Barrackpore
| 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 |
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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
- Barrackpore Wikipedia
- Mangal Pandey Wikipedia
- Cantonment Board Barrackpore which includes Heritage Structures and List of Graves in the Old Christian Cemetery at Sadar Bazaar
- Photograph: RFA Barracks Barrackpore, Bengal 1916 Photographs of Francis Down, 218th Brigade, RFA. Picasaweb.
Historical books online
- The cantonment at Barrackpore, page 287 Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862 Google Books