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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
|image=
|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=29.83,78.68&z=12&t=h&hl=en 29.83°N 78.68°E]
|altitude= 1,400 m (4,600 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lansdowne,_Garhwal Lansdowne]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand Uttarakhand]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]
}}
Situated in Garhwal District, Western District of the [[Kumaon|Kumaun]] Division, United Provinces, between [[Dehra Dun]] 150 km to the north, and [[Naini Tal]] and [[Almora]] to the south, Lansdowne was a cantonment established in 1887. Originally named Kaludanda, on 21 September 1890 it was renamed Lansdowne after the then Viceroy of India, Lord Henry Lansdowne
* [http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/travel/32535988_1_hill-station-railway-station-cantonment-area Lansdowne, here time stands still] Times of India Travel 19 September 2012
====Historical books online====
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_141.gif "Lansdowne"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 16'', page 135.
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V12_169.gif "Garhwal District"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 12'', page 163.
