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A photograph of a plaque in a link below advises that Subathu was established as a Military Garrison (6th Native Infantry) in 1815 to oppose the forces of General Amar Singh Thapa located at Maulan Fort. In the olden days the route to [[Simla]] was via Subathu
Subathu is close to [[Kasauli]], but at a considerably lower level. Subathu lay in the ‘malarial belt’ and the disease in 1841 claimed the life the Letitia, the daughter of Sir Henry Lawrence (of Indian Mutiny fame). After this tragedy, Lawrence’s wife, Honoria, could not bear to live in the place any longer. By that time the Kasauli hill had also been surveyed and they decided to move to its healthier climate. The Lawrences built ‘Sunnyside’, the first European residence on the hill [at Kasauli] and Lawrence’s wife Honoria wrote in a letter, "From our house we can see the burial ground at Subathoo where the mortal remains of our little angel lie. It is on a solitary hill above Subathoo, ten miles from Kussowlie."<ref>[http://www.travelintelligence.com/travel-writing/kasauli-of-bun-samosas-and-rissoles "Kasauli: of Bun-Samosas and Rissoles"] by Raaja Bhasin travelintelligence.com</ref>
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==External links==
*[http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himachal Pradesh] from Himachal Tourism has sections on Subathu, [[Kasauli]] , and [[Dagshai]], in addition to [[Simla]] and other towns
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000122/windows/main3.htm A beautiful cemetery beckons you] by Madan Gupta Spatu Saturday, January 22, 2000 The Tribune. It is the oldest cemetery in the Simla Hills which was built soon after the British defeated the Gurkhas here in 1814. It is the burial place of Letitia, the daughter of Sir Henry Lawrence, who was buried here in 1841,([http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_detail.php?id=978504 FIBIS database entry])
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050328/himachal.htm#9 Historical cemetery faces neglect] The Tribune Monday, March 28, 2005, Chandigarh
*[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:3an356Yz0ccJ:www.indianbirds.in/pdfs/Birds%2520walk%2520the%2520ramp%2520at%2520Subathu,%2520Himachal%2520Pradesh,%2520India.pdf+subathu+himachal&hl=en&gl=au&sig=AHIEtbQxLrhgP3TOrmHuoKseYgNxd15oEA “Birds walk the ramp at Subathu, Himachal Pradesh, India”] by Lt General Baljit Singh from ''Indian Birds'' Vol 2, No.2 (March-April 2006), pages 38-39
==Historical books online==
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=k3-j08QIKWUC&pg=PA119 Subathu], page 119 ''Gazetteer of the Simla District 1904'' Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=EX4FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA337 "Topographical and Sanitary Report on Subathoo (a Lower Himalayan Station"] by Dr Munro Surgeon, 93rd Highlanders. ''Annals of military and naval surgery and tropical medicine and hygiene: Volume 1 for the year 1863'' 1864 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=L44IAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA2-PA51 Report on the Water-Supply of Subathoo] by W. G. May, Assistant Surgeon, Analyst 0f Potable Waters ''Fifth Report on the analysis of potable waters of cantonments in the Bengal presidency'' 1869 Google Books
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] [[Category:Locations]]
