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'''Dalhousie''' was a [[hill station]] in [[Punjab]]
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'''Dalhousie''' was a [[hill station]] in [[Punjab]], and the location of a cantonment. It was establised in 1854 and named after Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General of India at that time.
  
==Names for==
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==The cantonment==
It was named after Lord Dalhousie, the Viceroy of India.
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The cantonment was originally established as a convalescent Depot.
  
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From a 1910 publication:
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"In 1866, it was determined that the barracks for the convalescent Depot should be built on the Balun plateau, below Terah,... and at the same time the Bakloh Hill (14 miles from Dalhousie, towards the plains) was taken as a cantonment for the 4th Gurkas.
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<br>In 1868 troops were, for the first time, located at Balun. It was originally a depot under the Command of Military Officer appointed for two years, but during recent years a wing of a British Infantry Regiment from one of the stations in the Lahore Command has been quartered there under its own officers.
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<br>In addition to this wing at Balun, troops from the Lahore Command are quartered in barracks, recently erected, on the Tikka spur and Mankot, so that there are wings of three British Infantry Regiments quartered round Dalhousie; married families being accommodated in tents. Balun, as a convalescent depot, has ceased to exist." <ref>[http://dalhousievillas.com/dalhousie-sanitarium-history.html History Of The Sanitarium] from dalhousievillas.com. </ref>
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===Spelling variants===
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Balun, Baloon,  Balloon<br>
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Mankote, Mankot, Mancote
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===Cantonment images===
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*[http://www.25thlondon.com/hpalbum/099_-_Dalhousie_Bannikhet_Barracks_2.html Photograph: Dalhousie - Bannikhet Barracks] (possibly could be Ranniket?) c 1917 25thlondon.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014
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*[http://www.25thlondon.com/hpalbum/100_-_Dalhousie_-_Bannikhet_Barracks.html Photograph: Dalhousie - Bannikhet Barracks] c 1917 25thlondon.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014
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==FIBIS Resources==
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[[:Category: Dalhousie images| Images of Dalhousie]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhousie,_India Dalhousie] Wikipedia
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhousie,_India Dalhousie] Wikipedia
*Dalhousie.net [http://www.dalhousie.net/timeline.htm Timeline] and [http://www.dalhousie.net/christianity.htm Churches and Christianity]
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*Dalhousie.net, now archived. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120920085858/http://www.dalhousie.net:80/timeline.htm Timeline] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130110084743/http://www.dalhousie.net/christianity.htm Churches and Christianity]
*[http://www.dalhousie1.com/history.html Dalhousie] Dalhousie1.com
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170606130418/http://www.dalhousie1.com:80/history.html Dalhousie] Dalhousie1.com, now archived.
*[http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himchal Pradesh] from Himachal Tourism mentions Dalhousie
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111022020648/http://himachaltourism.gov.in:80/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himchal Pradesh] from Himachal Tourism, now an archived webpage,  mentions Dalhousie (scroll down)
*[http://hpchamba.nic.in/destdalhousie.htm Dalhousie] HPChamba.nic.in
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090427145738/http://hpchamba.nic.in:80/destdalhousie.htm Dalhousie] HPChamba.nic.in, now archived.
*[http://www.tripadvisor.in/LocationPhotos-g503693-Dalhousie_Himachal_Pradesh.html#22805723 Photos] from TripAdvisor.in
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111017072908/http://dalhousievillas.com/dalhousie-sanitarium-history.html  History Of The Sanitarium] from dalhousievillas.com, now archived. It is likely  that this history is taken from ''Guide to Dalhousie, Chamba and the Inner Mountains between Simla and Kashmir'' by J. B. Hutchinson 3rd edition 1910 (First edition 1872, 2nd edition 1898)
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*[https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Dalhousie-Christian-Cemetery/313589  Dalhousie Christian Cemetery] billiongraves.com . Click on Search  to display the trsnscribed records and images available.
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===Historical books online===
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_131.gif "Dalhousie"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 11'', page 125.
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_349.gif "Balun"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6'', page 343.
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*[http://archive.org/stream/highlandsindia01newagoog#page/n98/mode/2up "Dalhousie"], page 48 ''The Highlands of India, Volume 1'' by David John Falconer Newall  1882 Archive.org
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*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35264/page/n113/mode/2up "Town of Dalhousie"] page 104 ''Gazetteer of the Gurdaspur District, 1883-84'' Archive.org
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:[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105600/page/n201/mode/2up  "Town of Dalhousie"] page 192 ''Gazetteer of the Gurdaspur District, 1891-92'' Archive.org
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: ''Punjab District Gazetteers Gurdaspur District Vol.XXI A'' 1914. Archive.org.  From this volume
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:*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105601/page/n39/mode/2up?q=Dalhousie Page 25]. The area was acquired from Chamba State in 1853. In August 1860 it was transferred from the Kangra District to the Gurdaspur District.
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:*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105601/page/n163/mode/2up "Dalhousie Brewery"] page 150
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:*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105601/page/n199/mode/2up "Army"] page 185
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*[https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmag211edinuoft#page/318/mode/2up "A Shooting Trip in Chamba"] by F L Farrer  page 318 ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', no 211 January-June 1922  Archive.org
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*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1923-guide-to-dalhousie-chamba-and-inner-mountains-between-simla-and-kashmir-by-hutchison-s-pdf/ ''Guide to Dalhousie Chamba and the  inner mountains between Simla and Kashmir'']  by  John Hutchison  4th edition 1923 (First edition 1872, 2nd edition 1898, 3rd edition 1910) Pdf download, PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. [https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2207 Archive.org mirror version].
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**[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2207/page/4/mode/2up "History of the Sanitarium"] page 5
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*[http://jramc.bmj.com/content/46/3/214.full.pdf  "A Few Stations In India"] by Mrs. H. V. Bagshawe. ''Journal of the  Royal Army Medical Corps ''1926;46:3 214-223.  The author was the wife of a medical officer in the RAMC who was based at [[Jullunder]], Dalhousie and  New Cantonments [[Delhi]].
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Latest revision as of 02:20, 13 July 2021

