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There were military cantonments at '''[[Jalapahar]]''' (alternative spelling '''Jellapahar''') (established 1848), Darjeeling and at '''Lebong''', situated below Darjeeling about eight miles away. Lebong cantonment was established in 1882 as part of the Jalapahar cantonment, and became a separate cantonment in 1895.<ref>[http://mygorkhaland.wordpress.com/tag/dehradun//Discursive-Hills-Book-Review-.html Dr. Wangyal's Column : Discursive Hills] November 2008 mygorkhaland.wordpress.com</ref>There were artillery barracks at '''Katapahar''', above Darjeeling and it appears that this was what was called the Darjeeling cantonment. The term "Darjeeling cantonment" seems at times to have also included Jalapahar, which was a convalescent depot. <br>'''Senchal''' was a station five miles from Darjeeling, at an elevation of about 8,600 feet.<br>'''Takdah''' 16 miles south east of Darjeeling by motor road was in use as a cantonment for two Gurkha battalions 1910 to 1926, when it was closed due to unsuitable climatic conditions.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.150149/page/n149/mode/1up Page 146] ''Bengal District Gazetteers - Darjeeling'' by Arthur Jules Dash 1947 Archive.org.</ref> In 1915 it was the Depot for 2nd 10th Gurkha Rifles<ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.41117/page/n489 Page 483] ''The Quarterly Civil List For Bengal (1915) No.196''. Archive.org. Incorrectly catalogued 1918.</ref> and in January 1919 was listed as a [[POW Camps in India|Place of Internment/Prisoner of War Camp]].

*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55889 ''Bengal District Gazetteers: Darjeeling'' ] by L.S.S.O’Malley 1907 (reprint 1985/1999Archive.org, original 1907) is available to download as a searchable pdf file at [http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in/dspace/handle/10689/2958 DSpace at West Bengal State Central Public Library]of India Collection. Also available as Google Books **[httphttps://booksarchive.google.comorg/books?id=LhOzszXcM9UC&pg=PP15 Preview]**[http:details//booksin.ernet.googledli.com2015.au55889/page/books?id=LhOzszXcM9UC&pg=PA189 n205 "The cantonments at Darjeeling"], page 189**[httphttps://booksarchive.org/details/in.googleernet.dli.com2015.au55889/page/books?id=LhOzszXcM9UC&pg=PA191 n207 "Jalapahar"], page 191**[httphttps://booksarchive.org/details/in.ernet.googledli.com2015.au55889/books?id=LhOzszXcM9UC&pg=PA201 page/n217 "Lebong"], page 201:[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55889 150149 ''Bengal District Gazetteers - Darjeeling''] by 1907 edition, Arthur Jules Dash 1947. Archive.org] Digital , Public Library of India Collection.