Mirzapur
Mirzapur is situated on the right bank of the Ganges and was on the East Indian Railway. It is about twenty miles west (upriver) from the famous fortress of Chunar. Mirzapur is located between the more major centres of Allahabad which is further west on the Ganges, and Benares which is east of Chunar. During the first half of the nineteenth century Mirzapur was the most important trading centre in Upper India but its importance declined with the coming of the railway.
Barkacha is located about five miles south of Mirzapur and was the site of an Artillery camp c 1900. This newspaper article advises:
Barkacha had, previous to this year's work, been exclusively an artillery camp for the annual practice of batteries and brigade divisions, a certain number of senior officers of the other arms being detailed to attend for instruction... There is no doubt that Barkacha is one of the finest artillery practice grounds in India. The Brisbane Courier (Qld.) Saturday 16 March 1901 page 12 from trove.nla.gov.au
Spelling variants
Mirzapur, Mirzapore, Mirzapoor
Barkacha, Barkachha
External links
- Mirzapur Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Mirzapur City Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 17, page 376.
- Mirzapore , page 81 The United Service Magazine,Part 3 1858 Google Books
