Kirkee, British India
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Kirkee, British India was a British-era military cantonment town near Poona (now Pune) in western India, known for its strategic role in the colonial army.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirkee, British India canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military cantonment
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Kirkee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleBelligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Peshwa forces ⓘ |
| battleDate | 5 November 1817 ⓘ |
| battleOutcome | British victory ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British East India Company
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| distanceFromPoona | approximately 5 kilometers ⓘ |
| establishedAsCantonment | early 19th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
European regiments
ⓘ
Indian regiments ⓘ |
| governedBy | cantonment authorities ⓘ |
| hadInfrastructure |
arsenal
ⓘ
barracks ⓘ cantonment bazaar ⓘ churches ⓘ magazines ⓘ military hospital ⓘ officers’ bungalows ⓘ parade grounds ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery cantonment
ⓘ
infantry cantonment ⓘ ordnance depot ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British colonial period ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| linkedBy |
railway to Poona
ⓘ
road to Poona ⓘ |
| localLanguages |
Hindi
ⓘ
Marathi ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bombay Presidency ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western India ⓘ |
| locatedInState |
Bombay Presidency
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay Province
|
| locatedNear |
Poona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pune ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mula River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | proximity to Poona, a major administrative and military center ⓘ |
| partOf |
Poona Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Poona military district
|
| postIndependenceStatus | part of Khadki Cantonment, India ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Khadki, Pune, Maharashtra, India ⓘ |
| religionPresence |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
garrison town for British forces near Poona
ⓘ
military base for operations in western India ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bombay Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.