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'''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.
'''Belgaum''' came under the control of the British in 1818 at the end of the [[3rd Maratha War]] when the Maratha empire was broken up. It was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=7&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V07_151.gif Belgaum District] in the Southern division of [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] during the British period.  


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Belgaum Belgaum] Love to Know 1911<br>
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V07_162.gif Belgaum Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
*[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)     
*[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====

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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


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Belgaum came under the control of the British in 1818 at the end of the 3rd Maratha War when the Maratha empire was broken up. It was the headquarters of Belgaum District in the Southern division of Bombay Presidency during the British period.

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