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From a 1910 publication:
From a 1910 publication:
"In 1866, it was determined that the barracks for the convalescent Depot should be built on the Balun plateau, below Terah,... and at the same time the Bakloh Hill ( 14 miles from Dalhousie, towards the plains ) was taken as a cantonment for the 4th Gurkas.
"In 1866, it was determined that the barracks for the convalescent Depot should be built on the Balun plateau, below Terah,... and at the same time the Bakloh Hill (14 miles from Dalhousie, towards the plains) was taken as a cantonment for the 4th Gurkas.
<br>In 1868 troops were, for the first time, located at Balun. It was originally a depot under the Command of Military Officer appointed for two years, but during recent years a wing of a British Infantry Regiment from one of the stations in the Lahore Command has been quartered there under its own officers.
<br>In 1868 troops were, for the first time, located at Balun. It was originally a depot under the Command of Military Officer appointed for two years, but during recent years a wing of a British Infantry Regiment from one of the stations in the Lahore Command has been quartered there under its own officers.
<br>In addition to this wing at Balun, troops from the Lahore Command are quartered in barracks, recently erected, on the Tikka spur and Mankot, so that there are wings of three British Infantry Regiments quartered round Dalhousie; married families being accommodated in tents. Balun, as a convalescent depot, has ceased to exist." <ref>[http://dalhousievillas.com/dalhousie-sanitarium-history.html History Of The Sanitarium] from dalhousievillas.com. </ref>
<br>In addition to this wing at Balun, troops from the Lahore Command are quartered in barracks, recently erected, on the Tikka spur and Mankot, so that there are wings of three British Infantry Regiments quartered round Dalhousie; married families being accommodated in tents. Balun, as a convalescent depot, has ceased to exist." <ref>[http://dalhousievillas.com/dalhousie-sanitarium-history.html History Of The Sanitarium] from dalhousievillas.com. </ref>
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===Cantonment images===
===Cantonment images===
*[http://media.photobucket.com/image/mankhote%20from%20kattlak%20dalhousie/rockdoc2174/British%20India%201910-1914/MankhotefromKattlakDalhousie.jpg?o=1 Postcard: Mankote from Kattlak, Dalhousie] c 1910 photobucket.com
*[http://media.photobucket.com/image/mankote%20dalhousie/rockdoc2174/British%20India%201910-1914/MankoteDalhousie.jpg?o=1 Postcard: Mankote, Dalhousie] c 1910 photobucket.com
*[http://media.photobucket.com/image/dalhousie%20depot/rockdoc2174/British%20India%201910-1914/DalhousieDepot-1.jpg?o=1 Postcard: Depot, Dalhousie] c 1910 photobucket.com
*[http://media.photobucket.com/image/dalhousie%20depot/rockdoc2174/British%20India%201910-1914/DalhousieDepot.jpg?o=2 Postcard: The Depot, Dalhousie] c 1910 photobucket.com
*[http://www.25thlondon.com/hpalbum/099_-_Dalhousie_Bannikhet_Barracks_2.html Photograph: Dalhousie - Bannikhet Barracks] (possibly could be Ranniket?) c 1917 25thlondon.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014
*[http://www.25thlondon.com/hpalbum/099_-_Dalhousie_Bannikhet_Barracks_2.html Photograph: Dalhousie - Bannikhet Barracks] (possibly could be Ranniket?) c 1917 25thlondon.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014


*[http://www.25thlondon.com/hpalbum/100_-_Dalhousie_-_Bannikhet_Barracks.html Photograph: Dalhousie - Bannikhet Barracks] c 1917 25thlondon.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014
*[http://www.25thlondon.com/hpalbum/100_-_Dalhousie_-_Bannikhet_Barracks.html Photograph: Dalhousie - Bannikhet Barracks] c 1917 25thlondon.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/runninginsuffolk/22881906174 13 Platoon Mankote Barracks Dalhousie India 1930's] probably the Leicestershire Regiment. flickr.com


