Umballa Cantonment
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Umballa Cantonment was a major British Indian military station and garrison town located at Ambala in present-day Haryana, India.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
garrison town
ⓘ
military cantonment ⓘ |
| category |
British cantonments in India
ⓘ
Military history of Haryana ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| function |
garrison for British troops
ⓘ
major military station ⓘ |
| garrisoned |
British cavalry units
ⓘ
British infantry units ⓘ Indian Army regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ artillery units ⓘ |
| governedBy | British colonial military authorities ⓘ |
| hadFacility |
armouries
ⓘ
barracks ⓘ mess houses ⓘ military churches ⓘ military hospital ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ parade grounds ⓘ training grounds ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British colonial period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ambala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Haryana NERFINISHED ⓘ India ⓘ |
| near | Ambala City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large permanent British garrison in North India
ⓘ
role in securing British rule in Punjab and the northwest ⓘ |
| partOf | Ambala military district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Ambala Cantonment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayState | Haryana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| strategicRole |
base for British military operations in North India
ⓘ
staging post on routes to the northwest frontier ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| transportConnection | Grand Trunk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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