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Bakloh
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| Bakloh | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 32.46549°N 75.925623°E |
| Altitude: | 1,504 m (4584 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Bakloh |
| State/Province: | Himachal Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
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Bakloh was a cantonment 14 miles from Dalhousie during the British period. Its permanent garnison was the 4th Gurkha Rifles.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Bakloh
Variants: Buccleugh,[1] Bukloh.
External links
- Bakloh Imperial Gazetteer of India
Historical books online
- "Bakloh Town" page 196 Gazetteer of the Gurdaspur District, 1891-92. Archive.org
- "Army" page 185 : Punjab District Gazetteers Gurdaspur District Vol.XXI A 1914. Archive.org.
References
- ↑ Possibly named after the place Buccleugh in Scotland, or perhaps less likely after the Duke of Buccleugh. A researcher obtained a document from abhilekh-patal.in, (National Archives of India) identifier : PR_000002635304, File No. : November 1865 PWD (MW) Progs.No. 55-57, which contained a letter No. 80, dated 8th August, 1864 which refers to a letter [ No. 56.] From—Colonel H. W. Norman, C. B., Secy, to Govt of India, Mily Dept, which advised the British Station would be at Buccleugh.