Berhampore (Bengal Presidency)

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Berhampore (Bengal Presidency)
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Presidency: Bengal
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Present Day Details
Place Name: Baharampur
State/Province: West Bengal
Country: India
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Berhampore is situated on the Hooghly River, around 120 miles upstream of Calcutta. It was a British cantonment.

Alternative spellings

Berhampur, Brahmapur

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".1 The town continued as a cantonment until 1870.

One of the first acts of the Indian Mutiny, the 19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry mutinied here in 1857.


References

  1. Berhampur, Murshidabad, India Lovetoknow 1911 encyclopedia
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