Dalhousie
Malikpur Water Fall (Dalhousi).jpg
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 32.53°N 75.98°E
Altitude: 1,954 metres (6,411 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Dalhousie
State/Province: Himachal Pradesh
Country: India
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Dalhousie was a hill station in Punjab, and the location of a cantonment. It was establised in 1854 and named after Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General of India at that time.

The cantonment

The cantonment was originally established as a convalescent Depot.

From a 1910 publication: "In 1866, it was determined that the barracks for the convalescent Depot should be built on the Balun plateau, below Terah,... and at the same time the Bakloh Hill (14 miles from Dalhousie, towards the plains) was taken as a cantonment for the 4th Gurkas.
In 1868 troops were, for the first time, located at Balun. It was originally a depot under the Command of Military Officer appointed for two years, but during recent years a wing of a British Infantry Regiment from one of the stations in the Lahore Command has been quartered there under its own officers.
In addition to this wing at Balun, troops from the Lahore Command are quartered in barracks, recently erected, on the Tikka spur and Mankot, so that there are wings of three British Infantry Regiments quartered round Dalhousie; married families being accommodated in tents. Balun, as a convalescent depot, has ceased to exist." [1]

Spelling variants

Balun, Baloon, Balloon
Mankote, Mankot, Mancote

Cantonment images

FIBIS Resources

Images of Dalhousie

External links

Historical books online

  • "Dalhousie" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 11, page 125.
  • "Balun" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6, page 343.
  • "Dalhousie", page 48 The Highlands of India, Volume 1 by David John Falconer Newall 1882 Archive.org
  • "Town of Dalhousie" page 104 Gazetteer of the Gurdaspur District, 1883-84 Archive.org
"Town of Dalhousie" page 192 Gazetteer of the Gurdaspur District, 1891-92 Archive.org
Punjab District Gazetteers Gurdaspur District Vol.XXI A 1914. Archive.org. From this volume
  • Page 25. The area was acquired from Chamba State in 1853. In August 1860 it was transferred from the Kangra District to the Gurdaspur District.
  • "Dalhousie Brewery" page 150
  • "Army" page 185

References

  1. History Of The Sanitarium from dalhousievillas.com.