Berhampore (Bengal Presidency)
| Berhampore (Bengal Presidency) | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 24.1°N 88.25°E |
| Altitude: | 18 m (59 ft) |
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| Place Name: | Baharampur |
| State/Province: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
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| Berhampore (Bengal Presidency) |
Berhampore is situated on the Hooghly River, around 120 miles upstream of Calcutta. It was one of the early HEIC factories and a British cantonment. It was the headquarters of the Murshidabad District in the Rajshahi division of Bengal during the British period.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Baharampur
Variants: Berhampore/Berhampur/Brahmapur/Burhanpore
History
After the Battle of Plassey in June 1757, Berhampore was chosen as the site of the chief military station for Bengal and a huge square of brick barracks was erected in 1767. The town continued as a cantonment until 1870.
In one of the first acts of the Indian Mutiny, the 19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry mutinied here in 1857.
Military history
Mutiny at Berhampore 1857
External links
- Barracks of Berhampore Sumit Soren’s blog
- Berhampore Cemetery with the names on eleven gravestones. Sumit Soren’s blog
Historical books online
- Berhampore Imperial Gazetteer
- The cantonment at Berhampore, page 290 Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862 Google Books
References