Lansdowne
| Lansdowne | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 29.83°N 78.68°E |
| Altitude: | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Lansdowne |
| State/Province: | Uttarakhand |
| Country: | India |
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Situated in Garhwal District, Western District of the Kumaun Division, United Provinces, between Dehra Dun 150 km to the north, and Naini Tal and Almora to the south, Lansdowne was a cantonment established in 1887. Originally named Kaludanda, on 21 September 1890 it was renamed Lansdowne after the then Viceroy of India, Lord Henry Lansdowne
External links
- Lansdowne, Garhwal Wikipedia
- Brief History of Lansdowne Cantonment Lansdowne Cantonment Board
- This link advises "A lucid, wry account of life in Lansdowne, a small hill cantonment, is in John Morris, Hired to Kill, Some Chapters of Autobiography (London,Rupert Hart-Davis 1960)"[1] Available at the British Library.
- Lansdowne, here time stands still Times of India Travel 19 September 2012
Historical books online
- "Lansdowne" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 16, page 135.
- "Garhwal District" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 12, page 163.
- Lansdowne page 10 Across the roof of the world; a record of sport and travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia by Lieut P T Etherton, 39th Garhwal Rifles (Indian Army). 1911 Archive.org
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