kasauli: of Bun-Samosas and Rissoles"] by Raaja Bhasin travelintelligence.com</ref>


== Spelling Variants ==
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Sabathu
Modern name: Sabathu<br>
'''Alternative spelling'''<br>
Variants: Subathu/Subathoo/Soobathoo/Sabhathu
Variants: Subathu, Subathoo, Soobathoo. Sabhathu
 
==First World War==
There was a Young Officers’ School at Subathu c 1917-1919.  This appears to have been associated with a similar School at [[Ambala]]<ref>[https://gillww1.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/school-of-instruction-for-officers-sabathu-ambala-1917-to-1918/ "School of Instruction for Officers, Sabathu & Ambala, 1917 to 1919"] September 13, 2012. Gill family’s service in the First World War. gillww1</ref> and it seems likely  that Subathu was the summer location of this School.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himachal Pradesh] from Himachal Tourism has sections on Subathu,  [[Kasauli]] , and [[Dagshai]], in addition to [[Simla]] and other towns
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140703163042/http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himachal Pradesh], now an archived webpage,  from Himachal Tourism has sections on Subathu,  [[Kasauli]] , and [[Dagshai]], in addition to [[Simla]] and other towns.
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050328/himachal.htm#9 Historical cemetery faces neglect] The Tribune Monday, March 28, 2005, Chandigarh
*[https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99feb20/saturday/regional.htm Subathu "A prominent market town of yesteryear"] by Romesh Dutt  February 20, 1999 ''The Tribune''
*[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:3an356Yz0ccJ:www.indianbirds.in/pdfs/Birds%2520walk%2520the%2520ramp%2520at%2520Subathu,%2520Himachal%2520Pradesh,%2520India.pdf+subathu+himachal&hl=en&gl=au&sig=AHIEtbQxLrhgP3TOrmHuoKseYgNxd15oEA “Birds walk the ramp at Subathu, Himachal Pradesh, India”] by Lt General Baljit Singh from ''Indian Birds'' Vol 2, No.2 (March-April 2006), pages 38-39
:[https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99feb20/saturday/regional.htm#2 "Museum that showcases heroic deeds of Gurkhas] by R D [probably Romesh Dutt]  February 20, 1999. ''The Tribune''. Located at Subathu.
*[http://beacononline.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/subathu/ Subathu – A Photo feature by Jyoti Thapa Mani] from the Himalayan Beacon
*[https://theoktravel.com/imperial-legacy-and-gurkha-heritage-subathu/ "Imperial legacy and Gurkha heritage – Subathu"] by Ravinder Makhaik January 10, 2017 theoktravel.com
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000122/windows/main3.htm A beautiful cemetery beckons you] by Madan Gupta Spatu  January 22, 2000 ''The Tribune''. It is the oldest cemetery in the Simla Hills which was built soon after the British defeated the Gurkhas here in 1814. It is the burial place of Letitia, the daughter of Sir Henry Lawrence, who was buried here in 1841,([http://fibis.ourarchives.online/bin/aps_detail.php?id=978504 FIBIS database entry])
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050328/himachal.htm#9 Historical cemetery faces neglect] ''The Tribune'' Monday, March 28, 2005, Chandigarh
*Inscriptions from [https://bacsa.frontis.co/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=146&s_id=187 Cemetery in Subathu] bacsa.org.uk
:[https://web.archive.org/web/20200206014800/http://shimlawalks.com/cemetery-in-subathu.html Cemetery in Subathu] shimlawalks.com, now an archived webpage. With inscriptions.
*[http://indianbirds.in/pdfs/IB2.2_Singh_Subathu.pdf "Birds walk the ramp at Subathu, Himachal Pradesh, India"] by Lt General Baljit Singh from ''Indian Birds'' Vol 2, No.2 (March-April 2006), pages 38-39
*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/g/largeimage57409.html Photograph: General view of the cantonment and sanitarium at Sabathoo] by Samuel Bourne 1865 with [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/g/019pho000000394u00036000.html description] British Library Online Gallery
*[http://www.25thlondon.com/hpalbum/146_-_Sabathu_3.html Photograph: Sabathu] c 1917 25thlondon.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014
*Postcard [http://postcards.delcampe.co.uk/page/item/id,87098588,var,IP15-INDIA-SUBATHU-Back-view-of-Hospital,language,E.html Subathu-Back view of Hospital] Click to enlarge. postcards.delcampe.co.uk Probably c 1910


