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'''Lansdowne''' was a cantonnement in Garhwal District, Western District of the [[Kumaon|Kumaun]] Division, [[United Provinces]], between [[Dehra Dun]] 150 km to the north, and [[Naini Tal]] and [[Almora]] to the south, It was established in 1887. Originally named Kaludanda, on 21 September 1890 it was renamed Lansdowne after the then Viceroy of India, Lord Henry Lansdowne | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lansdowne,_Garhwal Lansdowne, Garhwal] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lansdowne,_Garhwal Lansdowne, Garhwal] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://lansdownecb.org.in/ | *[http://www.lansdownecb.org.in/about-us/ About Us [Brief History of Lansdowne Cantonment<nowiki>]</nowiki>] Lansdowne Cantonment Board | ||
* This [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=m9L-jRCQZnYC&lpg=PA32&ots=hOvLQs7SzG&dq=Lansdowne%20Cantonment&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false link] advises "A lucid, wry account of life in Lansdowne, a small hill cantonment, is in John Morris, ''Hired to Kill, Some Chapters of Autobiography'' (London,Rupert Hart-Davis 1960)"<ref> [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=m9L-jRCQZnYC&lpg=PA32&ots=hOvLQs7SzG&dq=Lansdowne%20Cantonment&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false Page 32], Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21 : Based on the Diary of Amar Singh of Jaipur by DeWitt C. Ellinwood 2005</ref> Available | * This [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=m9L-jRCQZnYC&lpg=PA32&ots=hOvLQs7SzG&dq=Lansdowne%20Cantonment&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false link] advises "A lucid, wry account of life in Lansdowne, a small hill cantonment, is in John Morris, ''Hired to Kill, Some Chapters of Autobiography'' (London,Rupert Hart-Davis 1960)"<ref> [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=m9L-jRCQZnYC&lpg=PA32&ots=hOvLQs7SzG&dq=Lansdowne%20Cantonment&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false Page 32], ''Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21 : Based on the Diary of Amar Singh of Jaipur'' by DeWitt C. Ellinwood 2005</ref> Available online, refer below. | ||
* [ | *[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lansdowne-here-time-stands-still/articleshow/14675138.cms "Lansdowne, here time stands still"] by Anwesha Mittra ''Times of India'' Feb 5, 2014. | ||
====Historical books online==== | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_141.gif | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_141.gif Lansdowne] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 16'', page 135. | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V12_169.gif | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V12_169.gif Garhwal District] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 12'', page 163. | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/acrossroofofworl00etherich#page/10/mode/2up Lansdowne] page 10 ''Across the roof of the world; a record of sport and travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia'' by Lieut P T Etherton, 39th Garhwal Rifles (Indian Army). 1911 Archive.org | *[https://archive.org/stream/acrossroofofworl00etherich#page/10/mode/2up Lansdowne] page 10 ''Across the roof of the world; a record of sport and travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia'' by Lieut P T Etherton, 39th Garhwal Rifles (Indian Army). 1911 Archive.org | ||
*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1960-hired-to-kill-some-chapters-of-autobiography-by-morris-s-pdf/ ''Hired to Kill: Some Chapters of Autobiography''] by John Morris 1960. Link to a pdf download, PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. [https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.3164 Archive.org mirror version]. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:34, 30 January 2021
| Lansdowne | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 29.83°N 78.68°E |
| Altitude: | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Lansdowne |
| State/Province: | Uttarakhand |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
Lansdowne was a cantonnement in Garhwal District, Western District of the Kumaun Division, United Provinces, between Dehra Dun 150 km to the north, and Naini Tal and Almora to the south, It was established in 1887. Originally named Kaludanda, on 21 September 1890 it was renamed Lansdowne after the then Viceroy of India, Lord Henry Lansdowne
External links
- Lansdowne, Garhwal Wikipedia
- About Us [Brief History of Lansdowne Cantonment] Lansdowne Cantonment Board
- This link advises "A lucid, wry account of life in Lansdowne, a small hill cantonment, is in John Morris, Hired to Kill, Some Chapters of Autobiography (London,Rupert Hart-Davis 1960)"[1] Available online, refer below.
- "Lansdowne, here time stands still" by Anwesha Mittra Times of India Feb 5, 2014.
Historical books online
- Lansdowne Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 16, page 135.
- Garhwal District Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 12, page 163.
- Lansdowne page 10 Across the roof of the world; a record of sport and travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia by Lieut P T Etherton, 39th Garhwal Rifles (Indian Army). 1911 Archive.org
- Hired to Kill: Some Chapters of Autobiography by John Morris 1960. Link to a pdf download, PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. Archive.org mirror version.
References