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'''Belgaum''' 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.
A cantonment was located there.
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====Historical books on-line====
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924070623727#page/n5/mode/2up Belgaum] Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency Vol XXI 1884
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