Events
Battle of Plassey (1757)
resulted in the establishment
of English control over the
Nawabs of BengalThe first cantonment was
built in Barrackpore (1765).•The Kanpur Cantonment was
established in the year 1811•The Bangalore Cantonment was
established b/w the years 1806–1881•The Delhi Cantonment was
established (1904)Indian independence( 1964)
End of Colonial ruleAfter the colonial rule ended
the existing building of the cantonments
(now owned by Indian govt) where converted
for the uses such as government offices,public libraries,-3/4th of the cantonments where
abandoned and left as railway stations
and its quarters
-Bungalows where either occupied by Indians or turned into public buildings
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