==FIBIS Resources==
==FIBIS Resources==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhousie,_India Dalhousie] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhousie,_India Dalhousie] Wikipedia
*Dalhousie.net [http://www.dalhousie.net/timeline.htm Timeline] and [http://www.dalhousie.net/christianity.htm Churches and Christianity]
*Dalhousie.net, now archived. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120920085858/http://www.dalhousie.net:80/timeline.htm Timeline] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130110084743/http://www.dalhousie.net/christianity.htm Churches and Christianity]
*[http://www.dalhousie1.com/history.html Dalhousie] Dalhousie1.com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170606130418/http://www.dalhousie1.com:80/history.html Dalhousie] Dalhousie1.com, now archived.
*[http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himchal Pradesh] from Himachal Tourism mentions Dalhousie
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111022020648/http://himachaltourism.gov.in:80/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himchal Pradesh] from Himachal Tourism, now an archived webpage,  mentions Dalhousie (scroll down)
*[http://hpchamba.nic.in/destdalhousie.htm Dalhousie] HPChamba.nic.in
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090427145738/http://hpchamba.nic.in:80/destdalhousie.htm Dalhousie] HPChamba.nic.in, now archived.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111017072908/http://dalhousievillas.com/dalhousie-sanitarium-history.html  History Of The Sanitarium] from dalhousievillas.com, now archived. It is likely  that this history is taken from ''Guide to Dalhousie, Chamba and the Inner Mountains between Simla and Kashmir'' by J. B. Hutchinson 3rd edition 1910 (First edition 1872, 2nd edition 1898)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111017072908/http://dalhousievillas.com/dalhousie-sanitarium-history.html  History Of The Sanitarium] from dalhousievillas.com, now archived. It is likely  that this history is taken from ''Guide to Dalhousie, Chamba and the Inner Mountains between Simla and Kashmir'' by J. B. Hutchinson 3rd edition 1910 (First edition 1872, 2nd edition 1898)
*[http://www.tripadvisor.in/LocationPhotos-g503693-Dalhousie_Himachal_Pradesh.html#22805723 Photos] from TripAdvisor.in
*[http://www.tripadvisor.in/LocationPhotos-g503693-Dalhousie_Himachal_Pradesh.html#22805723 Photos] from TripAdvisor.in
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*[http://archive.org/stream/highlandsindia01newagoog#page/n98/mode/2up "Dalhousie"], page 48 ''The Highlands of India, Volume 1'' by David John Falconer Newall  1882 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/highlandsindia01newagoog#page/n98/mode/2up "Dalhousie"], page 48 ''The Highlands of India, Volume 1'' by David John Falconer Newall  1882 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmag211edinuoft#page/318/mode/2up "A Shooting Trip in Chamba"] by F L Farrer  page 318 ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', no 211 January-June 1922  Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmag211edinuoft#page/318/mode/2up "A Shooting Trip in Chamba"] by F L Farrer  page 318 ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', no 211 January-June 1922  Archive.org
*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1923-guide-to-dalhousie-chamba-and-inner-mountains-between-simla-and-kashmir-by-hutchison-s-pdf/ ''Guide to Dalhousie Chamba and the  inner mountains between Simla and Kashmir'']  by  John Hutchison  4th edition 1923 (First edition 1872, 2nd edition 1898, 3rd edition 1910) Pdf download, PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset.
*[http://jramc.bmj.com/content/46/3/214.full.pdf  "A Few Stations In India"] by Mrs. H. V. Bagshawe. ''Journal of the  Royal Army Medical Corps ''1926;46:3 214-223.  The author was the wife of a medical officer in the RAMC who was based at [[Jullunder]], Dalhousie and  New Cantonments [[Delhi]].
*[http://jramc.bmj.com/content/46/3/214.full.pdf  "A Few Stations In India"] by Mrs. H. V. Bagshawe. ''Journal of the  Royal Army Medical Corps ''1926;46:3 214-223.  The author was the wife of a medical officer in the RAMC who was based at [[Jullunder]], Dalhousie and  New Cantonments [[Delhi]].



Revision as of 06:48, 25 July 2018

Dalhousie
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 32.53°N 75.98°E
Altitude: 1,954 metres (6,411 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Dalhousie
State/Province: Himachal Pradesh
Country: India
Transport links

Dalhousie was a hill station in Punjab, and the location of a cantonment. It was establised in 1854 and named after Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General of India at that time.

The cantonment

The cantonment was originally established as a convalescent Depot.

From a 1910 publication: "In 1866, it was determined that the barracks for the convalescent Depot should be built on the Balun plateau, below Terah,... and at the same time the Bakloh Hill (14 miles from Dalhousie, towards the plains) was taken as a cantonment for the 4th Gurkas.
In 1868 troops were, for the first time, located at Balun. It was originally a depot under the Command of Military Officer appointed for two years, but during recent years a wing of a British Infantry Regiment from one of the stations in the Lahore Command has been quartered there under its own officers.
In addition to this wing at Balun, troops from the Lahore Command are quartered in barracks, recently erected, on the Tikka spur and Mankot, so that there are wings of three British Infantry Regiments quartered round Dalhousie; married families being accommodated in tents. Balun, as a convalescent depot, has ceased to exist." [1]

Spelling variants

Balun, Baloon, Balloon
Mankote, Mankot, Mancote

Cantonment images

FIBIS Resources

Images of Dalhousie

External links

Historical books online

References

  1. History Of The Sanitarium from dalhousievillas.com.