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{{Locations_Infobox
|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
|image=
|coordinates=
|altitude=
|presentname=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baharampur Baharampur]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal West Bengal]
|country=India
|transport=
}}
'''Berhampore''' is situated on the Hooghly River, around 120 miles upstream of [[Calcutta]]. It was a British cantonment.
==Alternative spellings==
Berhampur, Brahmapur
==History==
After the [[Battle of Plassey]] in June 1757, Berhampore was chosen as the site "of the chief military station for Bengal; and a huge square of brick barracks was erected in 1767".<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> The town continued as a cantonment until 1870.
One of the first acts of the [[Indian Mutiny]], the [[19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]] mutinied here in 1857.
==References==
#[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Berhampur,_Murshidabad,_India Berhampur, Murshidabad, India] Lovetoknow 1911 encyclopedia
|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
|image=
|coordinates=
|altitude=
|presentname=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baharampur Baharampur]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal West Bengal]
|country=India
|transport=
}}
'''Berhampore''' is situated on the Hooghly River, around 120 miles upstream of [[Calcutta]]. It was a British cantonment.
==Alternative spellings==
Berhampur, Brahmapur
==History==
After the [[Battle of Plassey]] in June 1757, Berhampore was chosen as the site "of the chief military station for Bengal; and a huge square of brick barracks was erected in 1767".<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> The town continued as a cantonment until 1870.
One of the first acts of the [[Indian Mutiny]], the [[19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]] mutinied here in 1857.
==References==
#[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Berhampur,_Murshidabad,_India Berhampur, Murshidabad, India] Lovetoknow 1911 encyclopedia
