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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangal_Pandey Mangal Pandey] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangal_Pandey Mangal Pandey] Wikipedia
*[http://www.cbbarrackpore.org.in/CanttInfo.htm Cantonment Board Barrackpore] which includes [http://www.cbbarrackpore.org.in/HeritageStructures.htm Heritage Structures] and [http://www.cbbarrackpore.org.in/ListGraves.htm List of Graves in the Old Christian Cemetery at Sadar Bazaar]
*[http://www.cbbarrackpore.org.in/CanttInfo.htm Cantonment Board Barrackpore] which includes [http://www.cbbarrackpore.org.in/HeritageStructures.htm Heritage Structures] and [http://www.cbbarrackpore.org.in/ListGraves.htm List of Graves in the Old Christian Cemetery at Sadar Bazaar]
*[https://picasaweb.google.com/paulnsheila/FrancisDownAndIndiaPhotos#5078062408738529138 Photograph: RFA Barracks Barrackpore, Bengal 1916]    Photographs of Francis Down, 218th Brigade, RFA.  Picasaweb.
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA287  The cantonment at Barrackpore], page 287 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA287  The cantonment at Barrackpore], page 287 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books

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Barrackpore
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 22.769078°N 88.352205°E
Altitude: 15 m (49 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Barrackpur
State/Province: West Bengal
Country: India
Transport links

Barrackpore, about 15 miles from Calcutta, became the site of the first British barracks in India in 1772. Later, the town also housed the residence of the Viceroy. The cantonment was the scene of the Barrackpore Mutiny in 1824 and also the 1857 incident with Mangal Pandey that is often said to have started the Indian Mutiny.

Spelling variants

Modern name: Barrackpur Variants: Barrackpore

Churches

  • St Bartholomew (Anglican)

External links

Historical books online