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{{Places of Interest|title=Belgaum |name=Belgaum |link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=211401480495186034184.0004bbd7683511e0192a1&ie=UTF8&t=m&z=15&vpsrc=1}}
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'''Belgaum''' was headquarters of the British administrative district of Belgaum. It came under the control of the British in 1818 at the end of the [[3rd Maratha War]] when the Maratha empire was broken up. It was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=7&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V07_151.gif Belgaum District] in the Southern division of [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] during the British period.
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==External links==
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Belgaum Belgaum] Love to Know 1911<br>
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V07_162.gif Belgaum Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20040407134248/http://home.clara.net/nhpendall/fpdiary.htm The Diary of Frederick Pendall], a member of the Norfolk regiment who was in Belgaum from March 1917 to March 1918 (archived website)
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