==Historical books online==
==Historical books online==
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=EX4FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA337 "Topographical and Sanitary Report on Subathoo (a Lower Himalayan Station"] by Dr Munro Surgeon, 93rd Highlanders.  ''Annals of military and naval surgery and tropical medicine and hygiene: Volume 1 for the year 1863'' 1864 Google Books
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_350.gif Sabathu] Imperial Gazetteer
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=StsSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA362 "Topographical and Sanitary Report on Subathoo (A Lower Himalayan Station)"] by Dr Munro Surgeon, [[93rd Regiment of Foot|93rd Highlanders]] 1859-60, page 362 ''Army Medical Department: Statistical Sanitary and Medical Reports for the year 1861'' (published 1863)  Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=L44IAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA2-PA51 Report on the Water-Supply of Subathoo] by W. G. May, Assistant Surgeon, Analyst 0f Potable Waters ''Fifth Report on the analysis of potable waters of cantonments in the Bengal presidency'' 1869 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=L44IAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA2-PA51 Report on the Water-Supply of Subathoo] by W. G. May, Assistant Surgeon, Analyst 0f Potable Waters ''Fifth Report on the analysis of potable waters of cantonments in the Bengal presidency'' 1869 Google Books
*[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dpFeAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA151 "Subathoo"], page 151 ''A Guide to Simla: With a Descriptive Account of the Neighbouring Sanitaria, Subathoo, Dugshaie, Sunawur, Kussowlie, Kotegurh, Chini, &c., &c., &c‬'' by W H Carey 1870 Google Books
*[https://archive.org/details/gazetteer-simla-1904/page/119/mode/1up "Sabathu"], page 119 ''Punjab District Gazetteers Volume VIII A. Simla District 1904'' Archive.org.


== References ==
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Subathu
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 30.97°N 76.99°E
Altitude: 1,265 m (4,150 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Sabathu
State/Province: Himachal Pradesh
Country: India
Transport links

Subathu was a hill cantonment in Simla District, Punjab. Together with Kasauli and Dagshai, it was created by the British Army in the mid-19th century for the families and some of the troops to escape to in the hot weather which was so unhealthy in the plains. They are on the ridges of wooded hills about 20 kms into the Himalayas on the road between Chandigarh and Simla.[1] Kasauli is the major town in the area.

A photograph of a plaque [2] advises that Subathu was established as a Military Garrison (6th Native Infantry) in 1815 to oppose the forces of General Amar Singh Thapa located at Maulan Fort. In the olden days the route to Simla was via Subathu.

Subathu is close to Kasauli, but at a considerably lower level. Subathu lay in the ‘malarial belt’ and the disease in 1841 claimed the life the Letitia, the daughter of Sir Henry Lawrence (of Indian Mutiny fame). After this tragedy, Lawrence’s wife, Honoria, could not bear to live in the place any longer. By that time the Kasauli hill had also been surveyed and they decided to move to its healthier climate. The Lawrences built ‘Sunnyside’, the first European residence on the hill [at Kasauli] and Lawrence’s wife Honoria wrote in a letter, "From our house we can see the burial ground at Subathoo where the mortal remains of our little angel lie. It is on a solitary hill above Subathoo, ten miles from Kussowlie."[3]

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Sabathu
Variants: Subathu/Subathoo/Soobathoo/Sabhathu

First World War

There was a Young Officers’ School at Subathu c 1917-1919. This appears to have been associated with a similar School at Ambala[4] and it seems likely that Subathu was the summer location of this School.

External links

"Museum that showcases heroic deeds of Gurkhas by R D [probably Romesh Dutt] February 20, 1999. The Tribune. Located at Subathu.
Cemetery in Subathu shimlawalks.com, now an archived webpage. With inscriptions.

Historical books online

References

  1. ↑ Kennedy, David. Re: HURST Rootsweb India Mailing List 2 September 1998, now archived.
  2. ↑ From a webpage no longer accessible
  3. ↑ "Kasauli: of Bun-Samosas and Rissoles" by Raaja Bhasin travelintelligence.com
  4. ↑ "School of Instruction for Officers, Sabathu & Ambala, 1917 to 1919" September 13, 2012. Gill family’s service in the First World War. gillww1
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